Transcripts For SFGTV Mayors Press Availability 20151203

I have another question. Just like to remind the commissioner, we have a full agenda. You say the current residents will not be affected. The current residents of these housing generally are elders, seniors, many housing, you do have Young Children. The Young Children it could be a couple of years old or teenagers. You know, they are currently residing with their mothers. Are you covering those Young Children too when they get older. When they currently, under the 29 properties, seven of them are designated as family buildings. Hump designate family . Seven. Thats just the designation meaning that if you to apply to get in there, you will be applying to those children. There are grandparents that are taking care of their children. I understand that. Thats the designation per hud. Basically if you are on lease on the property, then you are part this program. You are eligible for the temporary relocation for being on lease. We did run a huge ad Family Member campaign for the last couple of months where we got 250 folks who had not been on the lease. They had been couch surfing or living with a grandparent or with a friend. We gotten on lease so theyre no longer in the shadows. They would no longer be worried about whether or not they would lose the housing. Weve really done a thorough work to be able to make share folks are eligible and on lease at the properties. Everybody that is on lease at that property is eligible for services and for assistance. When a person you dont age out of a lease. Its not like if you get to be 18, you suddenly kicked off. You can continue to be on the lease. If youre on the lease and say a grandparent were to pass away, then the family thats there is eligible to take on the lease and the property. Its not like you hit a certain age and youre no longer eligible to be there. As long as youre on lease, you are eligible for all the services and for the quality housing. Thank you. This is important. I want clarification. Now, these younger teenagers living with their parents, eventually, they will grow up and theyre going to get a job. Theyre going to get promotions. Theyre going to make lots of money. Are they still eligible to continue residing in the subsidizing housing . By current federal standards, if a person is living in the property under rad now, even if they exceed eligibility, because theyre a current tenant, they are protected. We do some buildings thats flat rent because they reached a certain level. If you were to apply for subsidized housing and get an application and you would have to meet a certain income eligibility to be able to be there. At some point, if you exceed the income, then the property is going to want to probably look to move you up the housing ladder within the mayors housing of below market rate. Part of the positive nature of this for the mayor itself was to create the full ladder so that folks in these buildings will have access to lotteries and wait list for other buildings as you move up the income. We want everyone to work and to increase their income. Obviously. What we find in San Francisco is that folks often times have to work for quite some time before theyre able to reach a certain threshold to be able to move to the next level. Theres no guarantees in fairness but the object here these Affordable Housing developments are operating our below marketing rate. Thank you for answering my questions. Commissioner james. I want to get back to you mentioned something regarding the social services. What about that . Will that be provided for some of the seniors . We do have a Program Going on now. My concern, would you still provide that . All of the buildings, family or senior, will have a one to 75 staff person on site who will be operating both engagement activities and Community Building, health and wellness, education activities. Will happen on site. Plus theyre working to great partnerships with other leverage and Senior Centers. We can get seniors to be able to go to the programs. Will that be provided so services for families . Same with families. We went through and did contracts with hsa for the family sites. Okay, thank you. Thank you very much any other comments or questions . Comments from the public . Thank you very much. That was a very comprehensive presentation. Thank you. Item a requesting authorization to enter into a new grant with Bridge Housing corporation for provisions of service, connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration, converted Housing Development units during the period of november 1, 2015 through jun june 30, 2017. Both a 10 contingent for a total grant amount not to exceed, 117,189. Carrie wong, welcome. Can you hear me okay . Carrie wong. Director of Long Term Care operations. I want to take a step back a little bit before i get into this first one because the next 11 items are basically about the same thing. Theres five developers and theres 11 contracts and 11 buildings. Thank you helen for a very comprehensive description. All the buildings, the part that daas has a part in are basically related to the Service Connection model. If i can explain a little bit about the Service Connection model, i can go into the building aspect. With the Service Connection model, theyre basically built on three principles of community engagement, Community Building and Service Connection. Community engagement deals things like establishing trust, mapping needs, Community Activities and things that sort, the Community Building deals with Community Organizing and events not limited to activities that helen mentioned about food, support group and coffee hours. Building stronger tenant and neighborhood partnership. The Service Connection piece is more of individual, client need or resident need. Things like referrals with follow up, support for housing and stabilization. To achieve these three goals, the part that daas has a piece is funding. Each the buildings have different sizes and numbers of people and things like that. For each of the buildings, these are the core activities. Outreach, health and wellness and housing stability. For outreach, theres things like building and maintaining positive relationships with the tenants, tenant meetings. They know theyre available for help. For health and wellness theres Service Needs assessment, information and referral, crisis intervention and counseling with individuals and groups. They follow up with servic service referrals. Housing stability part of it. They work cooperatively with the Property Management team during all the transition thats happening. Theyll do direct outreach to tenants who have expressed safety concerns or if theres a housing and lease or violations and things like that. For the first three items, its part of the Bridge Housing corporation. The first item that were talking about now is located on 25 sanchez. Any questions. Just one. I think its important to clarify that the services that daas is funding is primarily targeted for seniors and adults with disabilities. Its not clear from the description. I wanted to get that on the record. Were funding programs that affect our clientele. The program is fantastic but were only charged with a specific aspect of the demographics. I want to make sure thats clear. Correct. All of these 11 buildings has been designed by hud as senior buildings. The focus is on seniors. Thank you. Item a. Is there anything you want to say about this item . For the next 11, these are all the buildings that are under the same description, under the Service Connection model. This one is 2 25 sanchez, the first one. Any comments or questions . Commissioner loo. I realized, they dont have a bunch of personnel. Is it coming from a grant more . There is no money for the staff in the budget. Yes. As helen mentioned, they are mixed funding. They are leveraged by different ways of maybe helen can speak better about how that income is generated. Theyre all different leverage funds. The requirement under rad was that you fund a Service Person and you able to designate one to 100 was the average across the National General Service Connection model. We required the owner or operator to put that into air budget. So they have 81,000. What the city did was then reduce and make it better, one to 75. There may be small bits of staffing, only small bits. But the primary staffing is in the operating budget in the building which ensures that staffing is maintained irregardless of any other contract. Its a leverage back and forth between the owners budget and the city contract. Thank you. I see your concern commissioner, some of the vendors opted to subcontract the Service Component elsewhere. If you looking to subcontract your detail, Service Component for this first five that were talking about at sanchez is being contract to the Northern California presbyterian homes and services. Thank you. Any other comments or questions from the commission . Any comments or questions from the public . Seeing none, call to question all in favor . Aye. Niany opposed . Motion carries. Continue