Commission the San Francisco hsa Das Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. secretary. Take the roll. Thank you. Commissioners respond with present when i call your name. President spears. Present. Vice president lum. Present. Commissioner bittner. Present. Why commissioner jung. Present. Commissioner knutzen. Present. Commissioner sklar. Present. Commissioner 10 ton. Present and we have a quorum. Commissioners the next is item 3. Communications. We like to apply instructions for Public Comment. Tell be available on each item. Channel 78 and sfgov. Org are streaming the number. Each speaker allowed 3 minutes. Comment to speak during Public Comment available via phone call. Viewers and callers instructed call 4156550001 access code 26634970011 pound. And pound again. When you are connected you will hear the discussions where you will be muted and in listening mode. When your item come up dial star 3 to be added to the line. Best practices to call prosecute a quiet location and speak clearly and turn down your television or ro. You will have 3 minutes to speak. You will be informed when you have 30 seconds left. After that you will be muted and placed back in listening mode. Public comment can be submitted by e mail. If you submit Public Comment via e mail tell be forwarded to the commission and include part of the official docket. Are there other communications from members . Your next item is item 4 approving minutes of wednesday march 6, 2024. Any comments from the commission for the minutes . Mr. Secretary do we have anyone from the public had wishes to comment. Nope. We can open the phone lines. Moderator open the lines for Public Comment we allow time to submit requests. Do we have callers. No callers, thank you. A motion to approve the wednesday meeting minutes. Approve the minutes. President spears . Yes. Vice president lum. Yes. Commissioner knutzen. Yes. Commissioner bittner. Yes. Commissioner jung. Yes. Commissioner sklar, yes. And commissioner knutzen. Yes. Thank you commissioners item 5 the executive directors report. By kelly dearman. Thank you. Good morning. Happy april. I have a few things to report of the last week was the American SocietyNational Conference in San Francisco. Several staff were able to participate and we did have i want to congratulationses to staff who presented. There was one presentation on the cst care giver support team. Nobody is looking at me. Second. Ap s and ioa the institute on aging talked aboutelder abuse and prevention collaborative program. So it was a good conference. There was a lot of talk about the master plan. And really how they are trying to create a nationwide movement around build being a master plan for aging given how the population is aging quickly. The good news to report is this california is way ahead of most other states. Even though we have our issues and frustrationsil say that california, San Francisco and we really are trying to move the needle and credit a great place for our aging adults and people with disabilities. It was a good conference. A lot of networking and follow up to do. Last week was busy the Care Senior Center had their grand opening of their hub at lets see. On turk and larkin. It was a successful event and want to shout out to our advisory members morning star who spoke and it was just it is a welcoming environment. People were q. Ed to be there. The mayor was there. The mayor came and doing amazing work and then i also attended self help for elderly spring banquet they honored 29 super seniors. Super seniors are people who are 90 and over am there were 29 of them. Together than i had a combined age of upon 2000. And let me say about the super seniors. When it was time for them to come up to the front, hay basically ran up there. Right . You thought it would take a long time. They were like yea. Here we come. Here is to living well happily and gratefully and with dignity. It was really wonderful to see. Lastly, about the budget. I will say that we are did get some seemingly good news from the most recent controllers report and it looks for the moment im total low hedging. For the moment, the dignity fund looks like it will be funded. But we dont know. It is still too early to tell. The good new its is still in there. We are Still Holding out hope. So i think it speaks to everybody the constant advocacy and all of us being out well and reminding everyone that this is important and needed. So we will keep pounding pavement and talk to people and keep fingers crossed. Thats all i have now thank you. Is there are there questions for the executive director . I justmented wanted and but i wanted to thank you for coming it was informative thank you, commissioner, yes, i forgot to mention this last month i also went to the ihss Public Authority their governing body meeting and spoke. And that is an engaged group of people. Okay. They were peppering me with questions and we had a lively conversation. I was happy to be there and hope that i get to do it again. Thank you, commissioner bittner. I had one quick question. Congratulations director dearman on the status of this organization. Under your leadership and no surprise. I wondered about the budget timing. Do you know when the decision will be made so that you are clear on what parameters are . I think it is my who am i looking at, cindy . We are looking. May. We think it is may. Right. Right. So. It is in may when we will make our presentations and then in june that is when i think the board of supervisors for haggling and then in july tell be finalized. Thank you. I like to make a comment. This in regards to the conference. It was well attended over 2,000 leaders throughout the country and there was a my day job we were able to have a, as arise fellows the next generation of leaders. They did a city site visit and we went to the china town y and had presentations homelessness as well as how we do Racial Equity grant making in the city. There is about 40 people who went to that. And these other next generation of leaders. This is an important aspect of a conference within a conference for the next generation asa fellows. Wanted to lift that up. I have high hopes for being able to walk away and know we near great