Thank you very much, director kosinski, and your staff. I think these mostly addressed the concerns. The question whether it should be an ordinance or in the charter, to be clear. All of the commissions are in the charter. If we would create this by charter, it wouldnt be a Charter Commission that has all the responsibilities and duties defined in the charter. So we think its important that we have something that has. I think this is in many ways recognizing that this department is here to stay. One of the reasons why this this department maybe the main reason why this department doesnt have a commission currently is because its a new department. Its only been around a couple years, and the advisory structure that we have is here from a time when we didnt have a Single Department with the authority that your department has, had a single director and all of that. So i want to be clear that one of the things that were doing here by having a Charter Commission is recognizing the critical
The advisory committees who do such important work. I realize this is an awkward thing to be coming out and speaking in support of oversight over a department that you work so regularly with. So i imagine that, you know, i just want to appreciate your courage and your partnership on this. I think it says a lot that the people who are on the front lines of serving our population thats experiencing homelessness believes strongly that there should be more accountability, transparency, and public input. I think that says a lot. Yes, i talk a lot about speed, and i dont think this is going to slow things down, but theres nothing more wrong than getting it wrong and having to do it over and over and over again. We have to listen to these folks not just at the beginning but throughout the process to make sure that we get it right. And when we deny them that opportunity, we are going to create so many delays throughout the process because were going to have to spend money to fix our mistakes,
And i just wanted to come and add my support for creating this commission . Ive been hearing a lot of concerns about efficiency which i think is really important to talk about as things are already moving slow and the problem of homelessness is not progressing, but the way i look at it is solving these solutions require multiple input, and it is more inefficient to get plans that wont work and have to start over than do our Due Diligence on the front enter, crafting initiatives on the issue of homelessness and having to go back because we redid it wrong the first time . And i also think its important to weigh the pros and cons. If slowing down things by a few weeks will help more people, i see those few weeks for Community Consideration and Better Outcomes as incredibly worth it. I dont think we need to see it as a negative for our community, i think its a positive for making our efforts go forward. Thank you so much for this issue. I hope we can pass it and change the way that were do