Community camera project, but in addition to that, its just the care they provide and communication that they provide stating to all members of the tenderloin this is truly a community that matters. So we think its critically important that this is renewed. Our assessment will go up and we think theyre capable after efficient stewards. We look forward to seeing what they do and we strongly urge your support. Thank you, next speaker. Good afternoon. Im with the larkin Street Merchant Association and cova hotel and i serve on the board of the cbd. I cannot express enough what a critical partner the tenderloin is to everyone that comes into contact with the neighborhood. I cant imagine where the neighborhood would be without the services that the tenderloin cbd provides. We see a lot of imminent. I urge you to support and back the renewal of the cbd and we look forward to partnering with them for the next 15 years. Thank you. Next speaker. Supervisors, what struck me when i was listening to our friends at tenderloin safe passage was kind of the idea that weve created a cbd model that is different than other cbds in the city. Its a cbd that grows from the community, that some of the initiatives that they have incubated and work with and some they have taken on like safe passage have been communitylead. Its being able to know what community theyre in and who theyre working for. So like many said before, it brings joy to my heart when i walk through and see my friends at safe passage and i see, you know, folks really enjoying what is my favourite neighborhood in the city. So i urge you to, you know, support the renewal of the tenderloin cbd for 15 years and really dig deep to see how we can make this model of Community Leadership and Community Empowerment a part of every cbd that we pass and that we strengthen and lengthen in the years going forward. Thank you very much. Thank you, networks speaker. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Im here today as a member of the Tenderloin Community benefit District Board of directors, giving my enthusiastic support to the renewal and expansion of the tldbd. Like many here, my introduction was through the Safe Passage Programme, working on Street Safety projects in the neighborhood. I quickly realize ed this nobodd their finger on the pulse than the captains. Really they serve as stewards of the public realm, keep tender tenderloin residents safe and away from drug feelin dealing. This is a communitybased state programme reducing psychological and physical harm through building and culture of safety and engagement. Really,. Ththis is the type we nodebe. As someone who walks, bike and eats daily in the tenderloin, im urging you to support the renewal today. Thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Im a sometimes friendly and sometimes cranky neighbor of the cbd. All of these growing stories come from a lot of hard work on part of the staff member and leadership of the cbd. You know, this kind of Community Collaboration doesnt come without hard work or conflict. In this process of renewal, i watched simon and the rest of the staff go through hard conversations. Some of the things we talked about, ha harm reduction, making sure there are to harmed securities, those conversations were not easy conversations because those are things not assumed to be a part of the cbd in their process. As we had those conversation, i watched this staff work through what their values are in aligning them with their neighbors. I would like to give them credit and know we have a long way to go but we have a strong begin manage a relationship thats founded in friendship and in conflict and weve been able to remain good together through that process. So as a sometimes cranky but often friendly neighbor, i want to encourage you to vote for the renewal. Thank you. Thank you, next speaker. Hello, supervisors. Im Vice President of the board of Christian Science church on farrell street. I am here representing the church as we get towards that goal. The benefit we are among the people that are assessed for this and we are more than happy to have that renewed and expanded. Weve experienced the gentleness of the individuals that come around and help with us removing graffiti, cleaning our sidewalks and we are supportive of this project. And i have a letter of support from our church. So thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Members of the board, thank you, richard hanham, representing forge. Were a Development Group bringing forward 500 new Housing Units in the tenderloin. Weve been work on this project 35 years and one of the great advantages that has occurred during that period has been the initiation of the cbd. Were being assessed for a nonsettlsignificant contributih projects inside of the expansion map and these are places that have not been served, nor pratting in the assessment and we strongly encourage both the approval and our continued and expanded participation with the cbd. Please remember that the cbd does not exist in the overall map. It exists in the space of community and the place in between the buildings. This is where their work is done and where all of us live on the street. So be encourage them and thank you for everything his team has been doing to help everyone in this neighborhood to be successful. Thank you very much and please support this initiative. Good afternoon. Im with the Senior Center and one of the challenges our seniors have is safety. We did a survey of them four years ago and they said safety on the sidewalks was number one. I made the mistake of thinking safety on the sidewalk meant groups of drug dealers. They said yes, theyre in our way and the safety on the sidewalks is were scared to walk, step in poop, glass and everyone else. So seniors, they dont want to come out because the sidewalks are dirty. Cbd cleans sidewalks. I spent 2500 to put the camera