Artists. Thank you very much. And today we have mr. Tom decane from the Arts Commission here. Welcome. Good morning, supervisors. Thank you so much for hearing our item this morning. Im pleased to announce the reserve of 2 30i6 million for the arts impact endowment. Voter aproved proposition e last november with 75 approval, which restores the hotel tax nexus to arts and culture funding in San Francisco. Thank you so much for all of your support. In the measure, it included 9 million approximately new funding for arts and culture, including a new arts impact endowment to be jointly administered between grants for the arts. And i have my colleagues here, matthew guedeau and jason blackwell. The arts impact endowment required a fiveyear allocation plan which is a Needs Assessment based similar to the childrens Needs Assessment. In the winter and spring of 2019 we engaged over 3500 residents of San Francisco as well as visitors and had various input into what the new arts impact endowment
Place in april, may . So the push for new money, thats going to begin fairly soon, though. Mmhmm. Yes. Commissioner covington okay. Well thank you for that response. Then, i had another question regarding the drone. Excuse me . Commissioner covington the drone. So chief cochran. Good morning again. Good morning. Good morning thank you for your progress on this. Its amazing to me that things take years. You know, the most needs in order for them to be met, it takes years. So on the up side, for the second drone, things will go much more quickly. Thats the plan, commissioner, commissioner, yes, maam. Commissioner covington okay. Well, im hoping for a second drone because its been a steep learning curve to get that first drone in the air. I think we will all feel much better and all feel a sense of accomplishment when it takes its maiden voyage. Absolutely. Commissioner covington okay. Well, thank you. Thank you. President nakajo chief cochran, you want to stay up there for a sec . Yes, s
Hello, my name is tom steele, and im here to represent flagging in the park. Were a small Grassroots Group who organize Community Building gatherings in the National Memorial grove five times a year, which i assume arent familiar with, except, perhaps, for phil. So as these events started 23 years ago at the height of the aids epidemic, when a small group of friends gathered in the newly established grove to celebrate still being alive in the face of a very uncertain future. As well as to remember those already lost to the plague, these folks got together to do this by dancing together with vibrant silk flags such as these and i just wanted to show you these. They look like this, made of silk, and hand tie tiedyed. For smrkwe believe those who wee lost trafficking so young would want to be remembered for their vibrant lives. Our events are always free and typically wellattended by regulars, for whom we feel we provide an uplifting experience in these times of growing isolation in our s
[gavel] thank you. Are we good, madame clerk . Good. Good morning, everyone. My apology for arriving late to the chambers. The meet willing come to order. This is december 11, 2019 regular meeting of the budget and finance committee. I am sandra lee fewer, chair of the funds and finance committee, joined by katherine stephanie and rafael mandelman. Our clerk is ms. Wang. Id like to thank sfgov tv for broadcasting this meeting. Madame clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices, complete the speaker cards to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the january 7, 2020 board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. Thank you very much. Please call item number one. Resolution approving an updated Emergency Declaration of the San Francisco Public Utilitieses commission to repair the southeast Treatment Plant final effluent force main for a total estimated
Here and i would really, really hope that, you know, any of us who are qualified to be able to serve on the seat and i will be so happy. Jennifer is great. Ive been watching her and shes my neighbor. A lot of people, william, who couldnt be here. And anybody who could serve, i would love it, with all of the qualified people. But if i could have that chance, i would be more than happy to give of myself to do this work. Anybody have any questions . Im so nervous. [ laughter ] youre all do such a great job. No reason to be nervous. Are there any questions . No, it was perfect, thank you so much. And next is charelle jackson. I know its just passed thanksgiving so happy thanksgiving. Ive been doing any soulfood cooking. I have a fasters degree in political science, Public Policy and i have a bachelors degree in psych and sociology and i work for connor house, a nonprofit organization. We serve Mental Health and Substance Abuse as well as supportive housing, as well as i work on the health