and linda pierce for a seat 11. we can do that without opposition cannot elect to continue seat nine until the end. if that is ok. thank you very much. i just want to thank again all the members who have come out today in the middle of the work day for this committee. madam clerk, would you please call item number two? >> gehring to consider appointing one member, a term ending january 31, 2013, to the mental health board. there is one seat and two applicants. supervisor kim: thank you. may we have ms. lena miller? >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for having me. i am the founder and co- executive director of the hunters point family. i was very excited to learn about this seat, because i started out my career with an interest in mental health. i thought i was going to be a psychiatrist and a kind of work with youth 1-on-one. but i came of age in the 1980's, which is sent -- when our community really started to change for the worse. we saw the epidemic of crack and also machine guns, and really a lot of pain

linda pierce is not able to make it. i believe she asked me to make a statement on her behalf. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i was requested by my friend to read her statement. if you can allow me. please consider my nomination to the central market citizens advisory committee. i have been a resident of the tenderloin neighborhood district since 2006. i am committed to the growth of this committee and for the approval of the quality of life for all the residents. i welcome a paternity to make recommendations to the mayor, board of supervisors, and the city administrator and mitigate the effects of development. most of the economic development increases local employment and the resources contributed to the community and sustainability. of course, stabilizing and protecting small businesses in and around the central market street and tenderloin area is a party for the vitality of this committee. for the past six years, i've served the tenderloin neighborhoods and i also participated in the census. please consider my nomi