mr. mayor? mayor lee: this is a good time to make sure you know this. there is something new we are going to do this year for departments and community-based agencies. we're going to start looking at five-year plans. we have to. it is what barbara just said. we cannot have sustainable services unless you plan for them in the long run. what are you going to do next year when the state cuts you? what are you going to do if the federal government cut you? what is your private funds dry up? we have to ask these questions now. plan with us for five years ahead so we know where the strength of the organizations will be working with us. that is how you start planning. that is the best way to do it. do not do your to your review your to your planning any more. it is not good enough. -- do not do year-to-year planning. it is not good enough. i will ask every department and agency to start planning five years in advance. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you, mr. mayor. one thought on that. i see some of the planning is difficult because of the way the budget p

or campos: thank you mr. mayor. for those of you who are not able to speak, on the wall we have a place for you to put comments on specific topics. we will be collecting those. this is not clear. mission girls, come on up. [applause] i think you are just going to have one person? ok, all right. we know they were just visited by mayor lee a few days ago. here you go. >> my name is kathy. i am part of the youth council. one day i got caught drunk. mission girls helped me talk about my problems and how to solve them and talk to my mom. i know if i had been on the streets, i could have been arrested, gone on record, and not been able to talk to my mom about the issues i was going through. having mission girls kept me off the street and helped me deal with the issues i had going on. they also come from communities like mine and help me understand what i am going through. that is why i am a technician grows. please do not cut the budget for the program. -- that is why i am at mission girls. please do not cut the budget fo

maybe mr. mayor or mr. wagner. >> thanks. i will touch on the revenue issue and turn it over to the mayor. there are a lot of initiatives that we are pursuing aggressively on the revenue side. some of them are traditional revenues. some of them are revenues you would not necessarily think of when you think of pursuing revenues. as greg from the health department said, we have been very aggressive in pursuing new ways to drawdown state and federal money. over the past two years, this year included, we will be able to say that we generated an additional almost $200 million in federal money, part of that from the stimulus, part of that through programs in the city, to help prevent cuts to our local services. so, we're being very aggressive on revenues. rec and park has a strategy of pursuing revenue options. some of them are difficult decisions. they prioritize revenue over reductions. we have been working with the supervisors, working with the city family, to look at what options are available. the mayor is working on a general-

[applause] supervisor campos: mr. mayor, i want to say on behalf of district 9 and the mission, and thank you for being here. thank you to all of the department heads. you have a commitment from this community that we want to see a city that works for all of us. we want to see a city that will be viable in every way. this community once their safety net protected. they want basic services protected. we want to work with you. they want to thank you for all the progress made already. we are committed to working

supervisor elsbernd: mr. mayor, can you share with us on the need for pension reform and the need for benefit reform? mayor lee: thank you, supervisor, for that question. i appreciate this question and the sustained question you have paid to this. the city cannot sustain its current workforce and benefits structure in light of the exponentially increasing benefit costs. we need to reform our benefit structure to provide pension and health care for employees and retirees that allow our workers to work and retire in dignity without unduly compromising important services we must provide to the public. to that end, building on the important work done by the coalition brought together, we have proposed legislation that reduces city costs of long-term and increasing cost sharing by employees in the short term. we are well into the required meet and confer process with our labor organizations. all of you on the board of supervisors will be hearing more about these details during are closed session today. we anticipates su

mr. mayor, welcome to n.b.r., and our condolences to everyone suffering in your community from this storm. >> thank you very much. >> tom: what can you tell us the day after the latest damage assessment in your community? >> well, right now we have 45 confirmed dead, nearly 1,000 injured, and we believe that will rise, along with the death toll. and we have scores of people that are missing, but we're not sure whether it's just because of lack of communications, and they just haven't been located or they're still part of the destruction path across tuscaloosa. >> tom: still clearly in a recovery mode, in a rescue mode right now, mr. mayor. what about property damage and damage to homes and businesses. have you been able to get any early assessments? >> we know that 15,000 people were damaged or their homes damaged along the path of the tornado, to give you some sense. 5.9 miles long was the path from a quarter mile to a mile wide throughout the city. >> tom: president obama visited your communi

