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00:00:15 WELCOME TO THE APRIL 29TH, 2026 MEETING OF THE BUDGET
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00:01:40 FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA NINE FOR 1 OR 2 AND FINALLY ITEMS ACTED
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00:01:48 >> MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU MR. CLERK.
00:01:52 >> AND WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST MOVE FOR US TO EXCUSE
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00:02:04 VICE CHAIR DORSEY FROM ATTENDING TODAY'S MEETING.
00:02:07 REMEMBER SENATOR SAUTER I CHAIR CHARM RIGHT.
00:02:11 >> CAN I WE HAVE TO I SAID VICE CHAIR DORSEY EXCUSED.
00:02:14 THE MOTION PASSES. AND WITH THAT MR. CLERK PLEASE
00:02:18 CALL ITEM NUMBER ONE. >> YES.
00:02:18 ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RESOLUTION RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE
00:02:21 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO ACCEPT AN EXPENDED GRANT
00:02:25 INCREASE FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH THROUGH
00:02:28 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN A PROGRAM
00:02:32 ENTITLED ADOLESCENT MEDICINE TRIALS NETWORK FOR HIV AIDS
00:02:36 INTERVENTIONS HAITI AND SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP
00:02:40 CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 172,000 FOR THE
00:02:44 PERIOD OF JANUARY 15TH 2026 THROUGH JANUARY 14TH 2012
00:02:50 AND FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 408,000 FOR THE
00:02:53 TOTAL PERIOD OF JANUARY 25TH 2023 THROUGH JANUARY 14TH 2027.
00:03:00 >> MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU. AND TODAY WE HAVE DEPARTMENT OF
00:03:03 PUBLIC HEALTH HERE. >> MY NAME IS SUSAN BOOKBINDER.
00:03:07 I AM THE DIRECTOR OF BRIDGE HIV WHICH IS A DIVISION WITHIN THE
00:03:11 POPULATION HEALTH DIVISION IN THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT
00:03:14 OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WE ARE ASKING FOR RETROACTIVE
00:03:18 APPROVAL FOR A GRANT FROM THE ADOLESCENT MEDICINES TRIALS
00:03:22 NETWORK. THE ATN SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP
00:03:26 CENTER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS 408,000 BUT
00:03:30 THE GRANT INCREASE IS 172,000. THE TIMELINE IS JANUARY 25TH,
00:03:35 2023 TO JANUARY 14TH 2027. THE FUNDERS THE NATIONAL
00:03:39 INSTITUTES OF HEALTH THROUGH THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY.
00:03:43 THE SUMMARY OF THE GRANT IS THAT IT IS A LEADERSHIP GRANT
00:03:47 TO HELP US TO PLAN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF
00:03:53 ADOLESCENTS AGE 13 TO 24 WITH HIV OR AT RISK FOR HIV.
00:03:57 AND SO WE WILL BE PROVIDING SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP FOR THAT
00:04:01 GROUP. WE'RE SEEKING RETROACTIVE
00:04:04 AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THIS GRANT, ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE
00:04:08 PROJECT PERIOD FOR THE GRANT, AS I NOTED WAS JANUARY 15TH
00:04:11 2026 THROUGH JANUARY 14TH 2027. THE START DATE WAS
00:04:15 PREDETERMINED BY THE GRANT OR WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS
00:04:19 GRANT INCREASE ON FEBRUARY 13TH 2026 AFTER THE PROJECT START
00:04:22 DATE AND WE BROUGHT THIS ITEM TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
00:04:26 AFTER GOING THROUGH FISCAL APPROVALS PROCESS INCLUDING THE
00:04:29 CONTROLLERS REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
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00:04:34 THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
00:04:37 I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
00:04:39 STATEMENTS ON RETROACTIVITY. >> AND WITH THAT LET'S GO TO
00:04:44 PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. YES.
00:04:47 IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE JOINED US TODAY
00:04:50 WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE REGARDING THIS ITEM
00:04:52 NUMBER ONE, THAT WAS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
00:04:54 >> MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS SEEING NO PUBLIC
00:04:59 COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.
00:05:00 I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO FULL BOARD WITH
00:05:03 RECOMMENDATION AND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
00:05:07 >> AND ON THAT MOTION TO REFER THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FULL
00:05:10 BOARD AS RECOMMENDED. >> AMBASSADOR SARA CHAIR CHAN I
00:05:14 AND I, WE HAVE TWO EYES. >> THE MOTION PASSES.
00:05:18 >> THANK YOU. AND MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL ITEM
00:05:19 NUMBER TWO. YES.
00:05:22 ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT
00:05:25 BETWEEN THE CITY ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
00:05:28 DISABILITY AND AGING SERVICES AND HOME BRIDGE INC FOR THE
00:05:31 PROVISION OF CONTRACT MODE IN IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
00:05:35 INCREASING THE AGREEMENT AMOUNT BY 118.8 MILLION FOR A NEW
00:05:42 TOTAL OF NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 158.4 MILLION WITH NO
00:05:45 CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL TERM OF JULY 1ST 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH
00:05:52 2029 EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION AND TO
00:05:56 AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
00:05:57 DISABILITY AND AGING SERVICES TO MAKE NECESSARY NON
00:06:00 MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE AMENDMENT BEFORE ITS EXECUTION
00:06:04 . >> MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU.
00:06:04 AND TODAY WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY
00:06:08 AND AGING SERVICES. GOOD MORNING CHAIR CHEN
00:06:12 SUPERVISOR SALTER MY NAME IS SHANNON MORGAN.
00:06:16 I'M THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY'S IN-HOME
00:06:17 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ALSO KNOWN AS IHS.
00:06:20 I'M SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO AMEND THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH
00:06:24 HOME BRIDGE INCORPORATE RATED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
00:06:33 $158.4 MILLION. THIS WILL ALLOW THE HUMAN
00:06:34 SERVICES AGENCY TO CONTINUE FUNDING CONTRACTED CAREGIVING
00:06:38 SERVICES FOR IHS RECIPIENTS WHO FACE MEDICAL MENTAL HEALTH
00:06:45 AND OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES. >> THESE CHALLENGES PRESENT A
00:06:50 SORRY THESE CHALLENGES PREVENT A SUBSET OF OUR RECIPIENTS FROM
00:06:54 UTILIZING THE ACCESS PUBLIC AUTHORITIES CONTRACT.
00:06:58 I'M SORRY CAREGIVING. THESE CHALLENGES PREVENT A
00:07:04 SUBSET OF OUR RECIPIENTS FROM YOUTH UTILIZING IHS ASSESSES
00:07:08 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES REGISTRY LIST TO SELF DIRECT THEIR CARE.
00:07:11 MOST OF THE RECIPIENTS ASSIGNED TO HOME SERVICES EITHER RESIDE
00:07:16 IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING LACK A RELIABLE FAMILY MEMBER
00:07:23 IN THEIR LIVES OR HAVE A HISTORY OF BEING UNHOUSED.
00:07:26 >> CURRENTLY HOLMBRIDGE IS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1100 OF
00:07:29 OUR IHS RECIPIENTS TO OBJECTIVES THAT WERE OF
00:07:33 INTEREST TO THIS COMMITTEE LAST YEAR WHICH HOLMBRIDGE DID NOT
00:07:37 MEET THE TARGET FOR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425 WAS ONE SERVING AN
00:07:44 ANNUAL AVERAGE OF AT LEAST 65% OF EXCESS AUTHORIZED HOURS.
00:07:51 THEY ALSO DID NOT MEET THE 95% TOTAL AUTHORIZED HOURS FOR
00:07:55 RECIPIENTS WHO ARE AVAILABLE ON ACCEPTING OF CARE.
00:07:58 >> LAST YEAR WHEN I CAME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE I TALKED ABOUT
00:08:03 THE CHALLENGES THAT HOLMBRIDGE FACES WITH MEETING THE 65%
00:08:06 OBJECTIVE TARGET. >> TODAY I CAN CONFIRM THAT
00:08:10 MEETING THIS OBJECTIVE IS VIRTUALLY UNATTAINABLE GIVEN
00:08:14 THE FACT THAT RECIPIENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE CAREGIVING
00:08:18 SERVICES THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE A CAREGIVING SCHEDULE
00:08:23 WHERE MOST OR ALL OF THEIR HOURS ARE SERVED.
