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Good morning. Thank you very much for being here. Know,e surgeon as you the Surgeon General is with us. The Surgeon General, all of you should know. I did not want you to hear the secret things i was saying. Now can you hear me . Do you want to hear me . [laughter] that is the most important thing. Ajoke i tell all of the time, man was giving a speech to about 500 people. A guy in the back raised his hand and said, senator, i cant review. A medially, a guy in front row jumped up and said i can a...

Is the minutes and approval of minutes of october 172,017th. Motion is in order for the approval of the minutes. Second. So moved. Its been a motion second are there any corrections to the minutes . If not all those in favor of the minutes please a aye. All opposed the minutes have been approved. Thank you. Next item. 3 the directors report. Good afternoon commissioners i want to welcome the ucsf pharmacist students, lift your hands so we can wave at you. Also our members of our drug usage union...

Also our members of our drug usage union are here today to testify so i want to acknowledge all of you. And many advocates from the community so well have a very Great Commission meeting today. And just on that note, well let you know President Trump announced he is helping Human Services agency to declare a Opioid Crisis a publichealth emergency. This does not provide us new dollars. There are a couple of things i think are worth noting, one is that there may be flexibility about the regulation...

Pharmacist students, lift your hands so we can wave at you. Also our members of our drug usage union are here today to testify so i want to acknowledge all of you. And many advocates from the community so well have a very Great Commission meeting today. And just on that note, well let you know President Trump announced he is helping Human Services agency to declare a Opioid Crisis a publichealth emergency. This does not provide us new dollars. There are a couple of things i think are worth notin...

Without objection, the witnesseswritten statement will be accepted in their entirety. You have a light in front of you. I assume that you know what all of that means. Mr. Vitale, you are first. Mr. Botticelli, you are first. Mr. Botticelli thank you all for being here today. The National Drug control strategy, the administrations primary blueprint for policy, treat the problem as a Public Health challenge. The increase in the number of people using her when has come a significant problem in our ...

Something that is own the list of trying to expand our relationship so i mean that is great idea and think that we should move forward with trying to expand the relationship with the Fire Department and other first responders. Do clinics have these too or not . Clinics are disposal sites and that is listed on a flier for the clients, but we didnt put disposal boxes on that in particular. Do we know exactly why people dont use the Disposal Services and is there a reason maybe they need an incenti...

Pg e and preventing us from the robust roll out and less funds to do build out this is a direct attack against our cleanpowersf Power Program two resolutions to say ask the California Public Utilities Commission not to approve those increases that is dramatic two increases for the residents i think that is important to talk about some of the things going on behind the scenes thats been going on earlier this year we put on two measures on the ballot the lafco and city put on proposition h that wa...

For the next item [inaudible] good afternoon commissioners. Today is worlds aids day and there are lots of events going around in the city, but just want to acknowledge because it is worlds aids day and [inaudible] who has stay would the department for i believe over 20 years and shell tell usill have her come up and say a couple words. She doesnt know this yet, Tracey Packer is the Program Director fl for the San Francisco aids foundation is a incredible leader in the aids field. [inaudible] wh...

Everything else there was multiple steps in making coffee and we did have a lighter roost because of the qualities of the keep once you roost it it home gisz the coffee. One thing about the coffee they were special blends and i spent seven years on one blend so thats my pleasure. Each bean they were all chosen and blended with each with different cultural and beans is like people and those people give me a reputation i cant buy. People love you my clients love me they take me to the moves movies...

The vote. All those in favor say aye. Opposed . The minutes are passedue naninously. There is no Public Comments for the next item [inaudible] good afternoon commissioners. Today is worlds aids day and there are lots of events going around in the city, but just want to acknowledge because it is worlds aids day and [inaudible] who has stay would the department for i believe over 20 years and shell tell usill have her come up and say a couple words. She doesnt know this yet, Tracey Packer is the P...