Issues like the renters insurance issue and how to proactively get the units back online as quickly as possible. And so thank you so much to everyone, and mr. Chair, i would like to ask if we could continue this item to the call of the chair . So we have a motion to continue to the call of the chair . Could we take that without objection . Without objection. Mr. Clerk, if you could call item number three. Item three is a hearing to better understand the operational and budgetary needs of animal care and control including enforcement staffing and capacity to care for animals, and exploring these issues and how best to insure that the department can perform all of its responsibilities. Great, thank you and this is an item that has been introduced by supervisor weiner, and supervisor tang. Before i turn it over to them, i want to make a quick note. I have to leave the meeting for a prior commitment but i do want to note that i certainly support any effort to increase the resources of this
Commission advises you on the animal issues and do not provide the oversight of the acc and it does come up that involve the agency. And whether San Francisco should mandate that it be a no kill shelter and no adoptable animal is euthanized including those who need behavior or medical help before they can be adopted for two years we heard presentations from advocates and organizations on all sides of the issue, no kill is a goal that Everyone Wants and San Francisco is close. To be successful no kill requires among other things, extensive public out reach and education, and Behavior Training in the shelter, all of which require adequate staffing and managing to carry out, something that acc does not now have and has not had for years, acc is an open shelter ask required to accept any animal that comes in the door, many shelters in the country are not, they can and do refuse to adopt animals. And ultimately, the commission decided to take no action. While encouraging no kill as a goal w
Stone Adult Health Care. One of the issues were concerned is the folks that actually, you havent talked about the people who cant use muni. Thats the folks who need to use paratransit to remain independent in the community. Well be talking about under 10 thousands a year. Were Adult Health Care center were supporting the physical and Mental Health so they can live dpint if they dont theyll go into is an institution or have a low quality of life. So some of the issues weve if you do it is the transit transit wants to raise the costs and also independently as the taxi fairs go up you think 0. 25 or 50 sents cents isnt much but it is. I have the invoice for january it was over 10,000 a month for our folks to come to our center. If i raise that 0. 25 a ride thats 17,000 a year that impacts our agency we can hire another person to help us out thank you. Next speaker, please. calling names . Good afternoon. Hi, i also represent stepping stone were the largest in San Francisco i will to say o
Help many seniors go to the meal sites their boarding meal sites in the city where you can get lunch for 2 if youre over 60 or disabled the Poverty Level is 10,000 for one and ssi is less than that youre still poor even though you get ssi not everybody know about ssi its called supplemental security income for low income people it has its needs ive been told we should talk about the joys of seniors i get fixated on how many people get a government pension like you will or the contact agencies the snvrz wont have government pensions but we think its important to keep the people active in the community. Thank you, ms. Thank you. Next speaker, please. calling names . Good afternoon. Hi, fwj. Were representing stepping stone Adult Health Care. One of the issues were concerned is the folks that actually, you havent talked about the people who cant use muni. Thats the folks who need to use paratransit to remain independent in the community. Well be talking about under 10 thousands a year. We
Get fixated on how many people get a government pension like you will or the contact agencies the snvrz wont have government pensions but we think its important to keep the people active in the community. Thank you, ms. Thank you. Next speaker, please. calling names . Good afternoon. Hi, fwj. Were representing stepping stone Adult Health Care. One of the issues were concerned is the folks that actually, you havent talked about the people who cant use muni. Thats the folks who need to use paratransit to remain independent in the community. Well be talking about under 10 thousands a year. Were Adult Health Care center were supporting the physical and Mental Health so they can live dpint if they dont theyll go into is an institution or have a low quality of life. So some of the issues weve if you do it is the transit transit wants to raise the costs and also independently as the taxi fairs go up you think 0. 25 or 50 sents cents isnt much but it is. I have the invoice for january it was o