00:08:26 THEY ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE CARE WHEN THE PROVIDER
00:08:29 IS AT THEIR DOOR. WE ALSO HAVE RECIPIENTS WHO
00:08:33 AGREE TO SERVICES BUT WHEN THE PROVIDER SHOWS UP THEY'RE NOT
00:08:37 THERE. >> TO HIGHLIGHT THIS POINT I
00:08:40 WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE STORY OF ETTA.
00:08:43 ETTA IS A 81 YEAR OLD WOMAN LIVING IN THE BAYVIEW DISTRICT
00:08:47 . SHE'S BEEN RECEIVING HOME
00:08:48 BRIDGE SERVICES FOR 14 YEARS. >> SHE'S CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED
00:08:51 ONE HUNDRED AND 43 HOURS. HOWEVER, ON A SIX MONTH
00:08:58 AVERAGE, HOLMBRIDGE HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO SERVE 26% OF AT US
00:09:02 TOTAL AUTHORIZED HOURS. AND THAT'S BECAUSE ETTA HAS A
00:09:06 STRICT PREFERENCE ON WHICH PROVIDER SHE WILL ALLOW IN HER
00:09:10 HOME. >> WHEN HER MAIN PROVIDER IS ON
00:09:13 VACATION OR ILL, SHE SIMPLY WILL NOT ALLOW A SUBSTITUTE
00:09:17 PROVIDER TO BE MATCHED WITH HER .
00:09:20 >> DESPITE HOME BRIDGES ATTEMPTS TO ENCOURAGE IT.
00:09:24 ETTA WILL ALSO SCHEDULE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AT THE TIME HER
00:09:28 PROVIDER IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE.
00:09:29 >> FOR ETTA SHE WANTS TO REMAIN AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE EVEN
00:09:33 IF THAT'S NOT REALISTIC SICK. >> AND AS SUCH SHE WILL REFUSE
00:09:37 FOR ALL OF HER HOURS TO BE SERVED.
00:09:41 >> THE BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH ETTA LIMITED SERVED HOURS ARE
00:09:49 NEITHER UNIQUE NOR ISOLATED. WE ALSO HAVE RON AGE 80
00:09:55 AND BRIAN AGE 57. >> THEY BOTH LIVE IN THE
00:09:56 TENDERLOIN AREA AND HAVE BEEN CONNECTED TO HOLMBRIDGE FOR
00:10:03 LITTLE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS. >> BOTH RON AND BRIAN, RONALD
00:10:07 AND BRIAN ARE GETTING AROUND 30% OF THEIR TOTAL HOURS
00:10:10 SERVED. THEY ARE ADAMANT THAT THEY ONLY
00:10:14 WANT HOME BRIDGE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE LIMITED SERVICES WHICH
00:10:18 PRETTY MUCH CONSIST OF LIGHT DOMESTIC SERVICES.
00:10:22 >> FOR RONALD HE ONLY ALLOWS FOR HIS FLOORS TO BE SWEPT OR
00:10:26 HIS BATHROOM TO BE CLEANED. RONALD IS ALSO VERY PARTICULAR
00:10:33 ON HAVING STRANGERS IN HIS HOME.
00:10:34 THIS RESULTS IN HIM REFUSING ADDITIONAL HOURS FOR BRIAN.
00:10:41 >> HOLMBRIDGE ATTEMPTED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT HIS CAREGIVER
00:10:43 SCHEDULE THINKING THAT WOULD ENTICE HIM TO BE OPEN TO MORE
00:10:49 SERVICES BUT IT DID NOT. EVEN WHEN BRIAN INITIALLY
00:10:53 AGREES TO MORE HOURS BEING SERVED HE WILL SIMPLY NOT BE AT
00:10:57 HOME WHEN THE PROVIDER ARRIVES. WHEN THESE INSTANCES OCCURS
00:11:04 THESE ARE CONSIDERED LOCKOUTS AND AGAIN PREVENTS OURS FROM
00:11:07 BEING SERVED TOTALLY. AS MENTIONED THESE CHALLENGES
00:11:11 ARE ARE DRIVEN BY THE RECIPIENT AND ARE VIRTUALLY OUTSIDE OF
00:11:16 HOME BRIDGE'S CONTROL. THEREFORE THE OBJECTIVE
00:11:21 REGARDING THE 65% TOTAL AUTHORIZED HOURS SERVED IT WILL
00:11:24 BE REMOVED FROM FUTURE GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH HOME BRIDGE.
00:11:28 >> WITH REGARDS TO THE OBJECTIVE OF MEETING 94% 95% OF
00:11:33 TOTAL AUTHORIZED SERVED FOR RECIPIENTS WHO ARE AVAILABLE
00:11:37 AND ACCEPTING SOME OF THE ROOT CAUSES FOR HOME BRIDGE'S
00:11:40 INABILITY TO MEET THAT OBJECTIVE IN FISCAL YEAR 2425
00:11:46 IS CENTERED ON A RECIPIENT'S PRAIRIE SENSE.
00:11:50 WE HAVE RECIPIENTS WHO HAVE VERY UNIQUE PREFERENCES OR
00:11:54 EXPECTATIONS OR OUTRIGHT DEMANDS THAT ARE SOMETIMES
00:11:58 UNABLE TO BE MET. AND AS SUCH THEY WILL REFUSE
00:12:02 CARE EVEN WHEN HOLMBRIDGE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MEET
00:12:06 EXPECTATION PLANS AND PREFERENCES.
00:12:10 AND THERE IS A SUCCESSFUL MATCH .
00:12:13 THEY DO HAVE TO PREPARE FOR LAST MINUTE CHANGES.
00:12:17 A CHANGE COULD BE THE RECIPIENT'S PREFERRED PROVIDER
00:12:21 IS ON VACATION SICK HAS CAR TROUBLES SO AS SUCH HOLMBRIDGE
00:12:26 WILL DISPATCH A SUBSTITUTE PROVIDER TO SERVE.
00:12:29 >> AND IF THE RECIPIENT FEELS THAT THE SUBSTITUTE IS NOT
00:12:33 MEETING THEIR EXPECTATION THEY WILL REFUSE TO SERVICE.
00:12:37 >> AND THAT REALLY HOLDS OUR HANDS TIED ON THE HOME BRIDGE
00:12:41 AND I JUST SIGHED. ANOTHER ROOT COST TO HOME
00:12:45 BRIDGE'S INABILITY TO MEET THE 95% OBJECTIVE TARGET FOR THE
00:12:52 LAST FISCAL YEAR. >> CENTERED ON SAFETY.
00:12:55 HOME BRIDGE PROVIDERS ENTER HOME ENVIRONMENTS WHERE AT A
00:12:56 MOMENT'S NOTICE THEIR SAFETY CAN BE AT RISK.
00:13:01 THEY'RE ALSO TRAVELING TO AREAS IN THE CITY WHERE IT'S THERE'S
00:13:07 INCIDENTS OF CRIME OR VIOLENT ACTS WHICH PREVENTS WHICH CALLS
00:13:12 ITS PROVIDERS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.
00:13:16 AND AS SUCH WE WILL HAVE TO PUT SERVICES ON HOLD UNTIL WE CAN
00:13:20 COME UP TO COME WITH A BACKUP PLAN OR SOME SAFETY MEASURES TO
00:13:27 MITIGATE SAFETY RISK. >> I WILL SAY THAT HOME BRIDGE
00:13:33 AND WITH IHS WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO REVIEW
00:13:37 DATA TO MAKE PROGRAMMATIC DECISIONS WITHIN IHS AND HOME
00:13:41 BRIDGE TO COME CLOSER TO MEETING ALL OBJECTIVES.
00:13:45 >> AND I WILL SAY TODAY WE ARE USING THIS DATA TO MOVE THE
00:13:50 NEEDLE IN MEETING THE 95% OBJECTIVE DATE ON THE OBJECTIVE
00:13:56 OF TOTAL. OUR SURVEY.
00:13:59 >> HOME BRIDGE IS ALSO MOVING THE NEEDLE AND THERE ARE SURVEY
00:14:03 SATISFACTION WHICH THEY DID NOT MEET IN FISCAL YEAR 2425.
