At this time we ask that you please silence all sound producing devices for the duration of the meeting. Thank you. May have a motion to approve the agenda . Thank you, any comments or questions . All in favor . Any opposed. Thank you, the motion carries. Item 3, approval of the december 6, 2017 meeting minutes, motion to approve . Any comments or questions . To the public . Hearing none, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Item 4, reports, the director report, thank you, shireen. Director mcspadden thank you, commissioner, and i want to extend a special welcome to commissioner papas very happy to have you working with us. I was at the National Association on aging board meeting. I mentioned before, but for those of you who havent heard, im one of two representatives from california to this National Association. And its a Great Organization, theyre focused on building the capacity of aaa so we can help older adults. It supports initiatives such as Livable Commun
Item 4, reports, the director report, thank you, shireen. Director mcspadden thank you, commissioner, and i want to extend a special welcome to commissioner papas very happy to have you working with us. I was at the National Association on aging board meeting. I mentioned before, but for those of you who havent heard, im one of two representatives from california to this National Association. And its a Great Organization, theyre focused on building the capacity of aaa so we can help older adults. It supports initiatives such as Livable Communities and dementiafriendly america. They advocate for funding for services for adults and adults with disabilities and provide tools such as the elder care locater. Theyre a Great Organization to belong to. Very supportive of the aaa, the area agencies on aging across the country. At the meeting we heard from cms officials talking about feature initiatives and opportunities for aaa and our cbo partners. They promised that theyre moving into an era
Hes a genuine person. And he is what you see is what you get with joseph. Hes a wonderful person, very friendly, very outgoing and caring. The third is flexible. So he has to do a lot of different things. Hes been asked to back up the front desk, take minutes, make copies, decorate, building issues and a number of other things and he does it with a smile. So, thats why his coworkers wanted him to be employee of the month for daas. So im going to read what your coworkers have said about you, joseph. Since joining long term operations in 2015, joseph formentos has been implemental in supporting the daas family. He has a variety of duties to support the clinical and Quality Assurance unit, daas reception and administration. His attention to detail, responsiveness and accuracy lends confidence in Performance Measures and reports. From ordering supplies, providing coverage, he is able to work with effectively with people from all different background and executes tasks independently and on
Item 3, approval of the december 6, 2017 meeting minutes, motion to approve . Any comments or questions . To the public . Hearing none, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Item 4, reports, the director report, thank you, shireen. Director mcspadden thank you, commissioner, and i want to extend a special welcome to commissioner papas very happy to have you working with us. I was at the National Association on aging board meeting. I mentioned before, but for those of you who havent heard, im one of two representatives from california to this National Association. And its a Great Organization, theyre focused on building the capacity of aaa so we can help older adults. It supports initiatives such as Livable Communities and dementiafriendly america. They advocate for funding for services for adults and adults with disabilities and provide tools such as the elder care locater. Theyre a Great Organization to belong to. Very supportive of the aaa, the area agencies on
Well be reporting out on those. The bills where there was no action, they could come up again, but today is the first day to the legislature reconvenes. So we dont know what bills theyre going to bring up or what new ones they may add. Senator weiner has a bill, sb 1103, on bicycle yielding, similar to the legislation we have here in San Francisco where you can yield the rightofway. You can yield and dont have to come to a full stop. The joint ledge committee has been opposed to that and thats in suspense at the moment, so well see what happens there. Today is the first day of the legislative session. Next monday, the budget has to be submitted by the governor. One of the things ive added to my report is what the legislative calendar is by quarter to kind of levelset what needs to be done up in sacramento. The 12th is the last day for the policy committees to hear and report to the fiscal committees and vice versa on anything that came up in the odd numbered years, so thats in the regs