Friendship engenders trust. You can deal with a person you trust. You cant deal with a person you dont trust. So ed lee spread that trust over the diversity of this city, of our state, of our country, and around the world, so thank you, ed. Well, that was short, but important, and youre tall. So ed lee led us in a wonderful direction of all of the areas that we had to do for this great city, and there are people around the world that have sent that we have received letters, phone calls, emails all around the world saying how wonderful he was. I happened to be with anita and her family earlier this week, and a call came in from former president bill clinton, and he had that same feeling because he said i liked ed lee the moment i met him, and that friendship grew and grew and grew. And he said so many wonderful things to i think tania, you took the call. And i have some other letters, there are many. But if i may, anita, id like to read some for you and for the rest of you. Glad theyre
Us out. We have business partners, medical dispensaries helping out. I want to say this importantly, ron conway called to give me 10,000. He wanted to put it to ed lee. He wants to help out. He knew that ed lee hated guns. You know, we have our mayor here, london breed, our new mayor. Give a hand. [applause. ] we have our supervisor in the house, our fearless District Supervisor. Jeff, come on up here, man. [applause. ] i want to also we have families of victims that are here. Mattie scott and we are going to get started, you guys. Before we start we have motorcycle sure that we honor our man and give him a moment of silence, ed lee. Thank you. One of the things i want to share this gun buy back we are having has been impacting so many people. I had a young man at the begin of the year who was took from senseless gun violence. I want to stipulate i am not against the Second Amendment but i am against sense less gun violence. We want kids and families able to celebrate christmas and hol
Comment during the meeting is limit today three minutes per speaker, unless otherwise established by the precider of the meeting. Speakers are encouraged but not required to state their name. Please place your speaker cards in the basket to the right of the lectern and they will be called in the order received. Will you please show the slide. Its our custom to begin and end with a reminder, the office of Small Business is the only place to start your new business and best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in San Francisco. The office of Small Business should be your first step when you have a question what to do next. You could find us online or in person at city hall, best of all, all of our services are free of charge. The commission is a place to voice your concerns about policies that affect Economic Vitality of if you have questions start here. Thank you. And welcome. Item 1, call to order and roll call. Commissioner stephen adams. Here. Commissioner kath
Any opposed . Thank you, the motion carries. 7c. Requesting authorization to enter into a new Grant Agreement with Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services for the provision of Community Services Program Pilot during the time period beginning january 1, 2018 and ending on june 30, 2020 in an amount of 526,075, plus a 10 contingency of 52,608 for a total amount not to exceed 578,683. Thank you, tiffany. Ok, can i do lighthouse first . I think we skipped over that one. Sorry, that was my fault, because i side tracked everyone. President serina yes, of course. Commissioner lang very good. I wanted to set the stage [laughter]. Ok. The first Grant Agreement presented for approval is the standalone adult with disability pilot and it is for lighthouse for the blind and visually impaired. Their programming includes the start of three new weekly classes, quarterly wellness retreats and outdoor excursions on weekends all designed to appeal to an adult with disability population that is
Decreases were not nearly as significant for people walking and biking, our most vulnerable. In 2018 San Francisco must show more resolve and urgency, starting with everyone standing here today. I want to highlight infrastructure is a key part of vision zero and we know there are plans in place for all streets in the city. Without all of us working together and strong leadership, the plans will remain just that. I want to highlight one project in particular, the better Market Street project, transforming 2. 2 miles of the street into a safe and comfortable place to bike and take transit. We have watched as this project experiences delays and we cannot afford to wait longer. For the safety of the thousands of people who travel down Market Street every day, construction must begin as soon as possible. The memories of those who have lost their lives are dishonored by further delays. So as we look ahead, we must prioritize the construction of safer streets. Dismantling the old barriers and