>> councilman at that -- kostanian? >> i have been hearing on the internet a lot of people use that phrase . let me look at my notes here. para military response and force. did that come from the police department or the public? >> that's how the police department describe themselves as para military organization. it's a structure the police department matches in a very simplistic way, a top down structure. >> is that across the nation or just in some >> it is across the nation. that's not meant to be a criticizing term. >> right. there are a lot of people that do use it in a criticizing form. >> yeah, there is a lot of people with the perspective that police officers shouldn't have guns and there is an association with military. if you are, then it would be seen that way if you have that perspective. absolutely. >> thank you. council member kostanian. cochair supanich? >> i just want to take a moment to thank you for coming. and thank you for going so far in your advocacy. it's taken years to get this far. i don't have

. >> councilwoman kostanian? >> here. >> council member harriet wong? >> present. >> council member roland wong? >> present. >> thank you. may we please have the reading of the agenda. >> agenda item no. 1. welcome, introduction and roll call. agenda item no. 2, action item. reading and approval of the agenda. agenda item no. 3, public comment. items not on today's agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. each speaker is limited to 3 minutes. information item no. 4, report from co-chair senhaux. agenda item no. 5, information item. presentation on mandatory disabled access improvements legislation. supervisor katy tang will summarize legislation introduced at the board of supervisors' meeting on tuesday, july 7th, 2015. the legislation creates a new citywide program requiring owners of a building with a place of accommodation to take steps to ensure that primary entris are usable by persons with disabilities. presentation by supervisor katy tang, district 4. public comment is welcomed. agenda item no. 6. information-item. 25 years the americans w

thank you. >> thank you, council member kostanian for that very poignant and inspiring story. i will lead the final story my own. when the ada was enacted in july 1990 i was a healthy young man. i was living in santa fe, new mexico for a few years, working full-time managing a restaurant and i loved outdoor, hiking, camping and enjoying the 3 20 sunny days a year in new mexico. i was an avid gardener and loved to go four-wheeling in my jeep. several times in santa fe, i would feel ill and i thought it was simpili the flu and didn't give it a second thought until i moved to san francisco in 1994. it was a dream come true to move to the city and the sights and activities were so refresh and exciting after seven years in a dusty, mountain town. vibrant and progressive nature of the city was infectious. i had high hopes and sensed i was finally before i belonged. early in 1995, i grew quite ill again, and was diagnosed as being in last stages of a life-threatening illness. quite suddenly my care-free active lifestyle came to a grinding halt. my days from then on were filled with h

. >> council member kostanian? >> i have a couple of questions. in terms of community input, i'm concerned about the community who have issues and speaking english. family members, schools, the elderly and the legal community. i think all those should be involved in seeing what transpires and the feedback and the balance exchange. i think there is a lot of people who tend to see things on tv and don't really realize the extent that you go out to find answers for your officers, but also how it will in turn really give a profound statement from the police department and get that return back from the community so both feel they are walking together. >> yes, as a matter of fact we had a presentation done by linda miller from bayview hunters point area about trauma and youth in that community. we continue to reach out to different agencies. i have worked in the mission district most of my career, for 21 years. i have done most of my work in the mission district, i'm fully bilingual and worked for the police department and i have no problems working wit

. >> cochair supanich, present, senhaux present, kostanian, present, harriet wong, pre, roland wong, present. >> my video display is not logged in. can we get the caption control? >> thank you. we'll next proceed to reading of the agenda. >> agenda item no. 1, welcome, introduction and roll call. agenda item no. 2. action item. reading and approval of the agenda. >> agenda item no. 3. public comment. items not on today's agenda but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. each speaker is limited to 3 minutes. agenda item no. 4. information item. report from cochair supanich. >> agenda item no. 5. information item. the impact of cuts to students with disabilities. a brief overview about the challenges faced by students with disabilities as it relates to cuts to federal financial aid. presentation by raquel santiago ceo of disabled students association at san francisco state university. >> public comment is welcome. agenda item no. 6. information item. an overview of the san francisco police department crisis intervention team and it's current status. cit is is a partnership with between sf

. >> council member tatiana kostanian? >> thank you. welcome. >> thank you. >> i wanted to ask. i see so much hesitation about going forward with this and you are fighting this all the way. how can the public really get in there and how can the message really be shared with the public? >> that we need to collaborate? >> yes. has that already been done or is is that in the process right now? >> that's a great question. i don't know. i can tell you something that i'm working on that lieutenant molina mentioned in efforts to educate the public about these things. there are collaboratives courts that started what they are calling a speaker series. they are every other month on a friday at the state building. they are open to the public. they are free. you can have continuing legal education, continuing mental health education credits because we are certified providers. i'm working with lisa light man of collaborative courts and the district attorney's office and jail mental health and citywide case management. they are creating this training program. the last one we did last friday

council member at that time -- kostanian has a question. >> thank you, we were facing issues not only from people offering services but the community. they were totally floored that there was

council member at that time -- kostanian has a question. >> thank you, we were facing issues not only from people offering services but the community. they were totally floored that there was no place to go to and nobody to really hear our stories. i think instead of just floundering around, we really have to sit down and ask the community to step forward and be participants and not to be controlling. that's the same thing that patients feel, that they are controlled. you can't do that to human beings. >> that's true. i agree. >> so to step away from that, i would love to be a part of that. >> i'm hopeful. i feel the winds of change are blowing where they will take us, anyone knows but i agree. as a nurse, i think that was the problem that essentially what we are dealing is the history of when behavioral health was created years ago nobody had ever done it. all they did was unbundle the state health services. we are still dealing with the effect of that because in the >> hi today we have a special edition of building san francisco, stay safe, what we are going to be talking about san