Public comment phone number. Id like to welcome the members of the public and staff who are watching us on sf gov tv to eliminate background interference. All panelists and presenters that are presenting via webex are asked to mute themselves when not speaking or waiting to present. Additionally, the San Francisco hsa Das Commission acknowledged that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land , and in accordance with their traditions, the ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in this traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homelands. 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 peo
not to miss the opportunity that there are units open on the second floor and the 10th floor. and you can see the not only the garden but the urban farm outside. and enjoy the food afterwards. thank you for coming. [applause] ( ) ( ) 3, 2, 1, yay! [applause] ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) welcome to the commission on disability and aging services. will the secretary please take the roll. president here. vice president here. commissioner knutzen here. spears here. also present, shireen mcspadden. we ask that you silence all cell phones. president serina: before proceeding to the agenda, i would like the newest commissioner, barbara sklar to give us a few words. i have a history in working with the elderly and with the disabled. including being a part of the group that started what is now the institute on aging. so i m very familiar with in-home supportive services. i think the learning curve will be a little flatter for me, but give me a chance to learn what is going on now. in addit
disabled. including being a part of the group that started what is now the institute on aging. so i m very familiar with in-home supportive services. i think the learning curve will be a little flatter for me, but give me a chance to learn what is going on now. in addition, i have a special needs granddaughter who is 11 years old and i have helped and assisted with. she is severely disabled. she is in a wheelchair, cochlear implants and uses an ipad to communicate. it s brought me into this age of disability, and i m aware of the barriers. i m looking forward to serving on the commission. president serina: thank you. honor to have you on our commission. i would like for approval of the february 5 agenda? motion? thank you. second, thank you. any comments or questions? all in favor? any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. item number 3, approval of the january 10, 2020 meeting minutes. do i have a motion to approve? so moved. a second? thank you. any comments, questi
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