hands. [laughter]. Excellent. Mr. Secretary. Commissioners item 6 is the das employee recognition. Executive dearman, president spears and the commission will honor Jennifer Larson a Public Health nurse and Quality Improvement unit [applause] it is a pleasure and honor to recognize Jennifer Larsons contributions at das she is addressing Current Health challenges this impact the citys health, wellness and safety issues. Jennifer is a registered nurse and Public Health nurse who joined the Quality Improvement unit in 2022. Jennifer dem straighted outstanding commitment to das core values. Compassion, inclusion, invasion, accountability and equity. He is known for compassion and kindness to clients and colleagues alike. She provided high quality of care and guess above and dwrovend make sure all are safe, comfortable and treated with the highest levels of respect. Last november, on her way to rosa parks senior house to give flu vaccines to home bound older adults she encountered someone unconscious at the corny of going and otis street. Jennifer knew she needed to safety persons life and acted immediately. Gave narcan and performed cpr. Later that day we learned the young adult surverified due to jennifers response. From saving a person to providing Health Nursing services to home bound clients and consulting with team members to remove bear dwroers sxhaek facilitating of safe hospital discharges following institutionalization. Jennifer is steadfast in providing life saving and life changing interventions through her calm ways and reassurance. Thank you, jennifer for providing outstanding Public Health services and incredible compassion, caring and commitment you provide to your clients, their families and your colleagues. Congratulations again to jennifer on the april 2024, employee of the month from the entire team and all of us here [applause] thank you so much. This is really an honor. And it has been a pleasure working with the aging services department. It is really hard work. And it is nice to be honored in this way. Thank you so much. [applause] thank you, so much. [applause] commissioners, item 7 the Council Report by the president diane lawrence. Good morning executive director dearman. Commissioners another hard act to follow. So the council held the march meeting on march 20. I wanted follow up with commissioner bittner on her question about ablism a couple months ago and training. We are in work done at the department. And we are sarah and i are in conversation so nawhen that is available, we will have our councilmembers take it. And encourage them on take it that has not fallen off our radar. The major focus of our march meeting was the approval of the area plan. Which i just cut to the chase was approved unanimously. With many members complimenting the team on the final product. They had included some of our recommendations such as we noticed that the date is included and asking for this and now in the state templet. Another way that San Francisco and the state are leading. We add other ethnic fwroups to our population. Beyond what is normally asked for. We got an update on the lbgtq community, reported that as of march, 4100 surveys had been completes for the lbgtq survey the estimated number hoping for was 2,000 and still had in the closed that is really good. The there has been good native american participation. And the discussion then also mention thered is need to roach out to other communities with similar surveys one was the bipoc community. We found the project open house received a 2 Million Dollars grant. From the mc kenz scott foundation. Mc kenz sean amazon cofounder. That was exciting. Mrs. Scott gave 600 million in grants and 300 million and sought need was great she doubled it. The California Commission on aging our member pointed out they this their legislation day. Bills will be passed. Even when there is no money. But because the money put this there. There was senator laird has who is a member of the lbgtq caucus at the state senate level is spearheading the committee when they received results of the lbgtq survey, they are acted upon. Marci will keep us updated. One proposal for theical cal senior legislator has been picked up. My favorite the personal needs allowance. I have been reporting to this group for over 10 years legislation and i think that is on there every year. The good news is california raised 35 dollars a month is 5 dollars ahead of the national level. The national there is a bill in the Senate UnitedStates Senate to raise that level. The federal level has not been raised since the. We will monitor that bill. Prop 1 funding occurrence whether how that funding will go will it pull from existing programs or new money . We are watching that. We had time for unfortunately, the member who will do a site visit was ill. This opened up time and so we had members discussing what they are notice nothing their neighborhoods. So i thought i would report back. In d7, a Commission Appointee was pointing out that her neighbors need help. They were not sure where to help and where to go and how to approach it. We made sure she had information on the hub. And she is doing research with the mira loma park Connector Program regarding neighborhood needs. They have vol nears that Connector Program that reach out to neighbors. And they are doing a care and shelter program, which is a day planed show to seat equipment and get theirs involved to help with emergency planning. We that was a result of the program with the Emergency Management departmentful probably back i want to say mid 2010s where groups built out the resilient programs and mira loma park was one of the first to do so. When the sunset was doing theirs they referred to it. We are asking her it let us know so some can attends and we will report back. And d11, they were talking about housing for seniors. They had two cites approved one fell through during the pandemic and the other one is red to go but it is money and a board to run it. So on top of that and then in d4 a community meeting. April 14 thein are sunset farmers market. Community Living Campaign participating along with das staff that is a wellness day. And also partnering with elders. To common their work and let people in thein are sunset know more about that. And