systems in and i buy flash drives and im glad i could spread the work around with the help of the cbd. So i urge you to support the cbd from those 15 years. Thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is jennifer verano and as the director of st. Francis hospital and on behalf of the hospital were pleased to provide the assessment renewal. For over 13 years, cbd played a vital role in the tenderloin by providing services needed to the most vulnerable and diverse neighborhoods. When the neighborhood launched the tenderloin improvement project, we recognised the leadership to realize the new vision to impact the tenderloin. This vision aligns well with neighborhood wide goals to address economic and social conditions that ultimately influence the persons health. What the cbd does in terms of a safe, clean and active environment, building Neighborhood Pride and ensuring Economic Opportunities and supporting local businesses is all a part of the collective success, a recipe for success of residents, shaping the 80 of health outside of the walls of hospitals. We stand by our partnership with the c builbd and request you rew assessment but most importantly continue demonstrated track record of cocreating solutions with tenderloin residents and partners. Thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is kristy shirillo. For anyone who spends time in the ter tenderloin, you know itn be a little overwhelming, but this is an organization innovative and ready to help solve problem and face challenges. I believe the renewal is vital and encourage you to support. Thank you. Networknext speaker. Im a resident of the tenderloin and work for the international u. S. A. S San Francisco city center hostile on the corner of ellis and larkin. On behalf of fellow residents, the tens of thousands of guests that stay at our hostile every year, on behalf of our hostile staff, i would like to thank them for cleanliness and security of the neighborhood and would like to thank you all for voting in favour of this renewal. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Im representing the Property Owner in the tenderloin and we have been a strong supporter of the lcbd and would love to see it renewed. The renewed assessment and extension will allow the tlcbd to implement new programmes in the area and that will make it safer for the residents and visitors of the ten tenderloin. Please support this initiative and thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is will douglas and i work for the st. Francis foundation. Five years ago as my colleague and coworker, jennifer verano mentioned, were formed the Tenderloin HealthImprovement Partnership and its many of the organizations youve heard from. The reason we formed this partnership is that we realized the health of individuals in the neighborhood required more than just excellent care at the hospital. That an individuals health and wellbeing is dependent on social determinants of health and organizations like the Community Benefit district are necessary and an important critical part of a communitys health and wellbeing. I want to acknowledge the work theyve done in partnering with man different organizations across our community and acknowledge that its very rare for this Many Organizations to come together and agree on something. So i want to make that point and urge you to support the renewal of the cbd for another 15 years. Thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon. Im the Programme Manager with the tenderloin housing clinic. Im here to support because they provide a safe and Clean Environment for the entire environment and a part of the Safe Passage Programme and we thoroughly enjoy working with them and we hope that they continue to go on for 15 more years. Thank you. Buenos tardes. speaking spanish . Im a resident of the tenderloin for more than 30 years. Shes saying good afternoon. I have been safe passage voluntary for ten years and this time, she has been noticing the importance of the safe passage and for the community of the tenderloin. Shes a captain and she sees that all of the people of the elderly seniors are very happy when they see her. The parents of the children also trust all of them because they feel that the children are very safe when they are around when they go to school. Out tenderloin itenderloin is aa lot of danger on streets, a lot of drug dealing accidents, also, you know, a lot of people that have been dying there. The traffic is the main problem there. And because people and even sometimes a car, they dont follow the traffic sign. With the new plan and your support, the tlcbd will be in the programme safe passages and stronger and stronger and we will try to have more safety in the streets for many, many years to come. Thank you for your support. Thank you. Next speaker. Initially, i didnt get too involved in the community, but you think its being in the tenderloin with other people who also had difficulties, i wanted to give back. Now i do volunteer work in the community and i really its helping me as a person. So i would like to say that these things that bring the community together, its almost a necessary thing for peoples health, i think. Put because people if youre really down and out, having people who have your back or willing to help you, its can be a powerful thing. Thats the key to giving back. You may have had a dysfunctional family or just had a hard time making friends, but when people, you know, share and communicate with each other, theres a lot that can happen. So keep the tlcb going. I think they are a good role model and we all need to clean up after ourselves in our lives. Puto do that in the community ia real positive thing to see. It reinforces, maybe, brings hope hopefully brings hope to some of the people you dont see a way out of their situation. But there is. There are ways. Ok, thank you. Put. Thank you. Next