And help services the newly elected chairman of the federation for 2014. I think it is only appropriate that everyone take their phone device, hold it up, and take a photo of yourself. Anybody that was start a meeting before 8 00 on eastern time zone cannot be all there. Of yousuming that most have had the opportunity to get at least your first cup of 10 starbuck coffee down your belly in youre starting to feel good. Good morning. I want to acknowledge someone before you yesterday. This is for 2013. The passion for this organization and for our industry has been incredible and has been part of what this organization is all about. The type of person that he is on the has been, and will continue to be. The energy and effort that he put in this job is a Guiding Light for those of us who are going to have to follow him and all the things that he did. If you will stand up, everyone is him a round of applause. [applause] jim henson. He is the chairman of the American Hospital association and
1500 a year, but we get far more than that. Mr. Hunt said at the spur it was cut by 60 . And why is that . Im not sure about the percentage. The program when it was initially established by the board of supervisors was identified as a 2 to 5 million per year appropriation as fund were available. When the Program First started, 5 million was appropriated to it for the first funding cycle. I think that was true for the first three or four. And then it dropped down to the 2 million level. And thats where it sits today and it sits there in our tenyear capital plan as well. Its a tenyear program. It concludes in 2018. 2018. But the general manager suggested we need to tweak part of it, correct . Well, what were doing is we are looking for additional funds because in our tenyear capital plan it was committed i guess last year that we had renewables and solar go solear. And the decision was to put 2 million in the go solar and also reduce the renewable portion. Also, you know, we have a big c
Even more devastating. So, i want to figure out a way that we can do a better job at making sure that we are really focusing on the families, especially the children that are getting up every single morning and going to school in our city. So, thank you all so much, and i appreciate the fact that this report will always be posted in a timely manner in the near future from this point forward. Thanks. Thank you. ~ supervisor cohen. Again, can i have a motion to continue this item to the call of the chair . So moved. Second . Motion by consensus, moved. [gavel] madam clerk, can we have item number 6 . Item number 6, hearing to consider appointing two members, terms ending november 23, 2014, to the Shelter Monitoring Committee. There are two seats and three applicants. Thank you. We will now hear from the applicants in the order they are listed on the agenda. Ms. Amanda reichmuth. Hello, my name is amanda reichmuth. I currently work as a Victim Advocate with the district attorneys office.
1100 shelter beds in the city. Were the largest shelter provider ~. And actually i dont actually work in the Shelter Division of ecs. I work with the Asset Management and Housing Development side. We work very closely in permanent Supportive Housing with clients who are coming straight from the shelters. Whether theyre single adults or families. I have been working in supportive and Affordable Housing for 14 years, 8 of them here in San Francisco, and ive been at ecs for the last four years. Part of my role at ecs is working very closely with our Property Management and support services on our permanent Supportive Housing sites. We have three that we own and five that are leased through the Housing First sro Master Lease Program, and theyre very different. Our newest problem, 134 units of permanent Supportive Housing for single adults, Bishop Health community house, is really what i like to think of as the shining example of what permanent Supportive Housing and housing people coming f
Been at ecs for the last four years. Part of my role at ecs is working very closely with our Property Management and support services on our permanent Supportive Housing sites. We have three that we own and five that are leased through the Housing First sro Master Lease Program, and theyre very different. Our newest problem, 134 units of permanent Supportive Housing for single adults, Bishop Health community house, is really what i like to think of as the shining example of what permanent Supportive Housing and housing people coming from chronic homelessness, coming from the shelters should be. A lot of the sros in our Master Lease Program are more challenging buildings. Theyre old. They are not owned by us as joyce kerr mentioned. And part of the the part of the job that i really enjoy is going into those buildings and trying to raise the bar on the standards of the facilities and the operations to make it more efficient and make it better for the clients and the residents. And i woul