a representative of the council our d4 representative reappointed by the board of supervisors. Is a member to a National Group called the care giver partners care teamful and this is a group that is working on a campaign. The developer resources hub for nonpaid care givers and they are garthing information and best practices to put together a Training Program going for. We will get updates on this. Sounds like an exciting program. And she was asked because of her experience in care giving. Our next joint meeting on the 17th. And our next Council Meeting, which we will use pretty much as an orientation for 3 new members and review with our existing members and then in may a discussion with some of mikes team. On what will the site recommendations how that is going with his team members. Discussion back and forth. Im excited about. I think that is something we never dhn before. We am r. Back in june and two site visits red to go. So. Thank you. Thank you, president lawrence. Are there comments or questions from the Commission Regarding the Council Report . Yea. Thank you for everything and it is good to hear from the committee member. When you have a moment and you can relay it is inform taoism i want to highlight the tremendous thank you for bring up the fact that open house got that grant. It is a huge, huge thing for our community and i think she even they got like a Million Dollars more than they were supposed to. It is such a wonderful thing. This is really going to help out the additional Senior Housing for lbgtq . People. And in talking about that i had a chance to listen to Kathleen Sullivan about it. It is going to, the housing will be on market street. If we know it is upper market. And it is taking over what is a building now that no one notices a plumbers hall. It is going to become it is really important thing for our community and designers got involved and will be creating something that is a signature piece on that stretch of market. That will really be identifiable landmark for the lgbts community. Having a beautiful place. I think tell draw people not only to that. And it will be a beautiful thing on market street. Which we can all use and just be an identifier for our community and also for lbgtq seniors. You know it is the housing is supposed to be for that. I wanted thank you for bringing thatum and to let people know a bit more about it. And we will be as we are with the Disability Center going up on vaness, this is also one of those buildings people look forward to having. I had that morning heard on the National News about Scotts Foundation and how she had doubled. I wanted commissioner we were upon proud of this going up this will be another i think we will look forward to which other comments or questions from the commission. Thank you so much for your report. Commissioners item 9 is the case report for presented by judith dancer. Both case codirectors and fiona are unable to present but they did the submit it in the docket and if you would like a copy you can reach out and well sends it over. And commissioners item 9 is general Public Comment. An opportunity for members to address the commission on matters not on todays calendar. Are there members that would like to address the commission today . I have a hand out as well. Good morning have you 3 minutes. Good ahead and start . Please. Good morning, disability and aging service commission, yesterdayir spoke with the board of supervisors and the health commissionil read had i read there. Each you know im chris kline and today i want to talk any hsa sherlock, home ward bound. I handed out an e mail march 11 with concerns about home ward bound illegal under the current terms state and federal law. Sherlock is a system used on the individual and familyos surveillance to influence them we have been through this before, San Francisco in 1978 the systems to influence athletes and instead of focussing on fixing Public Health. Rush why boycotted the olympics in l. A. We pulled out afghanistan. History repeating itself like in San Franciscos repeating history. It was used to force retailers to leave the city because of guidance to report all shop lifting. It is in the going down in the city few are reporting the shop lifting i go to the most Community Police meetings shop lifting and crime is not going down it is not being reported. The officials dont demand change we will start a boycott of San Francisco. Meaning well shop outside of San Francisco to decrease revenue. Turn off sherlock on all citizens of San Francisco and outside of San Francisco. For San Francisco to thrive we need a city to turn off the surveillances and i will be honest with the commissioners here. This is not going to be easy. The last time this happened it was a hard conversation for the city of San Francisco. However, i do believe the commissioners here the director are the right people at the right time to lead San Francisco through this. It will be hard we need to get back the peace unit and he community. Im asking the commissioners here to read that e mail. Call people and talk to people of everyone is hearing this. We are going to the commission meetings. This is not anything new. It is happening we have to take the lead in San Francisco the leader in this. Thank you. Moderator open the phone line and we will pause for callers. That concludes the public that wish to address the commission. Commissioners your next is 10 old business. Commissioners indicate by raising hands if there is old business you would like to discuss. Not on web ex. Okay. Move to item 11 thank you. Commissioners the next agenda item is item 11 new business. Items ae are action item this is require a vote. Item 11 areview and approval of the fiscal 202425 to 2728 area plan for the California Department of aging. Das executive director dearman will present this item. Thank you. All right. Good morning president spears and Vice President lum and commissioners. Im an analyst with the Human Service planning unit. Im here to seek approval of the final area agency on aging area plan 2428. As you may remember we presented a draft of this report at 2 public hear nothing february and march. Which was the last commission meeting. To provide an opportunity for comment on the