please welcome supervisor raphael mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: good morning, everybody. it does -- you know, february does feel like a slightly odd time to be celebrating time, but i will say there's never a bad time for the queer community to take the mayor's balcony, so we are happy to be here. and madam mayor, i think it is just worth noting the extraordinary collection of queer department heads you have, from clair farley at the o.t.i., and grant colfax at the department of public health, and jeffrey tumlin, and sherreen mcspadden. you have a very queer administration, and we are quite appreciative of that. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: the trustees never get acknowledge them, so i'm going to acknowledge them now. we have our past president, alex randolph of the college board, and our current president, tom temprano of the college board, doing great and important work. you know, as i -- and then, i also do want to congratulate fred lopez. thank you, fred, thank you, carolyn. thank you to the whole board. pride has never been easy, but it is important, so i -- t

i am joined by shamann walton, and raphael mandelman. miss clerk, do you have any announcements?clerk: yes. due to covid-19, city hall is closed, however, the meeting

i am joined by shamann walton, and raphael mandelman. miss clerk, do you have any announcements?

i am joined by supervisors raphael mandelman, shamann walton, and hillary ronen. the clerk is linda wong. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. documents to be considered by the committee should be submitted to the clerk. >> chair fewer: madam clerk, would you read item 1. [agenda item read]. >> chair fewer: thank you. we have the youth commission. you may begin. >> i am here wito present on t youth commission's upcoming budget in the next two fiscal years. this is both laid out in the charter and also reflects the importance of having youth voices at the table when we are making decisions concerning the city. so our formal budget and policy priorities report will come out in may, as usual, but we are here today to report our preliminary budget recommendations while you are still narrowing down the board's budget priorities and the mayor is presenting her budget. the commission has three committees, and i am now going to turn it over to my colleagues to present on the specific recommendatio

i am joined by shamann walton, and raphael mandelman. miss clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. due to covid-19, city hall is closed, however, the meeting is happening via remote. committee members will attend the meeting through video conference or by telephone and participate in the meeting as if they were present. public comment will be available for this agenda via the number scrolling across the screen. best recommendation is you call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn out the t.v. or radio. if you would like to submit your public comment via e-mail, please submit it to me: linda, l-i-n-d-a, wong, w-o-n-g,@sf.gov. >> chair fewer: thank you, madam clerk. can you please call item 1. >> clerk: yes. [agenda item read]. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. we have john lau from the office of economic and workforce development. >> yes, supervisors. i have a presentation, which i am opening now. >> can you share your screen? >> i just did press share. i do not see it. i'll try to open it again. >> john, if you h'd like, i ca pull it up quickly

the meth task force, at mayor breed's request, i chaired this task force along with supervisor raphael mandelman, and it's certainly in keeping with the recommendations with mental health reform and in the broader context of mental health s.f. i do want to express regret for the community process. we are certainly committed at the health department to improving that work. one of the -- as i've listened, i think there's a lot of things that we can do together here. there are actually a number of -- of ideas proposed that i think we need to have further discussion on. perhaps here, but in another community meeting. we will be scheduling that community meeting. we will be doing our best to find adequate space and interpretation. i think that that's very key. i heard that, and really committed to not only listening more but being responsive to -- to as many of your concerns as possible and also recognizing that we're committed to the integrity of the program and working to do that in partnership with the community. so we will schedule that meeting prior to march 17 to get more -- to have additional

please welcome supervisor raphael mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: good morning, everybody.ow, february does feel like a slightly odd time to be celebrating time, but i will say there's never a bad time for the queer community to take the mayor's balcony, so we are happy to be here. and madam mayor, i think it is just worth noting the extraordinary collection of queer department heads you have, from clair farley at the o.t.i., and grant colfax at the department of public health, and jeffrey tumlin, and sherreen mcspadden. you have a very queer administration, and we are quite appreciative of that. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: the trustees never get acknowledge them, so i'm going to acknowledge them now. we have our past president, alex randolph of the college board, and our current president, tom temprano of the college board, doing great and important work. you know, as i -- and then, i also do want to congratulate fred lopez. thank you, fred, thank you, carolyn. thank you to the whole board. pride has never been easy, but it is important, so i -- this year is partic

