Putting that on hold for a week. We were just about to start it now on this friday to bring you, but were going put it on hold to bring you coverage of the california wildfire. We hope that you join us next friday when were planning to spend a full hour talking about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the sports world. Thats recreation and how people are having fun, and how its affected our own personal fitness. Let me brick in mike here. We were trying to buy our older son a new Mountain Bike because his legs are a mile long. My husband got the alert that the bike was back in stock, and it was sold out before he would pay for it in the cart. I have been saying that we have been biking a lot over the last four months, and were not alone. I see them out there at the bike parks and is just rolling around the neighborhood. Look forward to that newscast. As of right now, we have an emergency situation going on in northern california. People have died and hundreds of homes destroyed.
Or blocking shipments to buyers who have already signed deals for vital medical supplies how bad have we been well after we apparently hijacked an order of 200003 m. Facemask that were being shipped out of china bought and paid for by the German Government for the Berlin Police Department State minister of the interior of berlin andreas said that this was nothing short of modern piracy he went on to say this is not how you deal with transatlantic partners even in times of Global Crisis wild west methods shouldnt rule. Yes that that is the nation weve become my friends were the harry cooper of this night of the living dead story that is the corona virus pandemic modern pirates only looking out for the safety of our selves or at least the safety of our upper crust or their financial safety at least which is what many are now reporting is at the core of us President Trumps recent obsession with pushing the anti malarial drug hydro oxy chloroquine for covert 19 patients yes even in times o
Participates in the citys planning process. Every five years theres a Strategic Plan and we also prepare annual action plans. Director mcfadden presented that to you earlier in the fall and provided an update a couple months ago. That plan covers all of the departments work, all of its programs. We also have a fouryear planning cycle that was established by the dignity fund. This includes Community Needs assessment and fouryear funding plan. That process covers all Services Eligible to serve funds from the dignity fund. Its looking at about 70 million. And then the area plan were talking about today is similarly focused on mostly Community Based services. We get 7 million from the state for those services. Thats about 10 of the budget for the office of Community Partnerships. As much as possible, we try to align these efforts, and an example of that is the Needs Assessment from the dignity fund is the primary Needs Assessment informing this area plan. Similarly, the departments Strateg
Approve the agenda. So moved. Do we have a second . Any discuss in all in favor. Any opposed . Motion carries. May i have a motion to approve the february 5th, 2020, Meeting Minutes . Thank you. Do i have a second. Second. Any discussion . All in favor. Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Now i would like to introduce our newest commissioner, nelson lum, wholl tell us about his background. Thank you. Mr. Chair, fellow commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, good morning, my name is nelson lum, and im the newly appointed member of this commission. Ive been a resident since 1961, and i went to school here. Upon graduation from George Washington high school, in 1966, i was soon notified by uncle sam that he had a special interest in me. I was inducted in the army where i volunteers to be a member of the paratrooper unit, and after training, i was assigned to kentucky with 101st airborne division. In 1967, my division was deployed to vietnam. Luckily, i returned in november 1968, wit
Services. So in this one, we picked d encourage and support collaboration across providers, government agencies, and other partners. So through informal and formal partnerships, we will seek to leverage expertise and reduce duplication to best serve client populations. This includes supporting our contractors, to develop new collaborations as well as supporting other fields and Service Systems to work with older people and adults with disabilities. Some examples are the Home Safe Program that i just talked about as well as Community Based collaborations like the alzheimers association, working with open house to develop the Dementia Care training. Goal five is to support and develop and engage professional workforce prepared to work with older people and adults with disabilities. The rationale for goal five is that for older people and people with disabilities to live in Engaging Community is critical that San Francisco has a robust professional workforce trained in these issues and tr