mr. mayor? mayor lee: this is a good time to make sure you know this. there is something new we are going to do this year for departments and community-based agencies. we're going to start looking at five-year plans. we have to. it is what barbara just said. we cannot have sustainable services unless you plan for them in the long run. what are you going to do next year when the state cuts you? what are you going to do if the federal government cut you? what is your private funds dry up? we have to ask these questions now. plan with us for five years ahead so we know where the strength of the organizations will be working with us. will be working with us. that is how you start planning.

mr. mayor? mayor lee: this is a good time to make sure you know this. there is something new we are going to do this year for departments and community-based agencies. we're going to start looking at five-year plans.

mr. mayor? mayor lee: this is a good time to make sure you know this. there is something new we are going to do this year for departments and community-based agencies. we're going to start looking at five-year plans. we have to. it is what barbara just said. we cannot have sustainable services unless you plan for them in the long run. what are you going to do next year when the state cuts you? what are you going to do if the federal government cut you?

discussions shall not exceed five minutes per supervisor. >> thank you madam clark and mr. mayor, on behalf of the legislative body of san francisco, i want to welcome you to the chamber for this historic occasion. when the idea of their regular appearance by the mayor was first proposed some years back, i think we would all agree it was in the context of more challenged relations between the executive and legislative branches. we are now, fortunately, i think in a more amicable era. that does not mean we will always agree, but i think our colleagues will share my perspective that the lines of communication between the mayor and the boards of supervisors is much more open. as the voters have asked us to do, why don't we began our public discussion of some of the policy issues now facing the city. as the clerk laid out did procedures today -- , we have questions previously submitted by the supervisors representing the odd numbered districts. i would first like to call upon our supervisor from district 1 to read your questions. -- my apologies. i realize i did not give the mayor an

[applause] mr. mayor. let's go this way. all right. step up here. it is slippery. it is great to see you. how are you enjoying your first 500 days? >> i am enjoying it. i enjoyed meeting everybody as early as we can all meet. this is great. this is a wonderful tradition. i am very happy to be here with our fire chief, police chief, and all of the city officials, all of the volunteers, the wonderful american red cross for this event. this is a wonderful occasion. in addition to celebrating the 105th anniversary and welcoming mr. del monte, we are dedicating this to the survivors of the japan earthquake and tsunami. we're doing all we can to help that. this reminds us of all the things we have to continue doing for ourselves, our families. the things we're doing already have been successful. last friday, we kicked off one of the most exciting programs called ready neighborhoods. we joined the american red cross, department of emergency management, our fire chief, and pg&e that donated $1 million to kick off. all of the different languages, we are changing rapidly in

[applause] supervisor campos: mr. mayor, i want to say on behalf of district 9 and the mission, and thank you for being here. thank you to all of the department heads. you have a commitment from this community that we want to see a city that works for all of us. we want to see a city that will be viable in every way. this community once their safety net protected. they want basic services protected. we want to work with you. they want to thank you for all the progress made already. we are committed to working with you and been there every step of the way. i would ask you to make sure that when it comes to the budget, your involvement does not in here tonight. you have to continue to come out. we need you to come out to the committee meetings and city hall to make sure that your voices are heard. it is not just for you. it is for your neighbor and everyone who lives in our district. we need to make sure that city government hears. the fact that we're here as the board of supervisors and the mayor is telling you the importanc