00:14:07 >> THAT SURVEY DURING LAST YEAR'S SURVEY HOLMBRIDGE HAD
00:14:11 SOME UNPLANNED UNEXPECTED ADMINISTRATIVE SHIFTS WHICH
00:14:15 CAUSED THEM TO PUT ON HOLD ALL OF THE INTERVENTIONS THAT WERE
00:14:19 DISCUSSED AND AGREED UPON WHICH WE DETERMINED WOULD HELP THEM
00:14:22 MOVE CLOSER TO MEETING THE SATISFACTION SURVEY.
00:14:26 >> HOWEVER, THEY'VE MOVED PAST THESE SHIFTS AND THIS FISCAL
00:14:33 YEAR TO DATE HOLMBRIDGE HAS MET AND EXCEEDED THE 30%
00:14:39 SATISFACTION SURVEYS COMPLETED .
00:14:43 >> I'M HOPING THAT THESE PERFORMANCE UPDATES AND THESE
00:14:47 CLIENT STORIES HELP PAINT A BETTER PICTURE OF THE
00:14:52 COMPLEXITIES HOLMBRIDGE HAS TO NAVIGATE IN SERVING SOME OF
00:14:55 EACH OF THEIR SMALL MOST VULNERABLE RECIPIENTS.
00:14:59 >> SAN FRANCISCO IS STILL THE ONLY I ASSESS HAS STILL THE
00:15:03 ONLY I ASSESS PROGRAM IN THE STATE THAT HAS HOME BRIDGE
00:15:07 SERVICES. HOWEVER WE ARE HEARING FROM
00:15:11 OTHER COUNTIES THAT THEY ARE EXPLORING HOME BRIDGE BECAUSE
00:15:14 THERE ARE SO MANY MORE RECIPIENTS COMING TO EACH OF US
00:15:18 ATTENTION WHO SIMPLY CANNOT INTERVIEW, HIRE AND SUPERVISE
00:15:22 CARE. AND THEREFORE WE NEED HOME
00:15:26 BRIDGE TO FILL THIS GAP. >> EACH OF US IS CONTINUING TO
00:15:30 PARTNER WITH HOME BRIDGE THE HALF FOOTPRINTS THAT NAVIGATION
00:15:34 CENTERS SHELTERS WHERE IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT NOT ONLY
00:15:41 IS IT JUST NEEDED BUT CONTRA ACTIVE SERVICES ARE NEEDED
00:15:45 BECAUSE THE CLIENT THE CLIENT TELLS SIMPLY CANNOT MANAGE
00:15:49 BEING THE EMPLOYER FOR THEIR CARE.
00:15:55 >> I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE GRANT AGREEMENT BE AMENDED SO
00:16:00 HOLMBRIDGE CAN CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH HOME BRIDGE TO
00:16:03 CONTINUE TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS
00:16:07 AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE CITY.
00:16:08 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:16:13 >> GOOD MORNING. NICK MAYNARD FROM THE PROJECT
00:16:17 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE. ITEM TWO IS A RESOLUTION THAT
00:16:19 APPROVES AN AMENDMENT TO THE GRANT BETWEEN HCA AND HOME
00:16:22 BRIDGE. THE AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE
00:16:25 THE CONTRACT VALUE FROM OVER AGREEMENT TO $158.4 MILLION
00:16:32 AND EXTEND THE AGREEMENT THROUGH JUNE 2029.
00:16:35 THIS GRANT FUNDS ABOUT 389 IHS WORKERS TO SERVE ABOUT 1100
00:16:41 CLIENTS. WE SUMMARIZE THE PERFORMANCE
00:16:44 OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ON PAGE SIX OF OUR REPORT.
00:16:48 YOU CAN SEE THEY GENERALLY MET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT
00:16:52 AND WHEN THEY DIDN'T MEET THOSE OBJECTIVES THEY WERE CLOSE TO
00:16:55 MEETING THE OBJECTIVES WITH THE TWO NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS THAT
00:16:56 WERE JUST DISCUSSED BY THE DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDE
00:16:59 DELIVERING THE CONTRACT AND THE AMOUNT OF HOURS SERVED AND TWO
00:17:04 AND DISTRIBUTING SERVICES TO AT LEAST 30% OF CLIENTS.
00:17:06 WHILE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS THEY DID NOT MEET THOSE
00:17:09 OBJECTIVES MORE RECENT DATA SUGGEST THAT THEY ARE MEETING
00:17:13 THOSE OBJECTIVES IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
00:17:16 AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ON PAGE EIGHT OF THE REPORT THIS IS
00:17:22 ABOUT A $36 MILLION YEAR CONTRACT.
00:17:24 10.8 MILLION IS FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND WITH THE REMAINING
00:17:26 COSTS FUNDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES.
00:17:29 HCA IS PROJECTING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE HHS WORKLOAD
00:17:36 FOR THE CONTRACT MODE IN THE INDEPENDENT PROVIDER MODE WHICH
00:17:41 IS THE SUBJECT OF THE NEXT CONTRACT.
00:17:43 DUE TO JUST CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS WHICH WILL EXCEED
00:17:48 THE IMPACT OF THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL THAT MAY PUSH
00:17:51 PEOPLE OUT OF THE PROGRAM. BUT WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF
00:17:54 ITEM TWO. >> THANK YOU.
00:17:55 SUPERVISOR SOUDER THANK YOU. CHURCH AND THANK YOU FOR THE
00:17:58 PRESENTATION JUST A FEW QUICK QUESTIONS.
00:18:02 UM, THANK YOU FOR KIND OF GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE THE CLIENT
00:18:06 EXAMPLES. I THINK THAT WAS HELPFUL TO SEE
00:18:07 THAT REALITY VERSUS THE THE NUMBERS IN THE OBJECTIVES HERE
00:18:13 . ON THE 65% TARGET, YOU KNOW, I
00:18:16 UNDERSTAND HOW YOU KNOW THERE MIGHT BE CHALLENGES TO ACTUALLY
00:18:20 UTILIZING THOSE HOURS AGAIN WITH THE EXAMPLE YOU SHARED.
00:18:23 WHAT HAPPENS THEN WITH THOSE HOURS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY, YOU
00:18:27 KNOW, UNDER UTILIZE OR UNUSED? I MEAN IS THERE ANY SORT OF YOU
00:18:32 KNOW, IS THAT SORT OF UNSPENT FUNDS OR IS THAT JUST THAT YOU
00:18:36 KNOW, THOSE EXIST AND THEY JUST DID NOT THOSE HOURS WERE NOT
00:18:40 USED THEN TO SERVE THE CLIENT. >> YOUR LATTER STATEMENT IS
00:18:46 CORRECT. >> THEY ARE AUTHORIZED BUT JUST
00:18:47 NOT USED. >> GOT IT.
00:18:53 AND THE SO THEN AND THEN IN THE SECOND OBJECTIVE HERE AROUND
00:18:57 YOU KNOW WHEN THE RECIPIENT IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE AND WILLING
00:19:01 TO RECEIVE SERVICE WHY WOULD THAT BE 88%.
00:19:08 LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THOSE 12 OR 13% OF THE TIME WHERE
00:19:11 AGAIN THE THE RECIPIENT IS IS AVAILABLE AND ABLE WHY THE 13%
00:19:18 OF THE TIME OR THE SERVICE IS NOT GIVEN.
00:19:21 >> IT'S STILL DRIVEN BY THE RECIPIENT BETWEEN HOLMBRIDGE
00:19:26 AND THE SIGN I JUST WORKER. WE WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE
00:19:30 RECIPIENT REMINDING THEM OF THEIR MONTHLY AUTHORIZED HOURS.
00:19:34 HOW MANY HOURS CAN BE SERVED WEEKLY AND ASKING THEM WHAT'S
00:19:38 PREVENTING THEM FROM GETTING ALL THEIR HOURS SERVED?
00:19:42 YOU'LL HAVE RECIPIENTS SIMPLY SAYING I PREFER NOT TO HAVE
00:19:47 ANYONE DO PERSONAL CARE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH
00:19:50 A STRANGER PROVIDING MY PERSONAL CARE.
00:19:54 I SIMPLY WANT DOMESTIC CARE AND THOSE DOMESTIC HOURS WILL
00:19:57 BE MINIMAL. >> OKAY SO THEY'RE THEY'RE
00:20:01 AVAILABLE BUT THEY'RE NOT AND THAT'S NOT THEIR PREFERENCE
00:20:04 AT THE TIME THIS TYPE OF SERVICE.
