Jesse larson and i cannot read it. We record each of our meetings and make the transcripts Available Online madam clerk any announcements. Silence cellphones and Electronic Devices and completed speaker cards to be included as part of the file to be submitted to the clerk, thank you. Before we begin can we have a motion to excuse supervisor ma leah cohen and katie katy tang from this meeting. Motion passes. No object object. Madam clerk can you call item number one. Clerk declaring a homeless shelter emergency and authorize ing the direct offer public work to improve facilities and the director of the department of homelessness and support of housing to contract for Homeless Services and officer services to protect the health, safety and welfare of individuals effected by homelessness and all San Francisco citizens. We have jeff kazski department of homelessness and department of public works here to present. Good afternoon, supervisors, jeff, director of the department of homelessness
Informed, i say the right things, maybe at the wrong time, and it takes all the energy out of you going against the grain. You may Say Something that is real good, but i mess up the whole script. Ive been doing that for years. And its hard because i got passion. You know, im 62, im just like all the rest of you, i look a little younger, but i seen it and been through it. I had to go through it to get to it. People of color, i got to go through more than most of you all. Im no preacher, no teacher, but i know god wouldnt lead me, id be gone. I aint got no money, no home. All i got is morale, i got a moral obligation. My family is across the bay. My daughters, theyre probably feeling good, they have kids and they have kids. But papa still here in the city by the bay, trying to get these people to hear what i got to say. When i learn to do that, i got people queen bee, route 200, we know where we grew up, thats history. Although i dont agree, im going to stand by her side until the time c
Committee meeting for monday, december 11th, 2017. I am norman yee and i will chair this committee as soon as everyone is quiet. Thank you, very much. I am joined by supervisor jeff sheehy and ahsha safai. These are my Committee Members and today is ms. Linda the clerk is miss linda wong. The committee would also like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv, jesse larson and i cannot read it. We record each of our meetings and make the transcripts Available Online madam clerk any announcements. Silence cellphones and Electronic Devices and completed speaker cards to be included as part of the file to be submitted to the clerk, thank you. Before we begin can we have a motion to excuse supervisor ma leah cohen and katie katy tang from this meeting. Motion passes. No object object. Madam clerk can you call item number one. Clerk declaring a homeless shelter emergency and authorize ing the direct offer public work to improve facilities and the director of the department of homelessness and suppo
Access space. A third of the funds are being used to support the clients serving parts of the building which is not just the access point its also we have homeward bound staff on site as well as other staff who directly serve clients getting them access and the first will be more client facing. Im trying to get a handle and wrap myself around this concept that is this is an emergency. Mainly because in my mind, the original version of this was to build out as office space so what makes this an emergency again . I believe homelessness in San Francisco in its self emergency with 7500 people on any given night 20,000 people Year Experience homelessness and as we drive to reduce those numbers and get people access to services and theyre in their homelessness we need to have Access Points in this city so that we can better use and expand our existing programs so having our homeward bound staff on site with access to showers for people who need to get on the bus and make it more efficient an
I think we better get it going. The committee will come to order. To this mornings hearing. Today, the committee will consider the nomination of alex to servee in the as the secretary of health and Human Services. I would like to welcome him this morning. I want to thank them for being here. Thisillingness to serve in capacity, as well. He has his work cut out for them. Health and Human Services is a massive, Sprawling Department that oversees trillions of dollars in spending and liabilities, encompassing all areas of our Nations Health care system. Confirmed, his decisions will impact the lives of every single american. Knowledge, experience, and most importantly, strong leadership. Our nominee brings all of this to the table after nearly do decades of experience after nearly two decades of experience. Hhs, mr. Azare at played key roles in implementing policies, including the Medicare Advantage program. He was also a leader in hhss response to the anthrax attacks shortly after 9 11, t