development and content. This finalized Plan Document reflects changes most are minor and administrative and walk through the changes now for your awareness before you call for a vote. All right. The first of the changes i will call your attention to is in section 2. In this section, we add a footnote explaining the additional groups. Racial ethnic category in the chart you see on the slide for our population demographics. This Group Includes small populations native american, list lapse native individuals and multiracial seniors. Daz aggregates data in the reporting because Population Estimates like the census which we use for the analysis are less reliable for the smaller groups. However despite the limitations the department strives to understand the needs of the populations in other ways through research and analysis. So, that information is now available to readers in section two description of planning and service area. The next change i want to call your attention to in section 5. Needs assessment and targeting. In this section we updated program data on seniors with limited english. The individuals about 18,000 make up half of or 47 of seniors served. Instead next section 6 Priority Services and public hearings. There are a few changes im want to draw to your attention. These are changes that always occur between the draft and final document. This is the section we make a list and note of what our discussing looked like. Added a summary of Meeting Attendance and issues discussed. The issues included topics representation of indigenous populations. Where our discussion reaffirmed that small populations are important to the fabric of our community and must be count. Talked about Language Access. Discussion emphasized expand Language Access in person but also across print and digital communication. In our conversation addressing topics Like Community voice and inter~ agency collaboration. Discussion highlighted the importance and success of the departments efforts to engage community and designing impelementing and refining programs and touched on frns and das collaborations with city and Community Partners and idea busy collaborative opportunity with veteran serving Community Organizations or municipal transit agencies. Final low we talked about budget forecasting and new revenue source. Discussion focused on questions about anticipated growth in the budget that California Department of aging and das plans to leverage dollars to string medical services. In section 7, area plan narrative plans and objectives, we made a minor change here to comply with cda requirements about providing a rational statement. Pertaining to each goal we specified. As with the goals themselves the statements are drawn from our were Human ServiceAgency Strategic plan for the 5 year period. Im not going to speak to the rationals in detail. You can read them in the report and here on the slide i want to call your attention to the content it is considered new. A succory of other changes more technical in section 8 we updated goal and objective numbers to each service. It easier to alightweight across that section. Upon we updated Service Units for carrier support service with the new contract. Section 10 the care giver support everybodieses with the new contract. And in section 15 and 16, about our governing board updated information about membership terms and membership as renewals come through and member ship shifted reflecting those changes. In terms of next steps i want to revisit the area plan time line. We saw approval from this report from the council at the march 20 meeting. As president lawrence mentioned. We did receive approval from the council. And should the Das Commission grant approval for the report today das will submit it later this month in advance of the states may first submission dead line that concludes my presentation, thank you. Okay. Thank you. So much for this indepth report and the third time we seen it, are there questions or comments from the commissioners . To executive director dearman . Sure. Im looking your way. This comment i want to again we went over the draft at our left meeting. Excellent written report well organized. The changes you pointed out today are very comprehensive and detail and i if note and appreciate the information that was include from both the Council Meeting and the discussion here to the commission meeting. I want to say, Job Well Done and i think we are ready to move forward and support minds the council to say we are ready to approve this. I have more not so much report but more followed up question about the two the discussion that we had last month. Both in terms of raised by the council Language Access. How important that is. And the need to be consistent to make sure that our the providers are paying attention and making that happen. Im wondering how we can make that consistent in terms of the work we do. And contracting with the different providers. May be that is separate i want to put the question out there. And the other quest i had related in terms of subject but not to the report itself is point raised by commissioner knutzen about safety of transportation and how that can be per inning or working with mt a to make sure that our people with disability and seniors do feel comfortable using public transportation. Can i invite director dearman to speak or someone from programs you want to respond . I think mike that will be you or cindy. Okay. We are talking. We are out. Restating the question regarding das efforts around transportation safety. And work with mt a to address the issue. There is not a set plan for that at this moment. I can tell you im acknowledging what the commission is saying had i hear from the commissioners and it has been expressed by multiple commissioner busy this issue. We have will some good connections with mt a. We work with them around transportation issues. We can absolutely relay these concerns to them. To am leadership in mt a. Let me figure out what a more meaningful systematic effort between das and mt a might look like and report back to you. 91 of them peek to safety i will hold on that. Okay. Appreciate it. Jot issue in Language Access and our Community Providers more consistency in making sure that