00:20:05 >> CORRECT. OR YOU MAY HAVE A RECIPIENT WHO
00:20:08 HOLMBRIDGE HAS MATCHED A PROVIDER WITH AND IT'S A
00:20:12 POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP. HOWEVER, WHEN THE THE PROVIDER
00:20:16 IS NOT AVAILABLE THE AS I MENTIONED IN THE STORY THE
00:20:20 RECIPIENTS WILL SIMPLY HAVE TO BE ADAMANT.
00:20:21 I ONLY WANT CAREGIVER X TO SERVE ME NO ONE ELSE AND WE
00:20:26 WILL ATTEMPT TO ENCOURAGE AND REMIND THEM OF FAILURE TO
00:20:30 GET OUR SERVE. HOW THAT COULD HURT THEM WITH
00:20:34 THEIR HEALTH, THEIR MEDICAL STATE, HOW WE WANT TO PREVENT
00:20:37 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND ATTEMPTING TO SEE IF THEY'RE OPEN TO A
00:20:41 SUBSTITUTE PROVIDER BEING DISPATCHED AND HOLMBRIDGE WILL
00:20:45 DISPATCH A PROVIDER BUT AGAIN THEY THE THE RECIPIENT SIMPLY
00:20:49 MAY NOT OPEN THEIR DOOR OR SIMPLY JUST NOT BE THERE.
00:20:53 >> YEAH. YEAH.
00:20:54 AND I ABSOLUTELY RECOGNIZE THERE'S A LOT OF HUMAN
00:20:57 CHALLENGES HERE. >> I DO THINK THOUGH FOR YOU
00:21:01 KNOW WITH THE ACTUAL AUTHORIZED HOURS BEING YOU KNOW, 54% WE'RE
00:21:06 ESSENTIALLY NOT USING HALF OF THEM AND PAYING FOR HALF OF
00:21:11 THEM. AND SO IN THE FUTURE I WOULD
00:21:12 LOVE MORE FOCUS AND I'M SURE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU THINK
00:21:15 ABOUT A LOT BUT TO TO SHARE WITH US I'D LOVE MORE FOCUS ON
00:21:19 CREATIVE APPROACHES TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER.
00:21:22 UM, YOU KNOW WHAT OTHER APPROACHES OTHER CITIES
00:21:27 AND OTHER PROVIDERS ARE TAKING BECAUSE AGAIN IT'S JUST YOU
00:21:28 KNOW, I DO THINK IT'S IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE EVER GOING TO
00:21:31 HAVE AT 100% BUT IF WE CAN GET THAT TO THE TARGET OR CLOSER TO
00:21:37 THE TARGET, IT JUST IS IT'S A LOT THAT WE'RE NOT UTILIZING
00:21:41 AND THAT ULTIMATELY THAT THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THESE SERVICES
00:21:42 ARE NOT NOT GETTING. SO ANY ANY FOCUS ON THAT IN THE
00:21:46 FUTURE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE REGARDLESS I'M REALLY HAPPY TO
00:21:52 SEE THAT THE SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND SCORES ARE QUITE
00:21:56 HIGH AND SO THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD INDICATION OF THE QUALITY
00:21:57 OF SERVICE. SO THANK YOU.
00:22:00 >> UNDERSTOOD. AND I WILL CLARIFY FOR OURS
00:22:04 AUTHORIZED HOME BRIDGE IS ONLY BILLING HOURS THAT THEY
00:22:08 ACTUALLY CAN FILL OR SERVE SO EVEN WHEN A PROVIDER WHEN A
00:22:13 RECIPIENT IS REFUSING HOME BRIDGE IS NOT BILLING US FOR
00:22:17 THOSE HOURS. >> I THINK THAT WAS MY FIRST
00:22:20 QUESTION. SO THAT GIVES SOME CLARITY.
00:22:24 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:22:24 AND SO WITH THAT LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
00:22:29 >> YES. RIGHT NOW OPENING PUBLIC
00:22:31 COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM NUMBER TWO, DO THEY HAVE ANY MEMBERS
00:22:32 OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE?
00:22:35 MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS SEEING NO PUBLIC
00:22:39 COMMENTS. >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSE
00:22:42 . I WOULD LIKE TO SEND THIS ITEM
00:22:46 TO A FULL BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATION AND A ROLL CALL
00:22:47 PLEASE AND I MOTION THAT WE REFER THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
00:22:51 FULL BOARD MEMBERS HUNTER SOUDER CHURCH CAN I CAN I WE
00:22:57 HAVE TWO EYES. >> THE MOTION PASSES.
00:23:00 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:23:01 AND MR. CLERK, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER THREE.
00:23:03 >> YES. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A
00:23:04 RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
00:23:07 AND COUNTY. I CAN BY AND THROUGH THE
00:23:08 DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AND AGING SERVICES AND SAN
00:23:11 FRANCISCO IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR
00:23:16 THE PROVISION OF INDEPENDENT PROVIDER MODE IN-HOME SUPPORT
00:23:19 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS FROM JULY 1ST
00:23:26 2026 TO JUNE 30TH 2031 AND FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF
00:23:29 APPROXIMATELY 991 MILLION AND TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE
00:23:33 DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AND AGING SERVICES
00:23:37 TO MAKE NECESSARILY NO MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE
00:23:41 AND THEN BEFORE ITS EXECUTION. >> MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU
00:23:44 AND AGAIN WE HAVE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AND AGING SERVICES
00:23:45 HERE. >> THANK YOU CHAIR CHAIR
00:23:48 SUPERVISOR SALTER THE CONTRACT BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN
00:23:56 SERVICE AGENCY AND THE SAN FRANCISCO H ASSESSED PUBLIC
00:23:57 AUTHORITY WILL ALLOW OVER 96% OF OUR AGE ASSESSED RECIPIENTS
00:24:03 TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ACCESS TO A PROVIDER REGISTRY THROUGH
00:24:06 THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY AS WELL AS MENTORING SERVICES AND A HOST
00:24:11 OF OTHER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT WHICH ALLOWS OUR RECIPIENTS TO
00:24:15 REMAIN IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY SETTING OF THEIR
00:24:19 CHOICE THROUGH THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH PUBLIC
00:24:23 AUTHORITY. WE ARE AVOIDING RECIPIENTS FROM
00:24:27 ENTERING INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENTS AND PREVENTING
00:24:30 PREMATURE EMERGENCE EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
00:24:34 AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE CURRENTLY EACH ASSESSED AS
00:24:39 SERVING 30,000 ACTIVE RECIPIENTS AND AGAIN 96% ARE
00:24:42 USING OUR INDEPEND NET PROVIDER MODE SERVICES.
00:24:47 >> THESE RECIPIENTS OFTEN PRESENT WITH LESS
00:24:50 VULNERABILITIES THAN RECIPIENTS THAT ARE REFERRED TO HOME
00:24:54 BRIDGE FOR EXAMPLE RECIPIENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING SERVICES
00:25:01 THROUGH PUBLIC AUTHORITY HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL AND THEN THE
00:25:05 ABILITY TO ACT AS THE EMPLOYER THEY CAN INTERVIEW HIGHER
00:25:11 AND SUPERVISE A CAREGIVER TO PROVIDE THEIR NEEDS.
00:25:15 THEY'RE ALSO ABLE TO APPROVE AND OVERSEE TIME CARDS WHICH IS
00:25:20 ESSENTIAL AND SOMETHING THAT MANY OF OUR INDIVIDUALS CANNOT
00:25:23 DO. THEREFORE WE REFER THEM TO HOME
00:25:25 BRIDGE I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY MET
00:25:30 AND EXCEEDED ALMOST ALL OF THEIR OBJECTIVES.
00:25:36 THERE WERE THREE RELATED TO THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT THERE
00:25:40 WAS NO DATA FOR SO WE COULD NOT ASSESS WHETHER TARGETS WERE
00:25:44 MET, WHAT WILL OCCUR IS THAT EACH ASSESSMENT PUBLIC
00:25:49 AUTHORITY WILL EVALUATE THESE MEASURES TO DETERMINE WHETHER
00:25:55 DATA CHALLENGES CAN BE MITIGATED SO THAT THEY CAN BE
00:25:56 ADDED BACK TO THE FUTURE AGREEMENT.
