Reduce risk of covid19 transmission. Ordinarily, the brown act has strict rules for teleconferencing. The executive order does require that we continue to distribute notice to the meeting in advance. Of noted on the agenda, members of the public may observe this Conference Meeting via sfgovtv. Org and sfgov tv channel 26 and they may make Public Comment by calling the Public Comment phone numbers. Like to welcome the members of the president and stuff watching us live on sfgov tv. The Commission Asks and thank you for your patience during these unprecedented times. We ask the public to have patience and expect delays and gaps during the meeting. Please call the roll. [roll call] commissioner lum she dropped off. She was caller three. I dont see her. I dont see her number. Please note that executive director Shireen Mcfadden is present. We have a quorum. Next item is through communication. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda and during general Public Comment. Both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities are speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone call. During each Public Comment period viewers and callers can call the number on your screen. When connected you will hear the meeting discussion. You will be muted in listen only mode. When your item of interest come up, dial star three to be added to the speaker line. Best practices is to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. You will have three minutes to speak. After 30 seconds you will be muted and placed back in listening mode. Public comment can be submitted by email. If you submit Public Comment via email it will be forwarded to the commission and to be included as part of the official docket. President knutzen thank you. Im going to be making a Commission Committee announcement right now. Im pleased to announce joint legislative committee. I have appointed myself to the dignity fund and oversight committee, Vice President spears will continue to serve on the finance committee. Commissioner sklar agree to serve on as needed basis also expressed interest in joining the legislative committee. I want to thank our commissioners for agreeing to serve on these subcommittees. Are there any other communications . No other communication. President knutzen Commission Er next agenda item 4, approval minutes of the tuesday july 14, 2020 meeting. Are there any comments or questions regarding the july 14, 2020 Commission Meeting minute . Seeing none, not hearing anything. Is there a motion to approve the july 14, 2020 d. A. S. Commission Meeting Minutes . I think we have a move by commissioner sklar and second by commissioner spears. Secretary, please take the roll call vote to approve the july 14, 2020 d. A. S. Commission meeting minute. [roll call vote] the vote is unanimous. President knutzen thank you so much. We will move to directors report. Welcome executive director Shireen Mcfadden. Sorry about that. Thank you president knutzen and commissioners. I want to make sure that you can hear me if the quality of the sound isnt good. I can turn off my video. Is that okay so far . President knutzen okay. Its fine. Thanks. I will start with the federal landscape. At this Moment Congress still has the budget and the house and senate has yet to an agreement. Other Groups Asking Congress to add money to the budget to support older american act programs especially given all the covid. [indiscernible] [audio breaking]. President knutzen youre breaking up. [indiscernible] [audio breaking] can we have everyone else go on mute while shes speaking. Maybe we can get better connectivity. [indiscernible] president knutzen i dont think the executive director can hear us either. Keep talking. Start again . Yes. I can hear you now. Sorry about that. I will start from i left off. As you know, im a board member representing california for the National Association of area agencies on aging known as n4a. N4a usually hold its conference in july. Because of pandemic, it will be held in september. San francisco usually does really well in the awards categories. This year is no exception. Im really excited that were getting four awards this year. Weve receiving awards for technology and connections at home, a program run by the coding senior center. We are also receiving an aging innovation award. This spearheaded by a campaign, metafund. Last but not least, were receiving Achievement Award for our Sexual Orientation and gender identity Data Collection training program. Which was led by tom mullen from d. A. S. At the state level, most of the work ive been doing concerns the master plan for aging. I was named master plan aging stakeholder advisory committee. Many recommendations come in from subcommittees and individuals and organizations and its helping to direct the California Department of aging on the finalizing of the recommendations that will go in the plan. Theres an increasing realization of the plan needs to be both immediate due to all the things happened related to covid and far reaching which was the original plan. This has created some complications for the group. Locally, the big news for us is the budget. This year the d. A. S. Budget which is now in the final