happens. I know the council makes [inaudible] and at that point they discover that language oct. Sesz is not addressed with the providers. Yes. We are actually we are working. We have solutions in will process on that. Why dont we get back to you when president lawrence come become in a couple months report become. Thank you. Cindy Deputy Director with the department. Following up on this one of the other thing its does in the address it completely the other things we are involved with is aging and disability friendly for San Francisco. We do also have mt a as part of that group. And we do have it is actually one of the domains now. It is not address being the safety issues specific low temperature is more around paratransit and accessibility to everyone temperature is another space where we have a conversation with the folks at the table because that does it does start to get at the whole idea behind age and disability friendly. So, it is multiyear project. But it also starts us looking at the future and may be having that be something specific as we put together the plans for the future. Great. Thank you. Thank you. Other comments or questions. I dont know if i can i the Advisory Council and the may be we can Work Together somehow . If i can cut in. So commissioner bittner is part of the Advisory Council for the mt a. And um and may be we can Work Together. Yea. So i think commissioner bittner might be good idea for and you i have to have a conversation and then commissioner will bring you in and figure we can Start Talking about this. There are a lot of things happening across the city. Das part of the problem other different scyllos how can we break it down so we can get to our issue around safety and the ageing and people with disabilities on transit. Yea. And i talk about them a bit but we need to have more of have had a discussion. Totally agree. Thank you. Thank you. Any other. If you need input fiwill Say Something i will get involved and i dont mean this injust i take the bus only. I dont drive. Im glad to provide input on bus lines and experience. If you need that input for any appropriate meeting. So. You know. Im sure you will ghaet from others im glad to provide that. I would like to add to the thank you for this very report. But all the details that are in it and we have a better view of what is who is living in the city and who is using the services and what the make up is of our city population as we age. Thank you. The department in general. No other comments, mr. Secretary do we have anyone from the public who wishes to comment on this item . Are there members that would like to comment on item 11 a . Open the phone line for callers. There are none. Thank you. Hearing no further comments to speak on this item and we close Public Comment. Is there a motion from the commission to approve the area plan . Moved. Second. Okay. A first and second mr. Sect will you take a roll call vote to approve item 11a. President spears. Yes. Vice president lum. Yes. Commissioner knutzen. Yes. Commissioner bittner. Yes. Why commissioner jung. Yes. Commissioner sklar. Yes. Commissioner pennington. Yes. Thank you a unanimous vote thank you. Agenda 11b requesting authorization to enter in a grant with visitation Valley Neighborhood Association for the prosecute vision of Community ServicesProgram Community engage am 66 raymond for the period of time july 1 of 24 to june 30, 26, 140, 270 dollars plus 10 for the total amount not exceed 154 thousand dollars and sarah chan will present. Why good morning, commissioners and executive director dearman. Im sarah chan im a Program Analyst from office of community per in shps. Today im seek approval to enter in a 2 year grant with visitation Valley Neighborhood Association for the provision of their Community Service program. Involved in the community engage. 66 raymond visitation Valley Community centerful provide services to the Community Since 2014. But in the until the physical year 20 ton, they have received funding from das. To support their work to prosecute void Community Services programming at this site. Vvna program are well received and popular in the communities. Participates are most low low income. Monolingual chinese residents of d 10 in the surrounding area. And oct. Tivities than i offer under the grangd including daily stretching. Walk, sing, and dancing. And including a very special time chinese twist of square danceing is preponder lawyer in china you see people garthing in the public place to dance along with the music. And classes are offered 7 days a week and most classes in person. At the site and with something classes offered virtually. One highlight i want to bring is singing and dancing class are popular and participates even got an opportunity to be invited to perform in community events. They had a celebration performing the dance and sing at visitation Valley Library branch. So that was during the Chinese Lunar new year. That was a great engagement. Participates feel they can give that to the community they can show case their culture and they can really celebrating and enjoying life together. And the program hired by especially hires bilingual staff. Subcontractors and class instructors to carry out all aspects of the Program Management and operation. 70 of their budget guess not program subcondition tractors and instructors to schedule activity and to carry out the Program Support aspect in this program and 30 guess to other operational cost. And so during fiscal 2023 and 24, 22 and 23, program review, vvna met all Service Objectives and expectation. And in compliance. Im happy to answer questions you may have. Thank you thank you. Commissioners are there questions . For this grant . Contract . No comment from thes commissioners. Is there Public Comments on this item . We will close Public Comment. Is there a motion from the commissioners. Moved. Seconded. Mr. Secretary, take a vote to approve item 11b spears. Yes. Vice president lum. Yes. Commissioner knutzen. Yes. Commissioner bittner. Yes. Commissioner jung. Yes. Commissioner sklar. Yes. Commissioner pennington. Yes. Thanks we have unanimous vote thank you. Commissioners. Item 12c the department of disability and aging Services Request authorization to enter in a