00:26:00 >> HOWEVER, ONE OBJECTIVE THAT PUBLIC AUTHORITY IS MOVING
00:26:03 FORWARD WITH WITH REGARDS TO MENTORSHIP IS THEIR FOOTPRINT
00:26:07 AT LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL. >> DURING THE HEIGHT OF COVID
00:26:11 THERE WERE RESTRICTIONS WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITY BEING ABLE TO
00:26:15 MAKE ACCESS TO THE FACILITY. ALSO LAGUNA HONDA LOST THEIR
00:26:19 ACCREDITATION WHICH ALSO PROHIBITED PUBLIC AUTHORITY
00:26:23 FROM MOVING FORWARD WITH MENTORSHIP IN FISCAL YEAR 2425
00:26:30 WHICH LED TO DATA NOT BEING AVAILABLE.
00:26:33 HOWEVER, SINCE THE RESURRECTION OF THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AT
00:26:37 LAGUNA HONDA PUBLIC AUTHORITY HAS BEEN HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
00:26:41 PUBLIC AUTHORITY DONOR HONDA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH PUBLIC
00:26:46 AUTHORITY TO IDENTIFY RESIDENTS WHO CAN STEP DOWN FROM
00:26:50 INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
00:26:54 >> HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THAT IDENTIFYING THE IDENTIFICATION
00:26:58 OF THESE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN SLOW ON LAGUNA HONDA'S FRONT
00:27:01 BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUTREACH TO TO ADVISE LAGUNA
00:27:09 HONDA RESIDENTS OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THE
00:27:10 COMMUNITY WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THIS CONTRACT
00:27:18 I JUST CAN'T CONTINUE TO RELY ON PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO MEET THE
00:27:22 GROWING NEEDS OF OUR RECIPIENTS BECAUSE AS WE KNOW THE OLDER
00:27:26 AND OLDER POPULATION OF SAN FRANCISCO IS EXPANDING.
00:27:29 WE EXPECT THAT THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION 60 PLUS TO BE ONE
00:27:35 THIRD OF THE CITY'S POPULATION BY 2030.
00:27:38 SO I RESPECTFULLY RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THIS CONTRACT AGREEMENT
00:27:43 TO BE APPROVED. >> THANK YOU.
00:27:51 >> ITEM THREE IS A RESOLUTION THAT APPROVES A NEW CONTRACT
00:27:54 BETWEEN HCA AND THE IHS AS PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO BEGIN ON
00:28:00 JULY 1ST, 2026 AND RUN THROUGH JULY JUNE 30TH, 2031.
00:28:03 THE CONTRACT HAS A VALUE OF 991,000,000.3 $991.3 MILLION.
00:28:10 >> THIS CONTRACT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE GRANT WITH
00:28:14 HOME BRIDGE. >> IT ESSENTIALLY JUST PAYS FOR
00:28:17 THE HEALTH AND DENTAL BENEFITS OF THE ABOUT 30,000 IHS WORKERS
00:28:21 IN SAN FRANCISCO YOU CAN SEE THEIR PERFORMANCE ON PAGE 15 OF
00:28:25 THE REPORT. THESE ARE REALLY TRACKING
00:28:28 ADMINISTRATIVE OUTCOMES THAT THE I THAT THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY
00:28:33 IS SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE REGISTRY AND DO
00:28:37 BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE OFFERED
00:28:40 BENEFITS WITHIN CERTAIN TIME PERIODS SO IT'S NOT MEASURING
00:28:44 THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM IN THE SAME WAY AS THE OTHER
00:28:46 PERFORMANCE MEASURES OF THE PRIOR GRANT AGREEMENT WE JUST
00:28:49 DISCUSSED ARE YOU CAN SEE ON PAGE 17 OF OUR REPORT THE
00:28:52 BUDGET BREAKDOWN OF THIS CONTRACT 96% OF SPENDING IS
00:28:56 GOING TO THE HEALTH AND DENTAL BENEFITS THE IHS HAS WORKERS.
00:29:04 THE CONTRACT ALSO FUNDS 32 STAFF AT THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY
00:29:08 TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. THIS CONTRACT IS 20% FUNDED BY
00:29:12 GENERAL FUND AND THE GENERAL FUND SPENDING ON THIS CONTRACT
00:29:17 AND THE PRIOR GRANT ARE BOTH PART OF A $200 MILLION
00:29:23 REQUIREMENT AND SPENDING REQUIREMENT IMPOSED BY THE
00:29:24 STATE FOR THE IHS HAS PROGRAM. SO WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF
00:29:30 ITEM THREE. >> THANK YOU.
00:29:33 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.
00:29:35 I MEAN I THINK THAT SIMILARLY TO THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT WITH
00:29:38 HOLMBRIDGE WE KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR HOME
00:29:42 SERVICE WORKERS FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND WE REALLY
00:29:45 APPRECIATE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO KIND OF LEARNING A LITTLE
00:29:48 BIT MORE ABOUT ALSO THE EVALUATION.
00:29:52 SIMILARLY TO HOLMBRIDGE CONTRACT IN A FUTURE DATE.
00:29:56 THANK YOU. AND SO WITH THAT LET'S GO TO
00:29:57 PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. YES.
00:30:00 IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THIS
00:30:02 COMMITTEE REGARDING THIS ITEM NUMBER THREE AND THAT WAS YOUR
00:30:05 OPPORTUNITY. >> MADAM CHAIR.
00:30:08 WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
00:30:11 >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
00:30:13 THIS ITEM TO A FULL BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATION AND A ROLL CALL
00:30:16 PLEASE. >> AND ON THAT MOTION YOU
00:30:19 REFERRED THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FULL BOARD AS RECOMMENDED
00:30:20 AMBASSADOR SAUTER I CHURCH CAN I CAN I WE HAVE TWO US THE
00:30:26 MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU AND MR. CLERK PLEASE
00:30:30 CALL ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE TOGETHER.
00:30:32 >> YES ITEM NUMBERS FOUR AND FIVE ARE RESOLUTIONS
00:30:35 RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
00:30:39 AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND GRANTS FROM
00:30:43 THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY.
00:30:47 ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS IN THE AMOUNT OF 5 MILLION FOR THE
00:30:50 PRESERVATION AND REVITALIZATION OF A HISTORIC LGBTQ PLUS VENUE
00:30:53 THAT WILL ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASTRO
00:30:58 NEIGHBORHOOD DURING THE GRANT PERIOD OF APRIL 1ST, 2026
00:31:03 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2027 AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS IN THE
00:31:04 AMOUNT OF 15,000 FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT RESTROOM
00:31:11 IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CHARITY CULTURAL SERVICES CENTER DURING
00:31:13 THE FISCAL YEAR OF JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2026.
00:31:19 >> MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU AND WE HAVE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF
00:31:23 HOUSING AND COMMUNE DEVELOPMENT HERE AT GOOD GOOD MORNING
00:31:27 CHURCH. >> I REMEMBER SENATOR BEN VAN
00:31:28 HOLLEN FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE
00:31:30 DEVELOPMENT JOINED JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE ALESSANDRA LOZANO.
00:31:34 I'M GOING TO PRESENT ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND THEN HAND IT
00:31:35 OFF TO ALESSANDRA TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
00:31:38 THESE ARE BOTH UH GENERAL FUND GRANTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY
00:31:45 THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE IN SB 105 THE STATE BUDGET ACT
00:31:49 LAST YEAR. AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO
00:31:52 SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION AND REVITALIZATION OF A
00:31:56 HISTORIC LGBTQ PLUS VENUE IN THE CASTRO NEIGHBORHOOD TO
00:32:00 SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASTRO.
