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You mentioned the fact that there are times when you cant address the need right away and part of the waiting time is because you cant draw down the reimbursement dollars. Uhhuh. I know i was looking at the slide in what areas of need, but it seems like when you cant help some participants, its due to cost reimbursement and not necessarily due to capacity. So would you say a gap funding or some way to eliminate their wait time to able to help a patient right away is important for addressing the ...

Brown, ryan lamb, nopulo. Did i get it . And dean preston for attending tonights forum. Thanks to all of you also. Well start off with one minute Opening Statements in alphabetical order. Miscellaneous brown, tu may begin you may begin. Im vallie brown and the privilege of being your district 5 supervisor for this last year. For over 25 years, ive been your neighbor and ive been an activist. I have helped make sure that we keep a Neighborhood School open in the violence in this district. And als...

Your confidence collapses. I would almost argue that every person who experiences homelessness in the city, especially the way the city is right now, is partially suicidal. I thought about it when i was homeless before i got in the shelter i thought about suicide at least once or twice each week. That changed when i finally got into a shelter. What it means to basically have a safe place. I went from being with the coalition it is having a safe consumption site. I live in the tenderloin. I dont ...

Good afternoon, the meeting will come to order. Welcome to the september 27, 2019 special meeting of Public Safety and Neighborhood Services committee. I am supervisor mandelman. To my right is supervisor stefani and mr. Walton. Mr. Clerk do you have any moniesnents . Clerk please silence cell phones. Your completed speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. No eating or drinking in the chamber, please. Items today will appear on the october 8th agenda unless otherwise stated. Supervisor ma...

The centers for Disease Control related to 530 e cigarette related incidents of lung disease in 38 states and the u. S. Virgin islands. First, i want to make clear that we did not plan to have this emergency hearing at the beginning of this congress, let alone this time last month. On august 23rd, officials from illinois reported the first death due to a mysterious vaping related illness. And since then, a total of eight individuals have tragically died in this outbreak. The response to this cri...

The department did previously with the review back in 1112, the way the department previously did their annual reports where they were much more extensive, but they also took approximately 1824 months to complete. If you look back in history at the departments annual report, technically included data for 1112. It was much longer. So we are looking out for version we are doing now is to find more of a sweet spot in between that has a series of grass and basic data and information and additional n...

Well as consumers. When you say small to medium sized are you talking about people who make e cigarettes . Who are we talking about . A mix of independent manufacturers, distributors, retailers. What is the intended purpose . Why do they even exist . Guest vaping products exist baut dr. Russell wrote smokers smoke for the nicotine but die from the tar. But until these products came out there really was no way to deliver nicotine in an inhaled form that was pleasurable but that you eliminated the...

This is a big need is the longterm programs, a step down and where are people going to. At prc baker places, we have three different types of programs. The first is the assisted Living Program and this is Mental Health driven. You have to have a Mental Health diagnosis but doesnt many you dont have Substance Use. Many are doing the same thing, many are cooccurring disorders. We have our baker supported living disorder. This is another set of coop units and 34 clients are living with positive dia...

In exclusive space rent over the term of the lease and 889,000 in joint use rent which is determined annually by formula. Im happy to answer questions. Thank you very much. Can we get a report please . Yes, the proposed resolution approves adding El Al Israel Airlines to the agreement at the airport, this is the agreement that all Airlines Sign on to that are operating at the airport, they started operating under permit of may this year. This Lease Agreement sets the terms for rent and for landi...

Good afternoon, the meeting will come to order. Welcome to the september 27, 2019 special meeting of Public Safety and Neighborhood Services committee. I am supervisor mandelman. To my right is supervisor stefani and mr. Walton. Mr. Clerk do you have any moniesnents . Clerk please silence cell phones. Your completed speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. No eating or drinking in the chamber, please. Items today will appear on the october 8th agenda unless otherwise stated. Supervisor ma...