carrie. Item b. Requesting authorization to into enter new grant with Bridge Housing connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance, during the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017. In the amount of 155,000. Include a 10 contingency for a total grant amount not to exceed 171,241. This location is on 255 woodside its the second building for Bridge Housing. Any questions . Any comments or questions from the commission . Commissioner james. Yes. Im looking at the annual reporting that you make. To whom would you make that report to . Summarize the contract . To whom do you make that report to . Im sorry, annual report . Yes, it says here, you will be making an annual report, summarizing the contract activities and accomplishments by the 15th of the month. As part of daas responsibility as a contract manager, we monitor all our contractors and we have monthly and annual and quarterly reporting that we look at. Daas does that piece. Is that your question . Would the agency be making the Bridge Housing making the reports . President james, the element is no different. They are required to submit to your Department Program staff. In this case, the process is the same. They will have to provide and quarterly and annual reports to the staff. They will be presented to you on how theyre doing. Its totally consistent with the model that daas adopted and the Human Services agency as well. In terms of monitoring all the contracts. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . Seeing none all in favor. Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. Item c. Requesting authorization to enter into a new grant with Bridge Housing corporation for provisions of Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration converted Housing Development units, during the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017. In the the amount of 79,478 plus a 10 contingency for a total grant amount 87,426. Thank you again. This property is located on 462 dubose. Also Housing Corporation within cphs providing Service Connection and duties. Any questions . Commissioner ow has stepped out. No, im here. Okay. Do i have a motion to discuss . Moved. Any comments or questions . Any comments or questions from the public . All if favor . Aye. Commissioner ow. Aye. Any opposed . Thank you motion carries. Item d. Requesting authorization to enter into a new grant with Chinatown Community for provisions of Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration converted Housing Development units. Who thought of that . During the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017, plus a 10 contingency for a total grant amount 91,551. Thank you. This property is located on 227 bay. They will be providing their own Service Connection. Do you have a motion to discuss . So moved. Second. Any comments or questions from the commission . Any comments or questions from the public . All in favor . Aye. The motion carries. Item e. Requesting authorization to enter into a new grant with Chinatown Community Development Center for provisions of Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration converted Housing Development unit during the period of november 1, 2015 through jun june 30, 2017. In the amount of 200,000, plus a 10 contingency. This property is located on 998 pacific. Its also ccdcs staff that will be driving those Service Connections. Do i have a motion to discuss . So moved. Do i have a second . Second. Any comments or questions from the commission . Commissioner loo. On the operating expense, can you tell me whether the activities and supply. It seem like its pretty high out of the operating budget . Right. Ly take a stab. 990 pacific. We have a different general. That is the only building which have seismic problems and the entire building has to be relocated off site. What were doing in the other building is doing floor by floor few units at a time so we dont have huge buildings emptied. In this building, there are lots of activities and different types of things that are happening off site moving folks around and trying to keep them active and engaged with their new owner. That part of their budget is most likely much higher because theyre really trying to engage the residents who have moved from their apartment. Theyre not going to have a Community Like living in one building. Theyre going to be spread around. Its a little bit different model because of repair and rehab in that building. Do you want a chinatown to talk to you about that . Yes. That building is a little bit different. You noticed the budget was a little different. Just because its a much harder situation. Thank you. Good morning commissioners. Im grace, im director of Residence Center at Chinatown Community Development Center. For 990 pacific we will begin construction of the property in january. Theres going to be a lot of noise from january up to may. We need extra staff and extra funding for operating support to think of creative ways to have off site programming for residents. Especially when the noise becomes unbearable. That requires us to have staff to put on off site activities and also partnership with other Service Organizations to accommodate our residents. At earliest in june 2016 is the earliest where we will be relocating all the households off site for a 10 to 11 month period. For that period, the extra staffing to work with the arents and residents and do Service Connections. And for Service Organization to provide services to residents who are relocated off site. Thank you. Commissioner james. Have you made contracts with those agencies already as to where you moving them to . Where theyre moving to, we have relocation staff from tha that are doing the research on available housing. For the services piece, for january to may, where residents still will be living on site, we are working other Service Organizations like on lok and organizes in the chinatown and north beach neighborhood to provide on site activities at their centers for residents to access. Thank you. Any other comments or questions from commission . Any comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, all in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Thank you, motion carries. Item f. Requesting authorization to enter into a new grant with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development corporation forfrom vision Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration, converted Housing Development units during the period november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017. In the amount of 53,228 for a total grant amount 58,551. Carrie. This property is located on 939 to 951 eddy. They have a contract to provide the Service Connection. Have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . Hearing call to question. All if favor . Aye. Motion carries. Item g. Requesting authorization to enter into a new grant with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development corporation for from vision of Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration converted Housing Development units during the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of i read that already. I meant to read g. Requesting authorization to enter a new grant with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development corporation for provisions Service Connection families demonstration converted Housing Development units during the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017, plus a 10 contingency. This property is located on 430 turk. Theyre using staff to do the Service Connection work. Do after motion to do i have a motion to discuss . Moved. Second. Any comments or questions from the commission . Hearing none, all if favor . Aye. Thank you motion carries. Item h, requesting authorization to enter a new grant with community thousanding partnership for provisions of Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration converted Housing Development units. During the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 110,702 plus a 10 contingency for a total grant amount not to exceed 121,772. This property is located on 666 ellis. The chp staff it using their own staff for Service Connection. Do i have a motion . So moved. Second. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Commissioner james . Yes. Aye. Commissioner loo. Thank you. Any opposed . Motion carries. Item i, requesting authorization to enter into a new grant with mercy housing for provisions of Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration converted Housing Development units during the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 56,978. Plus a contingency for a total grant amount 62,676. This property is located on the mercy housing staff will be providing their own Service Connection. You have a motion to discuss . So moved. Thank you. Any comments or questions from the commission . Commissioner james. Whats the cross street the there . Euclid. Near california. All in favor. Motion carries. Item j. Requesting authorization to enter a new grant for provisions of Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration converted Housing Development units. During the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 156,926 plus a 10 contingency for a total grant amount not to exceed 172,619. This property is located on 1880 pine street. Mercy will be providing their own staff Service Connection. Motion to discuss . So moved. Questions from the commission . Commissioner loo. Yes, i just look at the operating expense again. The supply for the month seem to be awfully high. About through thousand dollars 2000 a month. What kind of activities are they . Good morning commissioners. With 1880 pine we have supplemental position. Theres a 1. 