00:32:04 BOTH OF THESE ITEMS HAVE TO BE RETROACTIVE BECAUSE THE NRE BY
00:32:08 STATE POLICY HAS NOT PREPARED GRANT AGREEMENTS YET
00:32:12 AND ACTUALLY WON'T DO SO UNTIL THE APPROVAL OF THESE
00:32:16 RESOLUTIONS ON THIS ITEM SPECIFICALLY WE ARE REQUESTING
00:32:23 A ONE WEEK CONTINUANCE WHILE WE CONTINUE TO FINALIZE SOME
00:32:26 PIECES WITH SCENERY AND CITY STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT WE
00:32:31 ARE EFFECTUATING THE STATE'S INTENT HERE AND I AM AVAILABLE
00:32:34 FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> SORRY, CAN YOU ELABORATE A
00:32:39 LITTLE BIT MORE AGAIN ABOUT THE ONE WEEK CONTINUANCE FOR ITEM
00:32:44 NUMBER FOUR? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
00:32:45 WE ARE CONTINUING TO TALK WITH SIERRA TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE WE
00:32:49 ARE ACCURATELY CAPTURING THE STATE'S INTENT IN DELIVERING
00:32:56 THIS MONEY AND WE ARE ALSO TALKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY
00:32:57 ABOUT SOME ELEMENTS IN THE IN THE IN THE RESOLUTION ITSELF
00:33:00 JUST JUST FINE TUNING A COUPLE OF PIECES AND AS THIS IS
00:33:04 LOGISTICALLY HOW THE MONEY IS BEING ACTUALLY DISTRIBUTED I'M
00:33:07 SORRY, COULD YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE
00:33:11 WORKING OUT THE DETAILS WITH THE STATE AGENCIES SPECIFICALLY
00:33:14 ABOUT IT. SO MY QUESTION IS IS IT
00:33:15 SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOW THE MONEY IS GOING TO BE
00:33:18 DISTRIBUTED OR THAT THAT IS PART OF THE CONVERSATION?
00:33:22 >> YEAH. OKAY.
00:33:26 >> SUPERVISOR SAUTER, THANK YOU.
00:33:27 AND AS FOR THE VENUE FOR THIS GRANT, HAS THAT BEEN IDENTIFIED
00:33:31 OR HOW WOULD THAT PROCESS GO AS PROPOSED?
00:33:34 THIS IS WOULD WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ISSUED BY OUR
00:33:38 AGENCY? >> THANK YOU.
00:33:41 >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
00:33:42 LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE TWO ITEMS.
00:33:45 >> I SEE BOTH ITEMS I YOU YOURSELF ITEM NUMBER FIVE MY MY
00:33:51 APOLOGIES. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR CHAN
00:33:54 SUPERVISOR SOUDER, ALESSANDRA LOZANO WITH THE OFFICE OF
00:33:56 ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
00:33:59 THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A RESOLUTION RETROACTIVELY
00:34:00 AUTHORIZING IWD TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND A GRANT AWARD IN THE
00:34:06 AMOUNT OF $50,000 FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
00:34:07 THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY FOR ADA
00:34:10 RESTROOM IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CHARITY CULTURAL SERVICES
00:34:14 CENTER DURING THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 2025 THROUGH JUNE TO JUNE
00:34:20 30TH, 2026. >> AS MY COLLEAGUE BEN
00:34:21 MENTIONED, THE CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET ACT FOR THIS ITEM
00:34:24 SPECIFICALLY PAGE 29, SECTION 23, LINE 25 DESIGNATES THESE
00:34:30 FUNDS TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR ADA
00:34:34 IMPROVEMENT WORK AT THE CC BUT IT IS NOT DIRECTLY AWARDED TO
00:34:38 THE CSEA BECAUSE IWD HAS A CURRENT CONTRACT WITH CSC WHOSE
00:34:43 SCOPE FITS WITHIN THIS PROJECT .
00:34:46 IWD IS SIMPLY ACTING AS THE PASS THROUGH DEPARTMENT FOR
00:34:49 THESE FUNDS. AS NOTED IN THE STATEMENT ON
00:34:50 RETROACTIVITY INCLUDED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILE AND AS
00:34:54 PREVIOUSLY STATED THERE IS NOT YET AN EXECUTED GRANT AGREEMENT
00:34:57 BETWEEN THE CITY AND CNRT DUE TO STATE RULES AND REGULATIONS,
00:35:02 IWD MUST FIRST PROVIDE AN ADOPTED RESOLUTION BY THIS
00:35:04 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN ORDER FOR CNRT TO EXECUTE A GRANT
00:35:08 AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY CHARITY CULTURAL SERVICES CENTER IS A
00:35:12 COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT THAT HAS BEEN ADVANCING WORKFORCE
00:35:15 YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR MORE THAN
00:35:17 40 YEARS. CSEA IS SEEKING THIS FUNDING TO
00:35:20 SUPPORT THE ACCESS AND DESIGN FOR AN ADDITIONAL ADA COMPLIANT
00:35:24 RESTROOM WITHIN THEIR EXISTING FACILITY IN DISTRICT THREE ON
00:35:27 COMMERCIAL STREET DUE TO LIMITED AVAILABLE SPACE WITHIN
00:35:31 THEIR BUILDING. SPECIALIZED ARCHITECTURAL
00:35:32 AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ARE REQUIRED TO CREATE A
00:35:36 FUNCTIONAL CODE COMPLIANT ADA BATHROOM THAT MAXIMIZES
00:35:40 EFFICIENCY WITHOUT COMPROMISING ACCESSIBILITY.
00:35:44 THE STATE FUNDING WILL ENABLE CSEA TO ENGAGE QUALIFIED
00:35:47 PROFESSIONALS FOR THIS WORK AND I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS
00:35:51 FUNDING WILL ONLY BE USED FOR DESIGN AND PLANNING NOT ACTUAL
00:35:55 CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
00:35:56 AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS .
00:35:59 >> THANK YOU. >> COULD I GO BACK TO ITEM
00:36:03 NUMBER FOUR FOR QUESTIONS AND OH SORRY.
00:36:10 >> SO I. SOUDER YES.
00:36:11 JUST VERY QUICKLY ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
00:36:14 THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW, GIVEN THAT THIS
00:36:18 IS IN MY DISTRICT, I UNDERSTAND THE GREAT WORK THAT CHARITY
00:36:19 CULTURAL SERVICES CENTER DOES AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS GRANT
00:36:25 MOVING FORWARD I'LL BE SUPPORTING AND JUST WANT TO ASK
00:36:26 TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PLEASE.
00:36:29 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.
00:36:30 RISER THANK YOU. >> WHAT IS THE TIMELINE OF FOR
00:36:39 THIS GRANT THE TIMELINE PROPOSED IN THE IN THE
00:36:44 RESOLUTION IS I BELIEVE APRIL THROUGH DECEMBER OF NEXT YEAR
00:36:51 CITIZENS TO DECEMBER 2027. THAT'S RIGHT.
00:36:54 >> AND THEN DO WE ACTUALLY ALREADY HAVE A VENUE THE WE'RE
00:37:04 FULLY INTENDING AS PROPOSED IN HERE TO ISSUE A COMPETITIVE
00:37:11 RFP PROCESS. >> YEAH AND AND HERE IT SAYS
00:37:15 THAT LIKE NO THAT ONLY UP TO 15% THAT THIS GRANT WILL BE
00:37:22 AMOUNT TO BE USED FOR INDIRECT COSTS AND WHAT WOULD THE
00:37:25 INDIRECT COSTS BE? WE HAVEN'T WE WOULD NEED TO
00:37:29 SCOPE THAT OUT WITHIN THE THE SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT WORKED
00:37:33 OUT WITH THE SELECTED VENUE AND IS THAT WAS IS OUT OF THIS
00:37:37 OR THAT YOUR UNION WON WE CONTINUANCE BECAUSE OF THAT TO
00:37:41 TO WORK OUT THE SOME OF THE MECHANICS THERE AND ALSO SOME
00:37:45 ADDITIONAL ITEMS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY OKAY WELL I'M NOT
00:37:49 TRYING TO GIVE YOU A HARD TIME BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING ONCE YOU
00:37:53 ACTUALLY PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR I MY EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU
00:37:56 REALLY HAVE IT READY THAT IS READY TO GO.
00:37:57 YOU DON'T NEED A CONTINUANCE AND DEFINITELY NOT WITH LIKE A
00:38:01 STATE AGENCY, RIGHT? LIKE IF YOU'RE REQUESTING FOR
00:38:04 AN ITEM TO BE SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD AND FOR APPROVAL.
00:38:08 MY EXPECTATION OR I THINK THAT GENERALLY LIKE THE COMMITTEE
00:38:09 EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE ALL YOUR YOUR
00:38:15 YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW AND THAT YOU AS PARTY PARTICULARLY FROM
00:38:17 GRANT T FROM GRANT HER THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT ALL
00:38:20 SET COMING A LITTLE BIT AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT
00:38:24 UNDERSTANDING SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT
00:38:27 WE'RE ACTUALLY A WE'RE WE'RE ACCEPTING THE GRANT THAT WHICH
00:38:31 ALREADY HAVE A GRANT AGREEMENT SO DO WE NOT HAVE A FINALIZED
00:38:39 GRANT AGREEMENT? >> WE DON'T KNOW.