grant with family care giver alliance. For the period of time july 1, 24 through june 30 of 28. In the amount of 3 million. Plus 10 for total amount not to exceed 3 million, 969, 214 for the provisions family care giver s good morning. Im melissa mc gee a Program Manager with office Community Partnership. Im here to ask approval to enter in contract with family care giver alliance for the family Care Giver Support Program referred to fcsp for the next 4 years beginning july one of this year. The family Care Giver Support Program is a program created by title 3e of the Older Americans act. The administration on aging gives the program at the federal scomplefl the California Department of aging and San Francisco d. Disability and aging Services Admin sters the program at the state and county level. Provides services to care giver in San Francisco. Including education and information, counciling, support groups, care giver training. Temporary respite and Supplemental Services to care givers. For your understanding, the California Department of aging offers a multifaceted system of support for care begins. A you see for this grant indicates service which we are contracking. Those services this we dont provide are included but dont have Service Objectives. Prefers we list all and indicate those provided through our grant. Each year we indicate how and by whom the excluded services are available to the community. Work with 4 subcontractors to meet the diversity of San Francisco care givers. Especially focused on the ap i and lbgtq communities. While these are the identified current subcondition tractors. Provides out roach and service city ouied to all residents. Fca the provider of the freshman. Long with the community subcontractors. With approval we will enter in the contract with fca to operate this program for the next 4 years. Are there questions . Commissioners do we have questions regarding this contract . Sure. Thank you. Good morning. I was wondering, when we enter in a contract for a grant for any organization for whatever project, keeping in minds the state all right indicated they will have a deficit. City county of San Francisco indicated tell have a deficit. What happens when the deficit is such we are not able to meet the obligations of the grant . I got a good answer. Our grants include language this sayings that funding is subject to outside force including reduction in funding at any sort of funding level. So, should the federal government reduce funding for this should the state, should we see have budget cuts, we have the ability to reduce this. We are not locked in. We always try to make everything right before we get there. Thank you. Thats what i was concerned about. Commissioner. A couple questions. Done had grant before. If i had things about the changes . May be i dont that right, is Catholic Charities a now one for this or did i not no they are not new but they were added during the last contract. Modified at some point. Yea. Are the fact that they are serving sro holings and Public Housing is that. Jot actual client of the program is the care giver am the unpaid. Right. But people in they are receiving care giving. Jot individual the recipient . Yes. Could be anywhere. Program really is sppth the care giver where they are caring for the individual. I wondered if that was new. I know we are expanding and00 eye wonder federal this was no. That has been going on. And then so many service are important thats why everyone had the benefit of this in their families. The reripiens are on medicaid and the support services that are offered through this grant bleed to helping people the the recipients of the service in this specific are the actual care giver am unpaid informal care givers. When they provide the service for is not irrelevant. That was it. It was really the weed stuff. Thats fine. I have sure. Quick question, thank you. This is a really fundsamentally important program. And i did have a question because i wonder to what extend you are doing out reach so people know about the service being available. I often found there are things going on that i dont know about. And so. Wanted see if you are addressing that. Yea. I mean the Agency Family care giver alliance is well entrench in the San Francisco and many countise they do a lot of out reach. With ail programs we try it get the word out to as many as we can. We just continue to do that. And fry to reach citywide unpaid care givers. I have one comment regarding this program and the grant. This is im doubling down. It is so fundamental to what all of us need as we become care givers we did not think we were signing up for. And have the pleasure of doing and with this as family care giver Alliance Great if they could do out reach may be in 4 of the general public perspective. Because as a care giver, sometimes not knowing that is when i would do. I was not aware the service were available to me fiwas caring for someone. Good i think it is happening more and more. As we all are ageing that care giving is a new skill set. Thank you. Unfortunately taking note of this comment and perfect. Yea. And and committed to all care givers. Thank you. Commissioners are there other comments . Okay. Mr. Secretary, do we have Public Comment . Are there people withhold like to comment. Open the phone line for the item. Callers in the queue . There are no callers. Thank you very much. Hearing no requests to speak we will close Public Comment. Is there a motion to approve item 11c . I move. Second. Moved and seconded item 11c. Will you take the role call. President spears. Yes. Vice president lum. Yes. Commissioner knutzen. Yes. Commissioner bittner. Yes. Commissioner jung. Yes. Why commissioner sklar. Yes. Commissioner pennington. Yes. Thank you. Unanimous vote thank you. Commissioners. Our next item is review and approval of the office of Planning Research grant cv 2311403. Associated budget and all subscent amendments. Paolo will present. Good morning. President spears. Dearman and im paolo salto Program Manager of communication. I will present the final two items. First connecting neighbor grant. And the second a request to moist Community Connector grant. With Community Campaign use of Fund Services and implement thearctivities