Try to find the funding for elevator replacements is really whats coming up and i raise this issue because i think that elevator repair and replacement is rapidly becoming the next big issue for the Disability Committee and i know the counsel understand this because this is one of the pieces you included in your housing resolution but i wanted to give you an opportunity to know about a meeting that is coming up. You heard jessica here talking about a meeting next thursday that is addressing food security, but there is another meeting that same day on thursday thats a special meeting to talk about elevators and seniors and people with disabilities who live in single room occupy ancy hotels the time is 3 to 5 p. M. The location is the department of aging and Adult Services office, 1650 mission street. And we hope that some of you may be able to join that discussion next week. I have another announcement to make today, too, as i think many of the councilmembers may recall i served as one
In here and that production will stay in the u. S. In the exported to south america and europe. We feel there is a very good chance at a very Good Condition to not only build here, but compete to a u. S. Base. A year ago we did the same thing in victoria, texas on another excavator plan. These are the large machines. 42 that 5010 machines that came in from japan that will be built in us for the first time in the United States and exporting to south america. Some of that is coming back to the u. S. And im happy and proud of that is the u. S. Manufacturing come to me. In fact, we spent about 6. 5 billion in capital expense in the last five years in the United States. Weve also spent about 10 million in research and development. We had a plant in our system here in the United States that exports very large Mining Equipment. We have factories were 80 of the reductionist for export only. We work hard at being competitive both internally. We also work hard with the u. S. Government and micha
Or appointments or to visit or to engage so an elevator out age really has a big effect on people. By raising this issue im not trying to single out the Housing Authority because the Housing Authority is really just one example of a Property Owner that is faced with this problem. What we have in San Francisco besides multiStory Building is a lot of older building and the average life span of an elevator is about 35 years and many of our buildings are much older than that and you will see this problem with elevators is repeated in privately owned buildings as well as publicly owned buildings and the challenge to try to find the funding for elevator replacements is really whats coming up and i raise this issue because i think that elevator repair and replacement is rapidly becoming the next big issue for the Disability Committee and i know the counsel understand this because this is one of the pieces you included in your housing resolution but i wanted to give you an opportunity to know
Big issue for the Disability Committee and i know the counsel understand this because this is one of the pieces you included in your housing resolution but i wanted to give you an opportunity to know about a meeting that is coming up. You heard jessica here talking about a meeting next thursday that is addressing food security, but there is another meeting that same day on thursday thats a special meeting to talk about elevators and seniors and people with disabilities who live in single room occupy ancy hotels the time is 3 to 5 p. M. The location is the department of aging and Adult Services office, 1650 mission street. And we hope that some of you may be able to join that discussion next week. I have another announcement to make today, too, as i think many of the councilmembers may recall i served as one of the chairs on the accessible Parking Advisory Committee and our Councilmember Wong was also a member and it was made up largely of people with disabilities and we met for 6 month
Are our greatest resources and best hope for future and hopefully that will be the spirit of this budget that we think in terms of our children, their families and their future. Thank you all. The world of cable from that of author with the big picture. Secretary of state john kerry told the Senate Foreign committee that the United States should ratify the disability act. Good morning, this hearing on the sena aate floor of the righ of people with disability comes to other. Let me thank secretary kerry for being here. First, i think he has the thanks of all us on the committee for the incredible work you have been doing across the globe. And your presence sends a strong message about the importance of the issue. We appreciate you coming back to chair. We received the support of thousands of people and organization all of whom are looking for us to take the treaty over the finish line. We have received compelling letters of support from multiple companies with over 2,000 member companie