thank you, mr. mayor. one thought on that. i see some of the planning is difficult because of the way the budget process works. many of these organizations are on the chopping block every year. in a given year, they do not know if they will be around. it is important that we look at the long term. it is important to create continuity. we recognize a lot of these organizations are doing a lot with very little. they are doing things with that dollar that other agencies probably could not do. it is a balance. we look forward to continuing that discussion. next question? >> [speaking spanish] [applause] >> good evening, everybody. i work in the collective for women. >> [speaking spanish] [applause] >> it is difficult to hear about the budget cuts for the youth, families, housing. >> [speaking spanish] >> the immigrant population will be very effective -- affected. >> [speaking spanish] >> how can we work together with the organizations so the budget cuts do not affect the immigrant families? >> [speaking spanish] [applause] >> [sp

we're very happy to be hosting, in a facility sense, the meetings you are having, mr. mayor, with all the supervisor. with respect to several voter- approved propositions, the public education enrichment fun, commitment of a certain amount of money every year to find cards -- fine arts. every district in the state of california is looking hard cutting those programs. we also have a rainy day reserve. that is always subject to the approval of the mayor. for the fourth year in a row, it looks like we're going to get support from the rainy day reserve to our school. i think there are 8 colleagues on the board of supervisors supporting the resolution. we are probably suffering greatly. the city and county and a lot of public agencies reject our school district is in great need of financial support and the appreciate the help. supervisor wiener: phil ginsberg has something about the city fell commitment to low-income youth. >> we have a very robust scholarship fund through aggressive philanthropy and fund-raising. no child is denied an opportunity to participate in our programs b

we're very happy to be hosting, in a facility sense, the meetings you are having, mr. mayor, with all the supervisor. with respect to several voter- approved propositions, the public education enrichment fun, commitment of a certain amount of money every year to find cards -- fine arts. every district in the state of california is looking hard cutting those programs. we also have a rainy day reserve. that is always subject to the approval of the mayor. for the fourth year in a row, it looks like we're going to get support from the rainy day reserve to our school. i think

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mr. mayor, home of the friendly parking meter. i will do my best to spread that word across the nation. mr. mayor, president chu, honored guests, thanks very much for inviting me to be part of this wonderful event. it's a pleasure to be here representing not only u.s. secretary ray lahood but my administrator victor mendez. secretary lahood's shop and in the obama administration, innovation isn't only expected of their agency, it's demanded. and this really is a terrific example of innovation addressing a number of challenges that major cities across the country face. so congratulations. it really speaks directly and help solves the dilemma that motorists really have faced since the invention of the automobile, where in the world do i park? so i'm very excited to see how you're addressing that firsthand. s.f. park creates a perfect marriage of technology, realtime information and pricing to make it easier for people to park here in downtown san francisco. those strategies are at the heart of th

mr. mayor, perhaps, or the other departments? >> i do know that most, if not all the departments here have actually had a copy of that report and read through it, like i did. we have to reverse that trend of out-migration. it is challenging because it goes through a history of things we did not do well. we've done things right as a city and there are things we have to correct. i am working with your local naacp to forge an implementation plan and take note of all the things we have to do from education to job training. there are issues like recidivism as well, and also to support families. there are a lot of things in there that cross all of our different departments. it has to do with all the things we're doing tonight, to make sure we do them better and to make sure we have in our minds and in our plans of how people leave the city and why. housing is extremely difficult right now. i understand what people went through when forced with foreclosures. it has made life harder. it has caused people to move to oakland and other area

mayer -- mr. mayor. i would also like to recognize some great, powerful women with us today who are the city family. first of all, i see supervisors got wiener present. the director of the board of appeals. the ex-director of the children, youth, and their families. the fire chief. j. morrison, and there is a history behind her name. i could not even begin to make it worthwhile. the president on the commission of aging. the acting city administrator. mickey callahan, director of the department of human resources. and the director of the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. without further ado, i'm going to turn this over to commissioner su. >> thank you. it is such an honor to be in the company of such accomplished women. as you know, in a society, if we take care of our most vulnerable, if we work towards a policy for everyone, that is when our entire communities really succeed and drive. i'm so pleased to present the first one to annie chung. we have our certificates hear it from assemblym