commissioner knutzen. >> i want to acknowledge how historic and wonderful this program is. i just wanted to kind of note that. it's very important to our community. are some of the programs that they are doing already -- do they already exist so that they are probably just going to build and enhance? >> well, in curry's case, yes, they are going to be sort of expanding. they have a group that is calle. i think that's the name. i might be misquoting it slightly. but for that program, they are going to basically do more peer support programming for that. the annual event that i refer to, those are new. >> that is new? okay. >> thank you. i would like to echo commissioner knutzen's comment about how important and pioneering this and also it's an example of how the studies that led up to the dignity fund and the way the dignity fund money was going to be used was for many, many cases innovative programs. and this is an example of something going from a study to a practical implementation. and i think that that's very important to keep in mind. it means that we are actually acti

martha knutzen. >> hi. i should disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness improvement project. so commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and i'm always talking about the van ness improvement project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. so i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. and they hear me advocate for those things every month. on paratransit program, so it's actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the shopping service and van gogh, i didn't know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni? some of these programs have different qualifications? >> so for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. you have to be 65 or older or have r.c.c. discount i.d., you have to qualify for that or if you are a.d.a. eligible, you can qualify for those services

martha knutzen. >> hi. i should disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness improvement project. so commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and i'm always talking about the van ness improvement project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. so i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. and they hear me advocate for those things every month. on paratransit program, so it's actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the shopping service and van gogh, i didn't know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni? some of these programs have different qualifications? >> so for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. you have to be 65 or older or have r.c.c. discount i.d., you have to qualify for that or if you are a.d.a. eligible, you can qualify for those services

martha knutzen. >> hi. i should disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness improvement project. so commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and i'm always talking about the van ness improvement project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. so i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. and they hear me advocate for those things every month. on paratransit program, so it's actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the shopping service and van gogh, i didn't know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni? some of these programs have different qualifications? >> so for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. you have to be 65 or older or have r.c.c. discount i.d., you have to qualify for that or if you are a.d.a. eligible, you can qualify for those services

martha knutzen. >> hi. i should disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness improvement project. so commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and i'm always talking about the van ness improvement project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. so i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. and they hear me advocate for those things every month. on paratransit program, so it's actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the shopping service and van gogh, i didn't know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni? some of these programs have different qualifications? >> so for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. you have to be 65 or older or have r.c.c. discount i.d., you have to qualify for that or if you are a.d.a. eligible, you can qualify for those services

commissioner knutzen. >> i want to acknowledge how historic and wonderful this program is. i just wanted to kind of note that. it's very important to our community. are some of the programs that they are doing already -- do they already exist so that they are probably just going to build and enhance? >> well, in curry's case, yes, they are going to be sort of expanding. they have a group that is calle. i think that's the name. i might be misquoting it slightly. but for that program, they are going to basically do more peer support programming for that. the annual event that i refer to, those are new. >> that is new? okay. >> thank you. i would like to echo commissioner knutzen's comment about how important and pioneering this and also it's an example of how the studies that led up to the dignity fund and the way the dignity fund money was going to be used was for many, many cases innovative programs. and this is an example of something going from a study to a practical implementation. and i think that that's very important to keep in mind. it means that we are actually acti

martha knutzen. >> hi. should disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness improvement project. so commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and i'm always talking about the van ness improvement project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. so i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. and they hear me advocate for those things every month. on paratransit program, so it's actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the shopping service and van gogh, i didn't know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni? some of these programs have different qualifications? >> so for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. you have to be 65 or older or have r.c.c. discount i.d., you have to qualify for that or if you are a.d.a. eligible, you can qualify for those services.

martha knutzen. >> hi.d disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness improvement project. so commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and i'm always talking about the van ness improvement project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. so i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. and they hear me advocate for those things every month. on paratransit program, so it's actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the shopping service and van gogh, i didn't know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni? some of these programs have different qualifications? >> so for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. you have to be 65 or older or have r.c.c. discount i.d., you have to qualify for that or if you are a.d.a. eligible, you can qualify for those services. you do

martha knutzen. >> hi. i should disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness improvement project. so commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and i'm always talking about the van ness improvement project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. so i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. and they hear me advocate for those things every month. on paratransit program, so it's actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the shopping service and van gogh, i didn't know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni? some of these programs have different qualifications? >> so for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. you have to be 65 or older or have r.c.c. discount i.d., you have to qualify for that or if you are a.d.a. eligible, you can qualify for those services

martha knutzen. >> hi. should disclose i also sit on the committee that advises the van ness improvement project. so commissioners hear know that i got very involved in pedestrian safety, and i'm always talking about the van ness improvement project whenever i can as it relates to senior issues especially and disabled issues. so i actually have a little bit different question because i get a lot of them. and they hear me advocate for those things every month. on paratransit program, so it's actually a different question, are all of the things that you mention, especially the shopping service and van gogh, i didn't know about that, are those all only people who are not available to only people who are not able to take muni? some of these programs have different qualifications? >> so for the shop around and van gogh services, we just have an age requirement. you have to be 65 or older or have r.c.c. discount i.d., you have to qualify for that or if you are a.d.a. eligible, you can qualify for those services.