5 fte. Part of that funding will be going towards additional staffing person. We do a pretty Robust Health and wellness program. Well be using from that funding to get folks to come in to do exercise classes and just to a Strong Health and wellness program. Are they parties for the people . There will be parties there will be a Community Outreach piece too. We have a good balance of health and wellness Community Outreach and educational component. It wont be just for parties. How many units are there . For pine, 113. Thank you. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . Questions from the public . All in favor. Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. Item k. Requesting authorization to enter a new grant with mercy housing for provisions Service Connection to families residing in San Francisco rental assistance demonstration converted Housing Development units during the period of november 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 59,478 plus a contingency for a total grant amount 65,426. This prompt is locate property is located on 491, 31st avenue. So moved. Any comment or questions from the commission . Hearing none. All in favor. Aye. Thank you, motion carries. Item l. Requesting authorization to modify the grant with veterans Equity Center, vec for provisions of Community Services during the period of july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2018 in in a amount of 1,059,954 plus a 10 percent contingency for revised total not to exceed amount of 1,165,949. Monte cimino welcome. My name is monte cimino Program Analysis on office on the aging. We seek your approval for veterans Equity Center. With these additional funds, the Equity Center is looking to expand their current Community Services programming to additional site. The center will increase the Community Service annual Service Communities by the following amount. By 130 consumers, increasing activities hours by 1150 hours, increasing Translation Services by 500 hours and increasing social services by 400 hours. Veterans Equity Center will bring over existing programs such as bingo and arthritis exercise group. Staffing, the program is looking to hire a. 5 fte Community Services work. Additionally, Current Community Service Workers are allocated part of their time to work at the site. Finally, this program is looking to hire an intern to assist with outreach and provide language capacity at the new site. This person would work maximum of 15 hours a week at 12 an hour. The staff will help to facilitate group and services at the new site. They will work to connect outreach in the neighborhood and partner with additional organizations and Senior Housing. The current language capacity is english and three regional die dialect to the philippines. I will be happy to answer any questions that you might have. Motion to discuss. So move any comments or questions. I do have questions. Commissioner ow. You are talking about american filipino veterans . Yes, sir. How many are there now leaving . I would call louis to answer this question. Good morning commissioners. Executive director of veterans Equity Center. As far as the filipino world war ii veteran, theres not a lot anymore. In july, president obama actually stated that there are only 6000 filipino world war ii veterans living in the united states. What this means as far as california and in the market, if you look at the number of veterans, we could safely say that onehalf, about 3000 live somewhere else and 3000 live in california. One quarter live in Northern California. In the neighborhood, we dont have a lot anymore because after the special Veterans Benefits that was enacted in 2000, a lot of the aging veterans opted to go home to the philippines to live the remaining days with their families. What we have now is approximately about 100 that we see at the center. So, right now, your center is on mission and 6th far long time. Now you want to have another center in another location . Yes. There is a desire to expand the services and its not only for filipino world war ii veterans, because we are growing a large number of aging seniors in the area. We feel that the jean reck center is being under utilized. There are groups there who are using the center. The desire of the veterans Equity Center is to provide Community Services. Make sure that there is an ongoing Senior Services at the center as it is going through renovation and a plan for expansion is now. A lot of the seniors are not able to go there because theres really no structure and no staffing at the jean wreck center. Just like what mont monte cimino mentioned, we have activities at the Community Center where our program is housed at the moment. We have a hall that can take 125 and thats where we have food pantries, we have social activities. We can also expand these services and make it available to seniors who are in close proximity. I would say there are senior who live at the hotel, apartments. One of the things that i have done my walk and asked them if theres something that they can they would like to see. There are several residents that live in the apartments. We would like to play pin pong. If were going to have seniors or adults with disabilities and theres no staffing at the reck center, the veterans Equity Center will be able to provide that. Thank you. I ask these questions, we want to get the best services for our veterans. Chairman james was on the call and i was in the infantry. We will try. I understand, the services will be provided to all veterans not just filipino veterans to the Second World War that is correct. Not only veterans but the seniors in the population with adults with disabilities its multiple demographics. You dont have to be a veteran to get the services . No. It has not been like that since the beginning commissioner. You dont have to be a veteran of the Second World War to get the services . No. Any veteran can come. Will the Services Include helping those veterans. Many of them are homeless get the services need to get them off the streets . Would there be some kind of connection with other partners who specialize in that to help direct them . Yes, commissioner. The veterans Equity Center have a Housing Program. It is funded through the Mayors Office of housing. We have have been seeing a lot of veteran who are not filipino world war ii veterans who have been seeking housing. I think additionally with the others, we have been looking into building our capacity from our senior and the disability programming to be able to address the needs of the homeless and the other population of veterans as our Housing Program is busting at the scenes. One of the things we like to do is to make sure that theres a Community Service worker at the reck center because there are times when there are homeless who just needed a bench and to make sure we are able to talk to them and we want to sure if it is food they need, were able to link them with meals in the neighborhood. If there are other services that they need and we can link them to our partners and other Service Providers in the area. Thank you very much. Commissioner james. Im looking at your contract and i know you mentioned elderly, because you have orlando seniors, wha older seniors, what about Mental Health . Alzheimers and if they have dementia and Caregiving Services like that. Is that something your agency has done . You talking about older veterans. Yes, i understand commissioner james. Unfortunately, we dont have the capacity to provide Mental Health services, we do have partners in the neighborhood who can provide Mental Health services. Respite, were looking also at caregivers who are predominantly children of the veterans who have come from the philippines recently who have been providers. Just to give them linkages to all of the support Services Available is what we do at the center. We have partnership with the Filipino American Counseling Team to make sure theyre able to educate themselves. Signs in depression in older adults and isolation. Its pretty much just like building our capacity to link them to services. We are not able we dont have any capacity to provide those councilling services. Do you hook up with the v. A. Health center . Yes. They have a lot of resources out there. Yes commissioner. Were fortunate that we have a v. A. Center now on the south of market. Again, the challenge with the filipino veterans is that, despite the fact that the v. A. Is available to them, it hasnt been that long theyre able to Access Services of the v. A. They have long standing relationships with their filipino doctors. For those who can, we truly encourage them. Theres a wealth of resources at the v. A. For instance, we were able to encourage the veterans to attend ptsd counseling and encourage them now that we have a clinic to go see a doctors there at the v. A. It opens up a lot of services for them. Its a meter of making sure they are encouraged. To make they will go. Thank you. Any other comments or questions. Questions from the public . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. Item m. I will read this, i think i like a little clarification to the amount. It is not clear. At least not clear to me. The Department Request authorization to modify daas Grant Agreement with nonprofit Service Providers for the cost of doing business, codb funding for the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2016 in aggregate amount 794,231, for the period july 1, 2016 through june 30, 2017 not to exceed 1,588,462. For subsequent years, 2,282,693. Thank you john. Let me make sure i understand what i just read. The total amount of 2 million relates to the two periods covered here . I dont understand the sub convention subsequent years. Basically the cost of doing business adjustment, each of the agency will get 2. 5 on certain type of funds. Theyll get 2. 5 for 15 and 16. Can we have a motion. Motion to discuss, thank you. So moved. In fiscal year 16 and 17 will be the second amount. Thats roughly 5 double the first year. Once we increase it becomes baseline to the contracts. The subsequent years, the amount will continue out that higher level. Say an agency got 5000 increase in 15 and 16, it will carry out a baseline to their budget. It will be a baseline amount, but it wouldnt be a cost of doing business . It wont be a new cost of doing business. It will be just par of the funding for their service. I think i understand. I want to make sure that were clear on this. What happens as a result of two cost of doing business increases the baseline expenses for the organization has gone up. Yes. The aggregate years, though, in this paragraph does not refer to aggregate cost of doing business increases in the aggregate year. That will be funded operately and different item all together . Yes. We are only talking about funding, cost of doing Business Funding through june 30, 2017 . Yes. Thank you. Ill do the presentation. Good morning president james and commissioners and Deputy Director mcspadden. Im director im john tsutakawa. The Department Like to request authorization for the cost of doing business for the amount of 2,382,693. The mayor office provides additional funding to assist nonprofits in meeting the rising cost of doing business in the city. As youre aware, nonprofits have particular challenge in terms of cost, rising rents and property costs as well as meeting competitive salaries for hiring and for staff retention. For fiscal year 2015 and 2016, the city granted a cost of doing business increase for 2. 5 . This amount will be doubled for fiscal year 2016 and 2017 and subsequent years. The cost of doing business adjustment is applied to general fund and state and federal funds. It does not apply to past through funding like wages for ihss. Over the next few weeks, we will be talking with contractors to modify their budgets and answer questions they have. We request your approval to move forward and i can respond to any questions you have. Thank you. Any comments or questions from the commission . Commissioner james. How many contracts are we talking about . Im not sure, i think we have about 150 daas contracts. Weve gone through the process. Were going to have to meet with each agency and make sure theres an agreement whats general fund. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . Any comments or questions from the public . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Item n. Requesting authorization to modify the grant with institute on aging for elder during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2018 in the additional amount of 116,058 plus a reviserd total grant amount 377,626. We have a motion to discuss. So moved. Good morning president james commissioners. My name is jill nielsen. Im the director of the adult protect prospective Services Program for the city. Im also the Program Representative that oversees the elder abuse prevention contract within daas. Daous i think its great that we have multiple programs today. The over arching goal of the existing contract is to promote the protection of seniors and adults with disabilities from abuse and exploitation. This is done through outreach and education activities. Through the Contract Community based Service Providers are able to receive free inservice training that really focus on mandated reporting, obligations and responsibility. Also through this contract, constituent groups receive training, these training really focus on teaching seniors and adults with disabilities on how to protect themselves, how do identify abuse and exploitation that might be happening with neighbors, families and friends. I will say its a service that is really in high demand. Every year we find that the request far exceeds our capacity to be able to meet the needs. Weve been trying to find creative ways to meet that need. There is definitely an interest in the community in learning more about elder abuse prevention. Today were asking the commission to approve funding for a new initiative that will be added into this existing contract. That initiative is the veterans Financial Abuse outreach and prevention program. The focus of this initiative is to educate veterans, their families and Service Providers around financial exploitation scams that target Veterans Administration benefits. This is a real problem. In fact, on veterans day last month, attorney general sent out a consumer alert to alert veterans to scams that are targeting their pension and benefits that specifically the aid and attendance benefits. Which is akin to home service, it pays for caregivers to help veterans that have disabilities stay in their home and maintain their independence. Theres a lot of scams out there targeting pensions and very hard for veterans to discern whether these are scams or real opportunities for them. These are primarily real estate agents, Insurance Brokers that are coming to them and trying to get them to enter into a annuities or trusts that they dont need. The initiative prevention activities will consist of education, training and coordinating intervention efforts among stakeholders. There are several stakeholders within the county that provide services to veterans. They will be one of our primary outreach and education targets. Well be partnering with the county veteran Service Office, which as you may know, is part of daas. They will be partnering with with us. Well be trying to promote the use of the veteran Service Office. Through the county veteran services office, every veteran in San Francisco has the ability to receive specialized assistance to apply for aid and assistance and get free information, reliable information about their benefit. Were requesting today that the Commission Consider an approved modification to this contract for additional 116,058 plus a 10 contingency over three years. Any questions . I want to make sure i understand the math. The 10 contingency amount not shown in the description here that i just read. I believe its 11,000. Yes. But the total grant including the contingency would not exceed 377, 626. Is that correct . I will look to my contracts to make sure i dont misspeak. Commissioner seriina, every single time a contract is modified, the contingency is reset. Although the contingency amount on the amount that is being proposed to be added here for Additional Services the amount thats listed as 11,606. When you take the total til totality of the contract the contingency is reset to reflect that. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . I do have a question. How many employee if this is approved with additional funding, how many employee russ going to hire . The institute on aging has already hired a new associate director for the Elder Abuse Prevention Program. Shes here today. One thing i want to offer is that once we have the curriculum developed, once we have started meeting with stakeholders, wed be happy to come back to the commission and present our findings to you and present to you what activities weve carried out. Im suspecting well learn a lot through the stakeholders. Im interested in starting these meetings and learning more about the scams that are impacting our veterans. We do have a county Veterans Office right . Correct. Are they going to be located in this Veterans Office . Are they going to locate in the institute of aging . This contract modification institute on aging already holds the contract. The Elder Abuse Prevention Program has been in existence for several years. This is augmenting modifying that existing contract. They have already in anticipation of this funds and to meet the increased demand for services, have already augmented staffing. For the veterans . For the Elder Abuse Prevention Program. This will be an initiative under that existing contract. We will be working closely with the county Veterans Service office, the county veteran Service Office is part of the office on aging. Thats what i wanted to hear. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . Any comments questions from the public . Yes, i have one. Commissioner james. You mentioned we heard from another veteran supply and service. Will there will be coordination. The veteran Equity Center . Yes. We will plan to include the veterans Equity Center, all of the veterans Service Providers in the city, certainly the v. A. In fact, in some of the preliminary meetings that weve held, ive been prized to learn surprised to learn that veteran services in the city are not coordinated. Theres a level of fragmentation. I think that this opportunity to come together to talk about scams and exploitation is targeting Veterans Benefits will provide us with opportunities to have conversations about how we can actually improve our Service Coordination in other areas. We will be inviting every veteran Service Provider to the table to hear what their education and Training Needs are, and to find out what kind of cases and what situations their clients are facing. One particular, i think you should really add to is the family. A child taking care of their parents. Sometimes thats abuse there. I hope you would add that. Thats a very difficult one to try and attack. I hope you will include that. Thats what we see in adult prospective services. Most that are committing the abuse are Family Friends and loved ones. Thank you. Any comment or questions from the public. All in favor . Aye. Motion carries. Item o, requesting authorization to modify the Grant Agreement with Catholic Charities with the Community Services during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2018 in the amount of 330,000 plus a 10 contingency for revised total not to exceed amount of 1,556,414. Monte cimino. Thank you. Monte cimino Program Analyst department of aging. With the increase funding Catholic Charities is looking to increase their Service Hours by one hour everyday, monday through friday from 9 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. Previously the center was open to 2 00. It will be a total of five additional hours of service. With this increase, Catholic Charities Community Services will increase Service Units over the next two fiscal years. Translation Service Hours will increase by 25. Giving the grand total to 440 consumers per year starting in 20162017. Activity hours will increase by 250 hours. Bringing the total to 1900 hours. Translation services will increase by 175 hours. Social services will increase by 75 hours, bringing the grand total to 1000 hours of service. For the fiscal year 2017 and 2 2018. The Previous Year projections will be used. Staffing, all staffing increases are to accommodate the center being open the additional hours and providing increase services. Program assistance will increase to a total of. 75 fte with the participants in the program. Program manager will increase an additional. 1 fte to work with Program Staff on expansion and supervision for the increase in hours. Administrative assistant will be hired to help with data entry and other paperwork. The first year for the remainder of the this person will be at. 25 fte and increasing to year two to. 5s. Fte. Im happy to answer any questions motion to discuss so moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . Commissioner loo. This program was started 2013. Each year, you have been doing monitoring of the project. Have they been living up to their amount of services that they provide us . Their goal . The last monitoring, the program was running, there are few categories that were under served. We worked with the Program Staff to get plan of correction to make share the Service Communities were met. Understanding part of the challenge to not only providing the Service Units but having the staffing and infrastructure to provide those services adequately. Which well get into with some of the other Community Services. Part of what Catholic Charities is doing is increasing their hours and buffing up that staff to make sure they have the ability to make shes service make service unions. We talked about making sure the Service Increases were manageable and obtainable. Thats why theres a step increase over a couple of years. We didnt just want to throw it all in at once and hope for the best. Okay, the reason that they were not meeting their quota in some areas, is it because due to the staff problem . Maybe patty wants to come up and speak more to that. Staffing is effective. A lot of the services had their core clients that come every single day and do the services. Part of that is getting outreach and having staff to do that. Actually, i believe in Community Services, we have better contract guidelines. It was in Case Management where we were low. That was directly due to staffing. But same thing at the Senior Center. Finding the staff that can serve the needs of the clients that we serve is a little challenging when you have several different languages at the center. We added new staff. Thank you. Any other comments . Yes. There will be a major change around stop sign at 19th avenue. Reduce to traffic. There will be a major change with muny trying to go underground. At randolph. Which is close to where you provide services. How youre going to manage that mass interruption for the next five years with increasing the services . Increasing our services is not the problem now. Our room is at capacity, we have over flow, we have waiting lists for a lot of activities. We have the van because of the transportation issues in the neighborhood that gets seniors to and from the program. We are working with mta on the possibility of whether theyre going to move that stop or not right up there on 19th and randolph. Theres still questions. Ive been told recently its not moving. I know. Time will tell. Were working very closely with the john avalos office to make sure that we are keeping that in consideration so they dont cut off that part of the neighborhood for services for seniors. Transportation is a huge issue in that neighborhood. If they cut that one line, it will cause challenges for a lot of people. Any other comments. All in favor . Aye. Thank you, motion carries. Requesting authorization to modify the Grant Agreement with aids Housing Alliance San Francisco for the provisions of housing subsidies for seniors during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2016 in the additional amount of 747,973, for a revised total not to exceed the amount of 3,717,000, 233. Michael zaugg. Im mike zaugg. The item before you is modification to the current contract with aids Housing Alliance for housing subsidy program. The additional funding is going to go towards furthering the purpose of the program. Just a quick reminder of how the program functions, the Program Seeks to identify senior and young adults with disabilities who have a recent decrease in income and for the assistance, via this program will be evicted from their homes. Through the use of rental subsidy payment, the eviction is prevented and the client housing swaison is stable situation is stabilized. The program was officially funded back in april this year. The money that will be adding today will go for adding 65 additional subbeds t subsidies to the program. As i said, the program is currently full. These new spots opening will be available for other clients on the wait list. As other clients come in, looking at the program so far, theres been some compelling stories. We did have a couple come in and provide testimony at the last commission meeting. Some of the notable things that stick out, there are two particular people in the program who are in their 90s. Theyre stabilizing their housing. Stabilizes many other aspects of their life. With that said, im happy to answer any questions. Thank you, motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Thank you, motion carries. Item q. Requesting authorization to modify the grant with ymca of San Francisco for the provisions of Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2016 in the additional amount of 80,000 plus a 10 contingency not to exceed the amount of 396,000 and 79. The money here is being added to the ymca contracts. Its designed to increase Community Services with a focus on district 11 and Health Related Community Service programming. The money is mostly going to increase in staff. Were seeing it raised from a. 8 fte. Those staff are going to be doing a lot of things including running additional exercise classes including a couple of exercise classes which are planned off site at locations in the excelsior neighborhood. Staff are going to help provide extra coverage for their grocery pantry program. Which is very popular. As well as other Health Related programming including educational classes, support for diabetes previous programs. We are going to see increase Service Units that theyre going to deliver. Were going to see 50 additional clients. Well see 400 hours of additional activities as well as 300 hours of additional social service availability. Thank you. Any comments or questions from the commission . Commissioner loo. I understand this is one time only . Yes. What happened since they have activities and staff. What happens when the money is not there . What our plans are now is this is this is a new expansion for ymca. Were going to be looking both ymca and daas will be looking at the this closely to see what happens in the next couple of months. Who kin there may be opportunities to advocate for additional funding. The ymca themselves are able within their own organization to decide to leverage other sources or offset programming accordingly. If these are most successful or more popular than other current things. Any other comments . Is this just for the branch . Will they serve other parts of the community . The ymca mission is located on the border with the excelsior neighborhood. 