stages, will be 434,986,000. Initially, it would be flat budget. We have a lot of budget issues and Financial Issues in the city now. Theres a lot of theres basically close to 47 million added into our budget which is really for the Covid Command Center feeding operations. Since in d. A. S. Because the Human Services agency is responsible for mass caring and feed and retain that responsibility even though the Covid Command Center has become its own operation. That is the big change in our budget. In the process, were a number of small addbacks. Notably some to bridge the Digital Divide and also to provide support for a number of our community organizations. The biggest addback was 1 million which again will support the Covid Command Center feeding operations. Last but not least, the department has been working with the Covid Command Center on being ready to handle smoke and heat issues. Obviously, im not in San Francisco right now, i know that the air quality has been really bad and were concerned about making sure that we are doing all we can to ensure the safety of seniors and people with disabilities during this time. The department has been very active in that process. That is the end of my report. I hope you can hear me. Thank you. President knutzen thank you executive director mcfadden. Item 6 is the d. A. S. Employee recognition. President knutzen this is the fist time weve had an employee of the month who we recognized virtually. Niquelle, youre on first for this. Its really exciting to me to be able to along with president knutzen, to announce that you are employee of the month for september. Oh, thank you. Really excited today for you. Niquelle, what i want to do and read what people have said about you, what your coworkers have said about you and bridget can make sure you get a copy as well. They said some great things and all of them are true. Niquelle warren joined Human Services agency in 2015. Joined the office of Community Partners, daous d. A. S. In 2019. Any equelniquelle is a team pla. Niquelle is one of the many reasons why the Emergency Response efforts of the city and county of San Francisco has been met with unbelievable amount of willing workers and enthusiasm to help serve the public affected by the pandemic. Niquelle was employed as Disaster Service worker twice. She helped clean one of the covid hotel sites. During her time at the Emergency Operation center. Tiffany kearney, o. C. P. Program analyst stated, the Nutrition Team had an opportunity to work with niquelle on a project that ran into march. At a time our environment was unpredictable and uncertain and changing, niquelle not only couldnted to work on the project from our home, she took on extra and did so with enthusiasm and a smile. Her work was extremely helpful to all of our nutrition parks and provided Nutrition Team with information that we may not have been able to gather if the covid19 climate. Niquelle has been great to work with. There were couple of groups or projects we needed help with. She jumped right in. She never complained and proactive and thoughtful. All of which went a long way toward making our Community Members and consumers feel included and respected. I really enjoyed working with niquelle. Shes a delight to work with. Ms. Warrens willingness to take on new tasks makes her that go to and reliable employee that we count on. Niquelle is positive and go getter attitude is very inspirational and infectious to all her peers. Her personality uplifts the morale. It is a pleasure to work with niquelle in the office of Community Partnership. Niquelle congratulations on being our employee of the month for september. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for your excellent work. If i could as commission president. I usually will be standing by you along with your colleagues. Its been nice for us and members of the public and anyone watching this to meet want of the many Unsung Heroes of this pandemic and it sounds like what director mcfadden articulated is exactly that. I think that we really appreciate everything you do anyway and for all of what you did to step up during this time and make a critical difference for people. We just appreciate that so much. Thank you for your work. Very happy to share this with us today. Congratulations. Thank you. Can i say a few words . Of course. I want to thank the commissioner, executive director of d. A. S. And director mcfadden. Im really happy and i appreciate being employee of the month. Im so grateful to work with a great group of people at d. A. S. I want to say thank you. I really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. I want to show you guys this too. I got this in the mail. [laughter] thank you so much. I really appreciate you guys. I love working here with a great group of people. Thank you so much. Moving on to item 7. General Public Comment. An opportunity for members of the public to address the commissions on matters not on todays calendar. Please open the phone line for Public Comment. Members of the public that are already dialed in and wish to provide comment, please press star 3 to enter the question in queue. For those already on hold, please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. Well