chair of this committee, and i'm joined by committee member supervisor matt haney and supervisor raphael mandelman, who is substituting for supervisor peskin, who are unable to be here. i'd like

chair of this committee, and i'm joined by committee member supervisor matt haney and supervisor raphael mandelman, who is substituting for supervisor peskin, who are unable to be here. i'd like to thank john carroll, our clerk, and sfgovtv. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> clerk: yes, thank you, mr. chair. please make sure you silence your cell phones and electronic devices. copies of documents and completed speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the board of supervisors february 26 agenda. >> chair mar: thank you. mr. clerk, please call item 1. [agenda item read]. >> chair mar: this item was continued from the last g.a.o. meeting on february 6 and is sponsored by supervisor matt haney. supervisor haney, the floor is yours. >> supervisor haney: thank you, chair mar. before i address a set of amendments that we're going to be putting forward today, i want to say a few things about what this proposal is and also what a navigation center is. san francisco piloted its first navigation center in 2015. the model was dubbed "more than a shelter"

the meth task force, at mayor breed's request, i chaired this task force along with supervisor raphael mandelman and it's certainly in keeping with the recommendations with mental health reform and in the broader context of mental health s.f. i do want to express regret for the community process. we are certainly committed at the health department to improving that work. one of the -- as i've listened, i think there's a lot of things that we can do together here. there are actually a number of -- of ideas proposed that i think we need to have further discussion on. perhaps here, but in another community meeting. we will be scheduling that community meeting. we will be doing our best to find adequate space and interpretation. i think that that's very key. i heard that, and really committed to not only listening more but being responsive to -- to as many of your concerns as possible and also recognizing that we're committed to the integrity of the program and working to do that in partnership with the community. so we will schedule that meeting prior to march 17 to get more -- to have additional c

chair of this committee, and i'm joined by committee member supervisor matt haney and supervisor raphael mandelman, who is substituting for supervisor peskin, who are unable to be here. i'd like to thank john carroll, our clerk, and sfgovtv. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> clerk: yes, thank you, mr. chair. please make sure you silence your cell phones and electronic devices. copies of documents and completed speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the board of supervisors february 26 agenda. >> chair mar: thank you. mr. clerk, please call item 1. [agenda item read]. >> chair mar: this item was continued from the last g.a.o. meeting on february 6 and is sponsored by supervisor matt haney. supervisor haney, the floor is yours. >> supervisor haney: thank you, chair mar. before i address a set of amendments that we're going to be putting forward today, i want to say a few things about what this proposal is and also what a navigation center is. san francisco piloted its first navigation center in 2015. the model was dubbed "more than a shelter"

i am joined by shamann walton, and raphael mandelman. miss clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. due to covid-19, city hall is closed, however, the meeting is happening via remote. committee members will attend the meeting through video conference or by telephone and participate in the meeting as if they were present. public comment will be available for this agenda via the number scrolling across the screen. best recommendation is you call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn out the t.v. or radio. if you would like to submit your public comment via e-mail, please submit it to me: linda, l-i-n-d-a, wong, w-o-n-g,@sf.gov. >> chair fewer: thank you, madam clerk. can you please call item 1. >> clerk: yes. [agenda item read]. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. we have john lau from the office of economic and workforce development. >> yes, supervisors. i have a presentation, which i am opening now. >> can you share your screen? >> i just did press share. i do not see it. i'll try to open it again. >> john, if you h'd like, i ca pull it up quickly

the meth task force, at mayor breed's request, i chaired this task force along with supervisor raphael mandelman, and it's certainly in keeping with the recommendations with mental health reform and in the broader context of mental health s.f. i do want to express regret for the community process. we are certainly committed at the health department to improving that work. one of the -- as i've listened, i think there's a lot of things that we can do together here. there are actually a number of -- of ideas proposed that i think we need to have further discussion on. perhaps here, but in another community meeting. we will be scheduling that community meeting. we will be doing our best to find adequate space and interpretation. i think that that's very key. i heard that, and really committed to not only listening more but being responsive to -- to as many of your concerns as possible and also recognizing that we're committed to the integrity of the program and working to do that in partnership with the community. so we will schedule that meeting prior to march 17 to get more -- to have additional

i am joined by shamann walton, and raphael mandelman. miss clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. due to covid-19, city hall is closed, however, the meeting is happ