speaker. Hi, my name is kristen dialobos. Ive lived in the tenderloin for years. Some people have spoken well about the programmes, the street clean, both of which are important and remuc very much n. But what they give they is a sense of expect. My neighbors and i began to organize a few months ago to combat the 24hour open air drug mark and the folks met with us and helped us organize and point us in the right directions. They inspired us and what started as a group of angry neighbors cleaning about the situation out front, they turned us into a positive force for good. I dont think we would be as far along and our neighborhood wouldnt be as improved as it is, if it hasnt been for their support. They have inspired all of us to keep going. Ive been looking for more opportunities to get involved in the tenderloin and in all of the neighbors in San Francisco and im familiar with a lot of different neighborhoods, theres no neighborhood more in need of a benefit district than the tenderloin. But also, a neighborhood that just has such a strong sense of community and i feel that theyve been a big part of that. Their ads and they are focus on the other hand aledon all of th. Its not just about cleaning up the neighborhood but making the neighborhood a safe neighborhood for everyone who lives there. Now thank you. Next speaker. And i support them. Hello. Im with the Tenderloin Equitable Development project our organization supports Community Businesses in the tenderloin, businesses who are often striving and struggling in silence and on their own because their very real problems are lost in the face of the much more visible human suffering and tragedy that we see in front of their storefronts. However, the tlcbd has been a critical partner in assisting our organization in elevating the voices of the unheard Community Businesses and helping to provide the attention and the resources of the Greater Community to help sustain these businesses and allow him to thrive in unjust business conditions. The leadership of the tlcbd in particular, not only through that programmatic work has been able to provide us a platform to assist and invest in businesses and to keep the Small Business owners in the neighborhood, in the communities that they serve and know. Without the tlcbd, we have not been able to increase our assistance to the neighborhood and would not be able to consistently provide the services and the support that the neighborhood and Small Businesses need, strongly support. Thank you, next speaker. Pout. Dan williams, owner of piano fight. Even onim one of the businessee tenderloin and i have to say that one of the most amazing resources from a Business Owners perspective is the tlbcd. Not only do they support really impressive cleaning services that round out what the city does in a fashion thats really working well for the tenderloin but they provide Community Organizational services. These things the tenderloin has a myriad of issues. I know most neighborhoods do in the city, but the tenderloins the tlcg is a specific issue to specific challenges that the tenderloin faces. I would like to point out youve heard from an incredible spectrum of voices from Housing Developers to Hotel Operators to homeless advocates to business operators and i dont know that you get to residents, low income, senior, acrosstheboard and i dont know you get this on many issues you face, but i would encourage it to influence your support, as well. Thank you. Next speaker. Joel wilson, hospitality house. I would like to voice my opposition to the renewal of the tenderloin. Joe, excuse me. This is in support. In opposition . Yes. Speakers will be after everybody in support. Ok, thank you. So i yield the eminderemaindy time. [ laughter ] good afternoon, supervisors. Im the executive director of the lower poke cbd. We are on the northern border of the tlcbd and ive witnessed day inand day out, the hard work and dedication the staff brings to the job. Its easy to quantify the bags of trash and feces and needles but whats hard to quantify is the sense of connectivity and support for the neighborhood that they bring and it is intangible but without it, things would fall apart and so, i urge your support in extenting the tenderloin cbd for 15 years on behalf of the lower poke neighbors. Were thrilled theyre extending to the lower, lower poke, because that will only help strengthen all of our neighborhoods. So i urge your support and thank you for your time. My name is eric rosell and thank you for having us. I want to express my support. As a longtime resident, ive seen over nearly 23 years of working in the area and ive never seen a group of people who are hard working in transforming a community as i have this community and this organization putting forth this effort. I remarkable to see how present and visible they are everyday. As a Community Group organizing and building in my block, theyve been supportive and helping us make the community better, too, and i hope you support their renewal. Thank you. please stand by . And we will stay a little bit longer well the lights countdown too fast. We are there to help people who move slower than others and children to be safe. Thank you. Any other speakers in support i definitely in support. I have been at my house 28 years i have lived here in the city long before that and i really am grateful for the improvements that have been happening these last few years, to see that this program is working. Im sitting here and observing it and hearing the support of it has definitely got me on the side of wanting to support it, and developing and blossoming to make everything a lot safer for everybody. So thank you. Okay. Supervisors, my name is francisco. I support the Community Benefit district. I think it is a little bit different. In 1989 when we had the earthquake and i worked at the presidio, we formed a team to address those concerns in t