wait 30 seconds for callers to submit their request. Do we have any callers in the queue . We have no calls in the queue. Thank you. Commissioners, your next item is item seven, old business. Im not aware of any old business. Please indicate by raising your hand if theres any old business that you like to discuss. Seeing none. Next item. Agenda item 5. Items ae are action items that require a vote by the commission. President knutzen thank you madam secretary and moderator today. Thank you for your assistance with Public Comment and helping to manage the meeting. Commissioners your first agenda item is a. Review an approval of fiscal 2021 California Department of aging Supplemental Nutritional Program snaped. Tiffany kearney will present. Good morning commissioners and executive director mcfadden. Im seeking commissions approval to into contract with the California Department of aging so we continue to participate in the state snaped program. Overarching goal of the program is to encourage and support healthy and active lifestyle. It promotes good nutrition, provides suggestions on how to stretch food dollars and offers individuals the opportunity to participate in evidencebased physical Activity Programming. Selfhelp for the elderly is our Community Partner who administers the program. The evidencebased physical Activity Program offers through snaped includes tai chi for arthritis, walk with ease and bingo. With inperson gathering suspended at this time, these programs are or planning to be offered on virtual platforms. Congregate meal providers use snaped funding to purchase educational materials that promotes Healthy Eating habits. Thank you, im happy to answer any questions you might have at this time. Are there any comments or questions from the commissioners . I dont hear anyone indicating a question. I have one about handling during the covid time. Anyone being interested in these programs should be able to access them virtually. At this particular moment in time, tai chi is out one thats offered on zoom. The walk with ease and bingo, theyre working on the license agencies are working on getting them on virtual platform. That is the plan for this year. President knutzen participan ts in the Congregate Meal Program are learn being that through the outreach. Correct. President knutzen thank you. [indiscernible] please open the phone line for Public Comment. Members of the public that already dialed in and wish to provide Public Comment please press star 3 to enter the queue. Members of the public can wish to provide Public Comment and have not, please dial [indiscernible] when connected you will hear the meeting discussion. When your item of interest comes and it is very important to dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Do we have any callers in the queue . There are no calls in the queue. Thank you. President knutzen well close Public Comment. Is there a motion . Commissioner lum first motion and do we have a second from Vice President spears . Thank you. Please take the roll call on agenda item a. [roll call vote] president knutzen Commission Ers, next item is agenda b, [agenda item read] im going to be amending whats in the written agenda to might correction make the correction. 10 contingency for total of 753,599. Hello again commissioners and executive director mcfadden. Im seeking approval for Grant Agreement to plowshares to provide a communitybased program for older adults and adults with disabilities who are military veterans living in support of housing sites. Support of services and Service Connection program was a new program funded by d. A. S. In fiscal year 1718. The program has been very successful in engaging that trend in d. A. S. Services. Swords offers the program at six Supportive Housing sites. One of which now includes new apartments. There are two program components. The first is Service Connection which provides one to one assistance in connecting with Service Providers and programming in the community. All example of this might include assisting of that trend in making and keeping a medical appointment. Another example might be providing a veteran with information about Supportive Services in the community. The second component is Community Engagement which offers the opportunity to gather for social events and activities. Some examples last fiscal year prior to covid19 included Monthly Community breakfast, tech support classes and a womans veteran group. They also provided off site field trips such as bowling and miniature golf. At this time inperson Community Gathering remains suspended. Swords has been able to modify their programming to continue Ride Services just in different ways. They are connecting with clients through telephone calls and emails and sometimes Video Conferencing when they can. Swords continuing to see clients in person as needed using the appropriate p. P. E. Swords are anticipating that much of the Services Provided this fiscal year will continue to be modified because of covid19 and the service unit reflect that if fiscal year 2021. Swords has met or exceeded service and outcome objectives each and every year since this program launched and we are looking forward to work