in the guarantee. First item d. The opportunity starts from the california volunteers operating under office of planning and research at the state level. They have i goal of both bonds post pandemic and supporting initiatives promote community connections. The covid19 under scored the role of resillien network in supporting communities and protect pol lagzs. As individuals and families found thejz disconnect friday institutions they loneod local keksz with neighbors. Research from past crisis highlights the effectiveness the neighborhood ties and over coming challenges. Thereupon is a growing conversation about the rise of loneliness and isolation this body is aware of. Evidenced by the 20 tea Surgeon General and World Health Organization of keksz. The reports emphasized the Health Implications of social isolation and stress program this is foster connections to address the challenge. Daz had the opportunity to apply for the neighborhood grant. Connecting niche to neighbor grant from the Governors Office of planning and research this seeks to create networks within and across neighborhoods to support one another and address the community challenges. This grant prioritizes mediating isolation and perception of loneliness. Volunteer participation at scomploel Community Levels, improving social bonds, and creating a shared understanding of the critical Climate Action and disaster priorities. We have a local program here that tackles the issues and follows the model requested in the grant. Das with community Living Campaign a subcontractor applied to expand the community Connector Program and notified the recommended award along side 8 other local governments im seek approval of the contract from the body. Note instead memo the award is 500,000 and service carried out from commission approval. Until january 21 of 26. 25 of the grant will go toward the translation of materials for events, activities, out reach and other assets to make sure that program is accessible. Funds support marketing of the program. Specific low creating best campaigns around large eventses to reach individuals not aware of the. Program. Remaining toward staff time. Specifically a Program Analyst in das. The main point with das and planning and clc. Shell focus on program reporting. Evaluation and needed cordination of city departments. I want to squeeze in kudos to lauren who worked hard in this application and also the work she will take on because of this grant and clc kate really burned the midnight oil it get that application through. The other nundzs to the Connector Program. Which i will e will beerate more in the next item. I like to finish by emphasizing the significant opportunity before us. Despite the citys deficit. The funds may be short term can enhance capacity to extend services and engage adult in activities that prosecute mote social engagement and connection. I will conclude and open to questions. Commissioners do you have questions about accepting this money . [laughter]. I think you are saying this is new source of funding . Yes. This statute first year all right. We will okay that i wanted it say thank you. This seems like a really important thing coming through the pandemic. And the rate of isolation. Is high. It is you know repercussions of the pan dig. I want to ask you men this is not prein tour. How do you measure the impact and success . Of when you are doing . It nevermores of engaging people who are isolated. In relation to the grant, it is short term. We actually have kickoff meetings with office of planning and research that discussion will really tackle the evaluation piece of this program. I dont have the concrete steps. But clc and das and Office Planning and with the other awardees will talk about impact and how we measure that. It is really we are excited see what the state level is looking at in terms of how we measure impact. And take that on local low if it is something great to see. Great. In some respects it is like a pilot. Buzz you will learn when is needed and how to get what. Right. Okay. Thank you. And other comments . From commission. You are back, robbie . Members of the public this would like top comment on item 11d . Do we have callers in the queue . No callers. Thank you very much no further requests to speak well close Public Comment. Is there a motion. I move. Second. Moved and seconded. Please, mr. Sect, take a vote for 11 d. President spears. Yes. Vice president lum. Yes. Commissioner knutzen. Yes. Commissioner bittner. Yes. Commissioner jung. Yes commissioner sklar. Yes commissioner pennington. Yes. Unanimous vote thank you. Commissioners. We are going on to the item 11 e. Requesting authorization to modify the existing grant with the community Living Campaign for the period of time april first, 2024 to july 26 in the amount of 375 thousand dollars plus 10 for the resunrised total not to exceed 3 million, 746, 767 dollars. By. Anyway. Paolo will present. Thank you, commissioner. Of course this modification is the funding available through connecting neighborhood grant. Cl k connector approach began with the net w in wing class neighborhood lacking a senior center. Residents took lead organizing activities, classes and events. Foster connection among older adults combating aging there are 8 networks by 7 key features. Air local Community Connector. Focus driven by participate feedback. Core activities socialization. Easyarc sesz toarctivity it is. Low bear year participation. Expanded connection to services and support can a spirit of Community Engagement through volunteer opportunity and help. As detailed in the memo the funds enable the expansion of services with emphasis on 4 neighborhoods yuing acrockir, andin are sunset. These areas with residents high risk during disasters facing language barriers possessing lower education and low incomes where they have identified Community Connector networks. The networks are beneficial for additional projects it enhance engaged niches in Emergency Preparedness and Climate Action. This expansion aims to address the dual role of older adults with disabilities will during disasters and neighborhood resource. Empowering the individuals, the project noters community and responsibility to support each other and contribute to the community resilience. To address the challenge of enengaging neighbors who may be weary of this, the project offers art based and other opportunity for involvement and connection building. Arts, photography and writing attracts member when is minot engage in disaster appropriatedness or Climate Action efforts. Providing creative avenues for expression and participation. Will provide small are neighborhood focus activity s and 6 larger garths. 