280 is the dividing line. A large portion of their clients come from the excelsior neighborhood. Theres no geographic restrictions for clients to come and receive services at this agency if theres something that they like. The offset locations that were looking at for additional exercise classes will be at the excelsior clubhouse. Which is couple of blocks down the road and may provide an additional cohort of clients. All in favor . Aye. Smoke motion carries. Item r. Requesting authorization to modify the grant with institute on aging for Community Living fund during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2019 in the additional amount of 3 million for a revised total welcome back carrie wong. The Community Living fund, support aging placement for individual who may require care within an institution. Cls provide for home Community Based services, our combination of equipments and services that will help individual who are currently at risk or at risk of being institutionalized and allow people to continue to live independently in their homes. Again, it uses two prong approach of intensive Case Management and services that are not available through any other mechanisms for older adults. The primary focus of this additional funding is in three areas of purchases. Theyre not for staff. They are for housing patches, home care and scattered site housing subsidies. The future capacity with this extra funding will be 23 clients a month for housing patches and 23 clients per month in home care. With scattered site right now were looking at seven clients annually. Do you have any questions . Thank you. Motion to discuss . So moved. Second. Comments or questions from the commission . Commissioner james. Yes. I have Community Living fund. I myself have referred a couple of clients. It hasnt worked out. What is the timing in terms of clients from the time you see clients and the time they need services. What is the timing that you meet these needs of clients . How much time does it take to process the clients . Im just saying, does it take six months . Whats an emergency . I felt it was an emergency. I was wondering what is the timing . In general, the department of aging and Adult Services takes the cls referral and there is a process that we go through in terms of ascertaining eligibility. If that person is eligible, theyre depending on the needs, if its that person is in process of being coming back to the community, then i couldnt speak to the specific situation, maybe thats something we can take offline. We really do tie the needs of a client and prioritize it based on how soon it needs to happen for that person to be able to step down effectively and move back into the community. It can happen really quickly. I know there was a time period there was some staffing things going on. They really do prioritize the needs of an individual so they are successful and moving back into the community quickly. Any other comments for questions im still not through. The Community Living funds, we have a lot of clients that have been evicted out of their place. They may need foreclosure. Just a small amount. Maybe they missed their rent payment. Im just saying, what is the timing in terms of trying to help a person do you have an emergency status. Does it take a regular that they have to go through so many mechanisms in terms of getting that funded . Evictions are complicated and they usually take the more advance notice that someone have to deal with the issues, the more it can be prevented. Cls is not an eviction defense to respond to that per se. Theyre really primarily focus on helping people stay out of institutionalization. If that person was institutionalized of a result whatever was going on with them, its very specific issue can i just jump in for a minute . I think one of the things that maybe the issue, if people youre referring are not specifically appropriate for Community Living fund for whatever reason, whether its a priority issue or they dont meet the cry theory why, its important that our staff work on what is the possible solution for that person. Thats really the role of our daas intakes. Sometimes it may require adult protective services. If you finding that would be great. You can contact me. I know a couple need wheelchair to get up and down. Not to keep them in their homes from going into Long Term Care facilities. It should be both to keep them in their homes and not to go to long you want to do both. It would be helpful if we could talk about those specifics situations. I like to get a little more clarity from you on what the situations were and see what the problem might be. Yes. It can be overwhelming. Of course. Im not at that stage, knowing these funds are already here and im trying to they have the emotional illness and being overwhelmed with trying to maintain a home. A lot of them seniors that i know and i have met, really need the services. I dont see it getting into my community. Motion carries. Item s. In the additional amount of 75,861, plus a 10 contingency for a revised total grant amount 1,827,536. Welcome back monte. Good morning. Give me a second while i get my papers organized here. The next 25 agenda items are around Community Service ad backs. Before we start, i want to give a brief summary of Community Services themselves. Community services consist of activities and services that focus on the physical, social, psychological, economic, educational, recreational and creative needs with older person and adults with disabilities. The purpose of those modifications it s to is to provide additional funds. Agencies have the ability to increase staff fte and ialaries, increase rent and other capital improvements. As a result, no changes to the current scopes of service were required. Additionally, i have site charts for the programs. I will be doing. I will give them to madam secretary now. Thank you, motion to discuss . So moved. Second. Any comments or questions of the commission . Commissioner james. Is this add backs . My question, why june 30, 2017. I didnt hear that. Why two years . Because thats the remaining length of time for the contract before it goes back out to bid. Okay. Any other comments or questions from the commission . Comments or questions from the public. All in favor. Aye. Thank you motion carries. Item t, requesting authorization to modify the grant with Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center for Community Services, during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 36,727 plus a 10 contingency for a total grant amount 632,798. Monte cimino. This is for Bernal Heights courtland location with the increase in funding. The services looking to increase staff salaries and increase social Service Coordinator to one full time fte. I will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Motion to discuss. So moved. Seconded. Thank you, any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor. Aye. Motion carries. Requesting authorization to modify the grant with Catholic Charities for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 57,822 plus a 10 contingency for a revised total grant amount not to exceed 1,658,623. Monte cimino. I think he skipped you . We can finish that and go back to but you for Catholic Charities, is looking to increase the fte for their custodian and Program Assistant and also add a new position of a Program Assistant to help with service unit input and Data Collection and entry. Theyre also looking to augment operating expenses. This would include computers, program supply and food and marketing, and travel and training for staff. Motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Motion carries. Back to you. Requesting authorization to modify the grant with Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center excelsior for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2017 in the amount of 36,480. Plus revised amount not to exceed, 1,099,982. This is for Bernal Heights excelsior location. With the increase in funding, the excelsior location is looking to increase the staff salaries and ftes of the director of programs. One of the bilingual social Service Positions as well as the Program Assistant. Finally, theyre looking to put some of the funds to rental payments each month. Thank you. Motion to discuss . So moved. Second. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. Item w, requesting authorization to modify the grant with Centro Latino Community Services during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 53,131 plus a 10 contingency for very viesed total grant amount not to exceed, 461,469. Centro latino is looking to add a social Service Coordinator portion at. 4. 46 fte. Theyre looking to augment operating expenses. Motion to discuss . Any comment or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Thank you, motion carries. Item x, requesting authorization to modify the grant with Curry Senior Center during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 111,824 plus a 10 contingency for total 683,813. This item is also add back Community Service funding. This one is unique. The first chunk, 64 thousand dollars of the 111,000 will be staying with the Curry Senior Center. That money will go towards increasing staffing time on the contract, some modest raises as well as some operating expenses such as insurance, program and supplies and staff recruitment. The remainder of the money will be going into into a fiscal sponsorship with the st. Francis living room. It will be bringing a new Community Services provider into the daas fold. The money will be curry, will act as a fiscal agent. St. Francis living room is located at golden gate. Theyre part of a larger complex. It houses a steppingstone, theres a madonna resident there and contractors are there. Were looking at 200 additional undupe spli unduplicated clients. I will be happy to answer questions. Thank you michael. Motion to discuss . So move any comments or questions from the commission. All in favor . Aye. Motion carries. Item y, requesting authorization to modify the grant with episcopal Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 64,308 plus a 10 contingency for total 1,149,792. Good morning. Episcopal Community Services is looking to increase janitorial staff and an increase in the Program Director salary as well as fte increase for the their activities coordinator. Theyre looking to augment operating expenses around utilities, trash and program supplies. Thank you. Motion to discuss . So moved. Second. Any comment or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Thank you, motion carries. Item z, requesting authorization to modify the grant with golden gate Senior Services cast trow for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 34,416. 10 contingency for total amount 78,025. Welcome back monte. Thank you. Golden gate is looking to hire a new staff that is a data specialist. This staff will perform about half time at the castro location. The senior is looking to augment expenses motion to discuss . So moved. Any comment or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. Item aa, requesting authorization to modify the grant with golden gate Senior Services richmond to Community Services during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 34,000. Not to exceed 863,000. In addition to the data specialist that was spending time at the castro location. This new staff will spend time at the richmond location. Theyll have about. 43. Thank you, do after motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. Item bb, requesting authorization to modify the grant with independent Living Resource Center for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 47,988. Plus 10 contingency for amount 440,363. The item before you now is add back funding to support Current Community support programming. This money is being allocated almost entirely to operating expenses within their organization. That includes the rent and tenant loan. Financial services, audits and accounting sign language interpreters, related to some of their programming and educational materials. As well as supporting transportation to activities that they schedule for their clients including plans for a trip to sacramento in may for a legislative rally and educational event. Have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments . Commissioner loo . I wonder what are the Capital Expenditures for the years 14, 15 and 16. Independent Resource Center moves locations. They moved between howard between fourth and fifth fifth. In lieu of rent for a certain period of time, which i believe is ending shortly, they are paying payments to cover those costs. Im informed daas to take a look at this as well as contracting department. Im informed that this is not uncommon in the commercial real estate and leasing world. All the paperwork added up and looked appropriate. Okay. Any other comments or questions . All in favor . Aye. Motion carries. Item cc, requesting authorization to modify the grant with kimochi for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 62,588. Good morning. With this additional funds, kimochi is looking to increase salaries in their Community Services program. Additionally, theyre looking to augment operating expenses regarding rent, printing reproduction, telephone, stipens and community i. T. Do we have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Thank you, motion carries. Item dd, requesting authorization to modify the grant with light house for the blind for Community Services during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017. In the additional amount of 46,510. For revised total grant amount second half the tag team is up. Welcome back. This item is add back funding for lighthouse for the blind. This money is going to support current programming as it is. The money is going exclusively towards increasing staffing on the contract. Its going from about. 7 fte to 1. 09fte. Thank you. Do we have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Wait a minute, shes standing over there. Thank you. Item ee, requesting authorization to modify the grant with mission Neighborhood Centers for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 62,588 plus a 10 contingency for amount 1,085,681. Good morning. Mission Neighborhood Center is looking to increase salaries for the Community Service staff. Additionally, theyre looking to increase their computer instructor to a. 5s. 5. 5 fte any comment or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. Thank you. Item ff, requesting authorization to modify the grant with on Lok Day Services for Community Services during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 90,190 plus a 10 contingency for amount 1,711,933. On lok is looking to add a senior associate at. 57 fte for the first fiscal year. The second fiscal year the position will increase do one full time fte. Theyre looking to hire a hospitality coordinator. Motion carries. Item gg, open house Community Services during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 68,923 plus a 10 contingency for amount 1,199,213. This will also be add back new Service Funding to support current programming. This money going towards increased staffing time moving from 2. 46 fte up to 3. 26 fte. This is accomplished by bringing on new staff as well as decrease on some of the other staff. We see a raise in fte. We think that this will continue to this addition will help reinforce and support Current Community Service Program with open house. Do i have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Motion ca3ries. Item hh, requesting authorization to modify the grant with russian american Community Services for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 50,763 plus for a revised amount for 403,000. Good morning, russian americans is looking to increase the salaries of their social worker and activities coordinator. Additionally increase the executive directors fte by. 1 for Community Services. Theyre also going to augment operating expenses with payments for utilities. Thank you. Do i have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comment or questions from the commission . All in favor . Any opposed . Motion carries. Item ii, requesting authorization to modify the grant with samoan Community Development center during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 46,570, police a 10 contingency for a revised amount 241,300. Good morning, Samoan Community is looking to hire a new staff. It will be a activities coordinator at. 47 fte. Theyre looking to augment operating expenses around sound equipment stereo for participants. Janitorial supplies, van maintenance and other program supplies. Thank you. Do you have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Motion carries. Item jj, requesting authorization to modify the grantwith San Francisco Senior Center. During the period of july 1, 