00:38:40 WE NEED THE RESOLUTION IN PLACE BEFORE WE CAN GET THAT.
00:38:43 AND JUST TO YOUR PREVIOUS COMMENTS, CHAIR, I SINCERELY
00:38:47 APOLOGIZE FOR THIS BEING ON THE AGENDA AND THAT TAKING UP YOUR
00:38:50 TIME WITH IT. >> NO, NO, IT'S OKAY.
00:38:52 I MEAN I THINK THAT I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND LIKE IS IT
00:38:54 A SUDDEN LIKE UNEXPECTED SITUATION THAT YOU YOU YOU
00:38:59 THOUGHT THAT IT WAS ALL WORKED OUT AND THEN SUDDENLY THAT YOU
00:39:02 WERE JUST NOTIFIED THAT IT DIDN'T QUITE GO THERE AND SO
00:39:05 I'M JUST KIND OF WANTING TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
00:39:07 LIKE LIKE WHAT IT'S REALLY THE HOLD UP AND CAN WE REALLY BE
00:39:13 EXPECTED TO RESOLVE IT WITHIN THE WEEK?
00:39:14 >> YEAH, I THINK WE CAN RESOLVE IT IN A WEEK.
00:39:17 AND MUCH OF THIS CAME TO PASS IN BEGINNING CONVERSATIONS WITH
00:39:22 THE CITY ATTORNEY ON PARALLEL WORK OVER THE LAST WEEK.
00:39:25 SO REALLY I'M OPTIMISTIC WE CAN RESOLVE IT BUT BUT HAPPY TO TO
00:39:30 DISCUSS MORE. >> WOULD YOU PLEASE KEEP US
00:39:33 POSTED AND JUST KIND OF LIKE IF THERE'S THINGS THAT IF YOU CAN
00:39:36 PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IN YOUR CONVERSATION AND THAT THERE'S
00:39:41 AN EXPECTATION THAT WE CAN HAVE IT RESOLVED BY NEXT WEEK I JUST
00:39:45 WANT PLEASE KEEP US IN THE LOOP.
00:39:46 >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, JUDGE.
00:39:48 >> THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO A PUBLIC COMMENT ON
00:39:51 THESE TWO ITEMS. YES, WE'RE OPENING PUBLIC
00:39:52 COMMENT FOR BOTH THESE ITEMS FOR ALL ON THE CONTINUANCE OF
00:39:57 ITEM FOUR AND ITEM FIVE IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
00:40:03 WHO WISH TO DRESS THIS COMMITTEE.
00:40:04 >> MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS SEEING NO PUBLIC
00:40:06 COMMENTS. >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED
00:40:09 . >> SURE.
00:40:10 CLERK I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TO ITEM NUMBER
00:40:13 FOUR SO PLEASE DO WORK OUT THOSE DETAILS AND WITH THAT I
00:40:17 WOULD LIKE TO SEND ITEMS FORM 50I WILL TO CONTINUE ITEM FOUR
00:40:24 TO OUR NEXT MEETING AND A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
00:40:31 AND ON THAT MOTION TO CONTINUE THE RESOLUTION IS ITEM FOUR TO
00:40:34 THE MAY 6TH MEETING OF THIS COMMITTEE OR AMBASSADOR SAUTER
00:40:40 I CHURCH CAN I CAN I WE HAVE TO US THE MOTION PASSES AND MR.
00:40:45 CLERK I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEM FIVE TO FULL BOARD WITH
00:40:49 RECOMMENDATION A ROLL CALL PLEASE AND ON THE MOTION OR FOR
00:40:54 THE RESOLUTION AND ITEM FIVE TO THE FULL BOARD WITH THE
00:40:57 RECOMMENDATION MEMBER SLAUGHTER SAUTER I CHURCH CAN I CAN I WE
00:41:01 HAVE TWO EYES. >> THE MOTION PASSES.
00:41:06 >> THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT MR. CLERK PLEASE
00:41:07 CALL ITEM NUMBER SIX. >> YES.
00:41:11 ITEM NUMBER SIX IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 1.5 MILLION FROM
00:41:14 THE GENERAL RESERVE TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER TO SUPPORT THE
00:41:18 PROJECTED INCREASES IN SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS COSTS
00:41:24 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO 2026. AND THIS ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE
00:41:28 TWO THIRDS APPROVAL OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
00:41:29 SUPERVISORS PURSUANT TO THE CHARTER.
00:41:32 >> MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU. AND TODAY WE HAVE THE PUBLIC
00:41:35 DEFENDER'S OFFICE HERE PUBLIC DEFENDER ACTUALLY MY APOLOGIES.
00:41:39 >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR CHIN AND SUPERVISOR SAUDER.
00:41:43 I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR SPONSORING OUR
00:41:47 SUPPLEMENTAL. ALSO THANK YOU TO BELLA
00:41:50 REPRESENTATIVES CARRIE TAM, CHRISTINA MALAMUTE AND NICHOLAS
00:41:54 MENARD. I WANT TO THANK THE
00:41:55 COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE AND OUR FINANCE TEAM FOR WORKING TO
00:41:58 ADDRESS THIS SHORTFALL. >> BEFORE DIVING INTO THE
00:42:02 SPECIFICS OF OUR SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST, I WANT TO TAKE A
00:42:06 MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHY THIS FUNDING MATTERS.
00:42:09 OUR MISSION VISION VALUES AND THEORY OF CHANGE NOT ONLY
00:42:14 REPRESENT WHAT WE DO BUT IT'S HOW AND WHY WE EXIST.
00:42:17 AND ON THIS SLIDE THERE'S I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE WORD
00:42:21 EXCELLENCE BECAUSE WITHOUT HIGH FUNCTIONING PUBLIC DEFENDERS
00:42:25 THE CONSTITUTIONAL MUSCLE OF OUR SOCIETY ATROPHIES.
00:42:32 WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS HAPPEN. TRAGIC FAMILY SEPARATION
00:42:36 HAPPENS. AND SUFFERING MEMBERS OF OUR
00:42:39 COMMUNITY DON'T GET THE SERVICES THEY NEED.
00:42:46 >> I WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK LOOK AT OUR CURRENT GENERAL
00:42:47 FUND FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AND HOW IT'S ALLOCATED.
00:42:50 OUR BUDGET IS VERY LEAN. EVERY DOLLAR IS DELIBERATE
00:42:54 AND MISSION DRIVEN. THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET
00:42:57 IS ALLOTTED TO STAFFING BECAUSE OUR GREATEST RESOURCE IS OUR
00:43:01 PEOPLE. WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE A POWERFUL
00:43:05 TEAM OF JUSTICE WARRIORS AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENTS AT THE
00:43:09 PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. HALF ARE ATTORNEYS ON THE FRONT
00:43:13 LINE DEFENDING OUR CLIENTS IN COURT.
00:43:14 HALF ARE NOT ATTORNEYS. EQUALLY CRITICAL TO OUR WORK
00:43:17 INCLUDING SOCIAL WORKERS, PARALEGALS, INVESTIGATORS
00:43:21 AND CLERKS ALL ARE ESSENTIAL TO HOW WE DELIVER PEOPLE CENTERED
00:43:25 DEFENSE AND HOLISTIC SERVICES. EVERY YEAR OUR OFFICE SERVES
00:43:32 20,000 PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO 100% OF OUR CLIENTS ARE LOW
00:43:36 INCOME. THEY HAVE NO OTHER OPTION BUT
00:43:39 US. MANY ARE LIVING WITH MENTAL
00:43:40 HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUFFERED COMPLEX TRAUMAS AS YOUTH OR ARE
00:43:47 MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY WHO'VE NAVIGATED HISTORIC SYSTEMIC
00:43:48 INEQUITIES. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER ARE
00:43:52 LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND OR IMMIGRANTS FACING AN ALREADY
00:43:55 COMPLEX SYSTEM WITH ADDITIONAL BARRIERS.