61 small events 10 to 20 will payment in art based, climate awareness and Emergency Preparedness and neighborhood awareness. Additionally, 6 larger events bring together over 100 across neighborhoodses to provide inspiration and build neighborhood pride. Large are events never bert elders. Disability pride. Celebrating adults and highlighting projects and good neighborhood celebration honoring volunteers of all ages and abilities show casing. I want to clarify, in the packet youd received appendix a that has been updateed include the increase in objectives related the grant. And received 2bs budgets the first is a budget for the local fund and it is second is the budget associate with the connecting neighbor to neighbor grant. We are xated launch this expansion. I seek approval on this and open to answering questions. Thank you. Issue there questions . I have a minor question. And if i missed it i apologize. It is a wonderful program. You think i said there are 8 existing Connector Programs now this allows to expand to 4 . Other neighborhoods . Do you know how the 4 neighborhoods were identified as to be part of that expansion . The 4 neighborhood that will receive expansions are already went 8 networks. The per of the 8. Identified because of the data from American Community survey highlighting lower income and vulnerability. Okay. Great. Thank you. I just thank you, this is an another Great Program and i noticed and for fear of revealing myself, you have outcome metrics i like the when they are. And qualitative low and the plans. Im curious is there a baseline for some of these. You know im looking at page 6. One of them is consumers feel a sevenls connection to community. Target is 75 . I wonder if you know what it is you in . I dont have that number. This is a grant a continuation we started a new term with them. We do have the numbers left year i dont have them in front of me. Sorry. I feel like they are there it means you have done the w and thought it through. You are on your way to measuring. Thank you. Appreciate it. I have a comment or question. Not sure what it is. We were talk about this social connected ness and measure this. And what im curious about is given that this is additional dollars to the existing places, are there measurements this are already in place for the social skekt connectedness and measure over time. Is that the intention. This is your question of i know social isolation and connectedness is complicated not one thing we do this makes us feel better. Im curious, are those im wondering are those going to be continue in the this expansion . When we laid out is the on going measure of impact and the grant itself will have this discussion in april. I want to add the on going conversation how to measure the social isolation it is on going conversation. Oct on the conversation. We will look at that. We are excite body what they have the grant before as well i believe they might have some better traction what impact and outcome than i can provide you to. And again, with our meeting, this month. Will may be null in sdpchl add it to our programs as well. I saw someone stand up. Okay. I can i know thist lc the Community Level they have extra questions that measure social isolation this is grassroots community. We will listen now. Community Living Campaign. So all of our commune Connector Programs and all of our programs include metrics around social health. And we look at things like whether or not member has people this they feel comfortable asking for help. Whether or not they feel comfortable and help with their relationships. And then we added in a few extras. One around vol tearing we asked people whether or not they have volunteers to help somebody in the last month and wlo they receive the help. Those numbers are number for volunteering is higher than asking for help. We track on a commune level. Not ones we track with a baseline where we know what somebody come in during intake and measure them later this. Is more a Community Level and part of a general survey. Met low because people change and heard to keep track. That is we have the metrics than i are important to us and when we do. And i think the other ones we will look at for this is around volunteers part of this on going funding from california volunteers where we will look at what increase is volunteer in thes 4 neighborhoods. I just want to mention one of the exciting things for susthis will allow us to funds a chinese language connector. When we talk about the neighborhoods other same. Than i are president of existing networks. It allows you to reach in person. Chinese speakers who are active with us online and finally starting to feel safe. Thank you. Thank you. One of the access questions thank you very much. Any other comments from the commissioners. Mr. Secretary. See if there is Public Comment on this item. Beside when is we heard. Are there members this would like to comment on item 11e . Are there callers in the queue. No. Thank you very much. Hearing no requests to speak. Close Public Comment. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Secretary. Will you tick a roll call for 11e . President spears. Yes. Vice president lum. Yes. Commissioner knutzen. Yes. Commissioner bittner. Yes. Commissioner jung. Yes. Commissioner sklar. Yes. Commissioner pennington. Yes. Unanimous vote thank you, mr. Secretary. Commissioners weer item 12 are there announce ams from the commissioners . So. Item 13, we are adjourned. [music] welcome to the Ethics Commission introduction to gift rules. We will discuss why the city and county of San Francisco and the state of california have rules regarding give and accepting giftss an employee or officer. As city officers and employees we serve the public. 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