2015, through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 168,029 plus a 10 contingency for revised amount 659,808. Good morning. I want to break this down into two parts for San Francisco Senior Center aquatic park. The first part San Francisco senior is looking for a aging well. This center looks to engage 100 of th aquatic park seniors. To improve services to people coming to San Francisco Senior Centers aquatic park locations. They have the option to use a motivational tool to assist them theyre telling their stories. Setting and achieving their goals and sharing their progress with peers. The online presence. History project. Com is starting a peer training this week for seniors to tell their stories on their web based product. The enter of the Program Includes creative intake and consumers telling their story where they been an where they are going with their new goal setting at the center. The additional online tool is live health. Com. Its offering online database of resources in San Francisco that have yet to be fully established. The center is meeting with them this friday to do a white board exercise on needs and wants in the community for the seniors. Additionally, the program is looking to include a. 25 fte Program Coordinator and a. 25 fte Program Assistant. The program will utilize funding to promote and advertise the program to program attendees. With the add back money for Community Service, the aquatic park location is going to add additional. 25 fte on to the Program Assistant. The Program Assistant will be half time at the center. Additionally, aquatic park is looking to augment operating expenses around rent and utilities. Thank you. Do i have a motion to discuss . So moved. Second. Any comments or questions from the commission. Commissioner loo. Im just looking at the downtown Senior Center. They have 840 for printing. But the subsequent use, they dont have any money for that. Lyme im looking at the im looking at the aquatic park location. Any other comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. Item kk. Requesting authorization to modify the grant with San Francisco Senior Center downtown for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 32,629 plus a 10 tension for amount 1,016,239. San francisco Senior Center Downtown Location is looking to hire a Program Assistant at. 5 fte. This will be the same Program Assistant that also provides services at the aquatic park location. So the total fte for this staff will be 1 fte. It will be split half time. Additionally the Downtown Location is looking to augment operating expenses around rent and utilities. Commissioner loo. No printing cost for the 14 and 15 and subsequent years. For the Building Maintenance, im pretty sure they need supplies. I will call up the Program Director. We need a motion to discuss . So moved. Second. Good morning commissioners. Im sue, director of San Francisco Senior Center. Those funds, we certainly pour lay all the different ways to get those printing funds and building cost, etcetera. That was very specific to our s. R. O. Othe outreach grant. There was one time money to do a brochure on that program. We had a little bit of money of leverage some building costs with that new program that we had. Thats where that went as a one time authorization. Then now we seek that funding through other sources, etcetera. Thank you any other comment or questions . All in favor . Aye. The motion carries. Item ll, requesting authorization to modify the grant with selfhelp for the elderly through Community Services during the period july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 127,294 plus a 10 contingency for amount 2,085,691. This one like others, community add back funding designed to support and reforce programming. This money here is being allocated, mostly for staffing. Increasing the amount of staffing on the contract as well as modest raises for the staff. The biggest difference here is the Program Assistance going from 2. 8 fte up to 4. 0 fte. The folks are key to organizing and running the various activities and events that selfhelp. Theres somed inest increases in operating expenses such as utilities, supplies and insurance. Motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . Motion carries. Item mm, requesting authorization to modify the grant with southwest Community Corporation for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 49,798 plus a 10 contingency for a revised total grant amount 555,684. Good morning. Southwest Community Service is looking to hire a new staff with their increasing in funding. It will be full time fte Program Assistant. Theyre also looking to augmented operating expenses around Building Maintenance and contract services. Motion tod us motion to discuss . So moved any comments or questions from the commission. All in favor . Aye. Motion carries. Item nn, requesting authorization to modify the grant with veterans Equity Center for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 59,210. Plus a 10 contingency for amount 1,271,212. Good morning. Veterans Equity Center is looking to hire some new staff with their increase in funding. First is a Community Service sorry, first is a Data Collection specialist at. 6 fte as well as Senior Housing intern at. 25 fte. Theyre looking to increase their Community Service worker to. 5 fte. Then finally theyre looking to augmented operating expenses around rent, utilities and program supplies. Have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Motion carries. Item oo, requesting authorization to modify the grant with Vietnamese Mutual Assistance Association Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 49,436. Plus a contingency for amount 527,101. Good morning. Vietnamese elderly is looking to increase their salaries of existing staff as well as augment operating expenses and Service Charges for banking and payroll services. Have a smokes to discuss . So moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Motion carries. Item pp, requesting authorization to modify the grant with ymca of San Francisco mission for Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the amount of 38,905 plus a 10 contingency for total 469,171. This one is Community Service add back funding designed to support and reinforce current programming as it is. This money is going primarily to cover staffing costs, increasing some staff time on the contract as well as some salary increase. In the current year, were also seeing some money spent towards supporting ymca outings. There are approximately six more of these planned through the rest of the fiscal year. Do i have a motion to discuss so moved. Any comments or questions from the commission . All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . Motion carries. At last, item qq, requesting authorization to modify the grant with ymca of San Francisco stone sound Community Services during the period of july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017 in the additional amount of 83,993 plus a 10 contingency not to exceed 679,945. This one also going to add back money designed to reinforce and support current programming levels. The money the big chunk of it is going towards improvement of the facility and operating expenses. Were seeing money fo forreplacements of tables, chairs and kitchen remodels. There is blinds, new curtains and blinds and window treatment as well as support for bus trips for them. For some of them, they need to rent bus, charter bus to go off site. Thank you, may i have a motion to discuss . So moved. Any comments . Commissioner loo . In the salary detail, line 21, the instructor, her salary is almost double of the others. Im just wondering why. That one i do not know . You see the increase. She has many ymca certifications and has also been our longest Term Employee with us. For the amount of the years shes worked, shes had wage increases as well as her certifications also, justifies the higher increase in pay than the other instructors. Thank you. Any other comments or questions . Commissioner james. Is it any reason that we could not have put all the ymcas together instead separate . Are we paying administrative costs . Yes. Whats unique about the y, they operate there is an umbrella organization, with stones town and mission, they do operate independently of one another. For that reason, weve decided to set up one budget and a scope for one site and budget and scope for the other site. They work off of those contracts. So, do they use the bus services the same . Do you use the same bus services for traveling . You need separate buses theres no ymca bus that you use. That is them working with a private Charter Company to hire that bus. Im assuming that they work any discounts that might be available for the ymca. Im just thinking when we talked about just a few minutes ago. Like the instructor, high salary why cant you use some of those instructors from one center to the other center at a different cost . A lower cost . I think thats something that the y staff here, they can take in that feedback and work that in the programming in the future. My