00:43:59 WE REPRESENT 84% OF ALL INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN SAN
00:44:03 FRANCISCO AND WERE ASSIGNED CASES DIRECTLY BY THE COURT
00:44:04 UNDER THE SIXTH AMENDMENT OF THE US CONSTITUTION THE
00:44:07 GUARANTEED RIGHT TO COUNSEL. THE BUDGET INEQUITIES OUR
00:44:13 OFFICE HAS FACED ARE NOT NEW. THEY'VE BEEN ACCUMULATING FOR
00:44:15 QUITE SOME TIME BUT IN RECENT YEARS THESE INEQUITIES HAVE
00:44:19 REACHED A TIPPING POINT. CONTRIBUTING TO A FULL BLOWN
00:44:22 WORKLOAD CRISIS ACROSS THE BOARD.
00:44:27 OUR CASELOAD HAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY WHILE OUR
00:44:28 RESOURCES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE. THERE'S A 56% INCREASE
00:44:31 IN ACTIVE FELONIES AND A 78% INCREASE IN ACTIVE MISDEMEANORS
00:44:38 . THIS ISN'T A STAFFING PROBLEM.
00:44:39 IT'S A FUNDING PROBLEM AND IT IS REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE
00:44:42 PEOPLE WE SERVE AND THEIR FAMILIES.
00:44:45 >> THE WORKLOAD CRISIS IS HERE. THE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST IS A
00:44:49 STEP IN OUR PATH FORWARD. >> MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS MANAGE
00:44:53 BUDGET PRESSURE BY LEAVING POSITIONS VACANT USING SALARY
00:44:58 SAVINGS AS A BUFFER. THAT'S SIMPLY NOT AN OPTION FOR
00:45:01 US. EVERY VACANCY IS NOT A SAVINGS
00:45:05 BUT A CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION GOING UNMET.
00:45:09 WHEN WE RECEIVE HIRING APPROVAL WE MOVE IMMEDIATELY.
00:45:13 OUR DATA SHOWS WE CONSISTENTLY FILL ATTORNEY POSITIONS WITHIN
00:45:15 2 TO 3 MONTHS OF RECEIVING APPROVAL.
00:45:17 LEAVING POSITIONS OPEN DOESN'T JUST HURT OUR CLIENTS IT
00:45:20 OVERLOADS OUR CURRENT STAFF WITH EVEN HIGHER CASELOADS.
00:45:24 AND WE SHOULDN'T BE SACRIFICING THE WELL-BEING OF OUR TEAM OR
00:45:28 THE QUALITY OF REPRESENTATION TO ABSORB A BUDGET GAFFE.
00:45:31 PROTECTING CAPACITY MEANS PROTECTING PEOPLE.
00:45:35 WITH THIS CONTEXT IN MIND I WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH OUR
00:45:39 SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST BECAUSE THE ASK IS IN SEPARABLE FROM
00:45:42 THE MISSION. AS I AS I STATED EARLIER, YOU
00:45:44 KNOW, WE'D BE FURTHER COMPOUNDING THE CRISIS THE
00:45:47 WORKLOAD CRISIS IF WE DIDN'T MOVE TO FILL POSITIONS QUICKLY
00:45:54 AND THAT LEADS TO UNACCEPTABLE DELAYS NOT JUST FOR OUR CLIENTS
00:45:55 AND THEIR FAMILIES BUT ALSO WITNESSES, VICTIMS AND ALL
00:45:58 PARTIES IN THE SYSTEM. THIS HAS LED TO A $1.5 MILLION
00:46:04 STRUCTURAL SHORTFALL IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND WE'RE THANKFUL
00:46:08 TO THE MAYOR FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS APPROPRIATION TO
00:46:12 ADDRESS THE SHORTFALL SHORTFALL.
00:46:13 I REALLY THINK THE CITY'S ATTRITION GOALS ARE DESIGNED
00:46:16 WITH LARGER DEPARTMENTS IN MIND DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE THE
00:46:20 STAFFING DEPTH TO ABSORB VACANCIES WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES.
00:46:23 AS A SMALLER DEPARTMENT WE DON'T HAVE THAT CUSHION.
00:46:26 I CAN TELL YOU AS SOON AS ONE IS OPEN I HAVE THE MANAGERS
00:46:28 TELLING ME WHEN CAN WE FEEL IT? CAN WE FEEL LIKE WE FILL THAT
00:46:32 POSITION? WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO KEEP
00:46:34 OPEN TO MEET ATTRITION GOALS. >> AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THE
00:46:42 POSITION WE ARE IN AND APPRECIATE THIS EFFORT TODAY.
00:46:45 >> >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT.
00:46:50 I THINK THAT IT'S LIKE YOU INDICATED I THINK ALSO
00:46:54 DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY FACING THAT DEFICIT.
00:46:57 WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
00:46:58 WE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS A MANDATE BUT
00:47:04 YOUR MANDATE CLEARLY HAS A DIFFERENT THRESHOLD AS WELL.
00:47:08 AND I THINK THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
00:47:12 MAYOR AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND INCLUDING WITH DIRECTOR
00:47:16 SOPHIA KETTLER. FOR THIS ONGOING I DO NOT SEE
00:47:21 AS I THINK THAT NOT JUST THE PUBLIC DEFENDER BUT ANY
00:47:24 DEPARTMENTS I COME TO THIS BODY IN A YEAR OF SUPPLEMENTAL IS
00:47:31 NOT A GOOD SIGN. AND I IT MEANS THAT THERE'S
00:47:35 ACTUALLY MORE FISCAL ISSUES THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DEAL
00:47:39 WITH IN JUNE WHICH I ANTICIPATE THAT'S THE CASE WITH THE PUBLIC
00:47:43 DEFENDER AS WELL. AND SO I WANT TO URGE YOU TO
00:47:46 WORK WITH THE MAYOR AND FIGURE OUT WHAT YOUR JUNE BUDGET
00:47:53 PROPOSAL ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE. I MEAN YOU'RE IN AN INTERESTING
00:47:54 SPIRT. SIMILARLY TO OTHER ELECTEDS
00:47:58 LIKE OUR CITY ATTORNEY AREN'T JUST YOUR ATTORNEY
00:48:01 AND INCLUDING OUR SHERIFFS YOU KNOW YOU ALL ARE RESPECTFULLY
00:48:06 ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE. I THINK THAT YOUR CONVERSATIONS
00:48:09 ARE DIFFERENT WITH THE MAYOR AND HIS TEAM AND THAT YOU
00:48:13 HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THE VOTERS AND SAN FRANCISCANS ALSO
00:48:17 AGAIN IN IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO FULFILL
00:48:21 THOSE OBLIGATIONS. AND SO I URGE EVERYONE WHO ARE
00:48:25 ELECTED IN FACING THIS BUDGET DEFICIT AND TO COLLECTIVELY
00:48:32 HELP US PROBLEM SOLVE. IT IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION
00:48:36 AND DYNAMICS AND SO HOW DO WE GET THROUGH FOR THE NEXT TWO
00:48:41 FISCAL YEARS NOT TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL DETRIMENTAL CUTS
00:48:45 COMING FROM H.R. ONE SHOULD IT COME TO REALITY IN BITE THIS
00:48:49 FALL? SO I THINK IT IS LEAVING US
00:48:53 VERY LITTLE LIKE GOOD OPTIONS WHILE WE HAVE NO GOOD OPTIONS.
00:48:59 SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
00:49:00 I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE HOLDING THE LINE.
00:49:04 IT'S IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT. >> SO I THANK YOU.
00:49:08 THANK YOU. >> SO WITH THAT LET'S GO TO
00:49:12 PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. YES, WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE
00:49:15 PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE REGARDING THIS ITEM
00:49:18 NUMBER SIX. >> AND THAT WAS YOUR
00:49:19 OPPORTUNITY. AND MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NO
00:49:23 SPEAKERS SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
00:49:24 >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.
00:49:26 I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO A FULL BOARD WITH
00:49:27 RECOMMENDATION AND A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
00:49:31 >> AND ON THAT MOTION TO REFER TO THE FULL BOARD WITH THE
00:49:34 RECOMMENDATION MEMBER SADR SADR CHURCH HAM I CAN I HAVE TWO
00:49:38 EYES. >> THE MOTION PASSES.
00:49:41 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:49:44 AND WITH THAT, MR. CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEM BEFORE US
00:49:46 TODAY? >> MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES
00:49:49 OUR BUSINESS. >> THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED
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