Any discussion . Call the question, all in favor . Aye. Any opposed . The motion carryies. Now item number 4, the directors report, executive director Shireen Mcspadden. Good morning and happy new year. Is this mic on . So i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i dont have a huge amount to report. I was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. And i was there for the meetings and they are the National Association of area agencies on aging. The december meeting is when we put together the policy priorities for the next year. So we spent quite a bit of time working on that and the issues that came up were the ones that you would expect. Things like aging and homelessness, food insecurity, the big kind of big ticket items and basic needs issues that are kind of hitting older adults across the country. So i think everybody was really saying we are experiencing the same issues. There also continues
Include reinstatement of the disproportionately deleted senior classes in particular, although i support a reinstatement of all of them. Its often said these days that sitting is the new smoking, and if so we all have done damage to our health over the past hour and a half. But there is new research that shows that another aspect of modern living is detrimental which is loneliness. Although it doesnt affect seniors only, it does affect them because of a loss of a partner or friend, because of more people being childless. The effect is so great that it is more dangerous to our health than obesity. Loneliness is the same as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. While i dont suggest restoring these classes will cure the issue of loneliness in our city, it is something that should be considered in addition to the benefits of lifelong learning. Speaking personally, when i returned to the sculpture class i had started just a couple of months before my husband died, i found the focus of turning a lump
Item 4 is a Charter Amendment to amend the charterer of San Francisco establish the department of Emergency Management the position of director of the department and the directory qualification appointing authority on election on march 5 of 2024. This item is also chief low sponsored by supervisor safai. Supervisor the floor is yours to discuss this. Thank you. Just tie in the a bit when we were talking about today in terms of the importance of our department of Emergency Management. And terms of all the w that has been asked of them. This they have responded to. And have been i part of over the left few years. It started under covid and expanded more. We thought it was important to i wanted to make sure that when if came to the qualifications of the executive director we want the to solidify the value of the concern director we have now. Her expertise and when she brings to the table there have been times in the past when people assume third degree role and supervisor dorsey you will
Security events. We refer as a nsse. Due to the size significance and anticipated attendance. This will be the United States secret service 75 National Security event. This designation is given to insure the full weight leverage talent and resources of the federal government and our state and local partners to this event and other events like this. When an event is designated the u. S. Secret service assumes its mandated role as the lead agency for it design and implementation of the Operational Security plan. However, the success of these events cannot be obtained by any one agency alone and i can say it has been a collaborative effort between the u. S. Secret service, the San Francisco Police Department, the california Highway Patrol, the federal bureau of investigation, the federal Emergency Management agency, u. S. Coast guard, San Francisco Fire Department and many federal state and local partner tuesday design the security plan. During the last several months and in fact today, t
Mayor breed and supervisor peskin for their unwavering leadership throughout this entire process without their dedication and support. This project would not have been possible. The diva residence is special for many reasons. Located in the heart of the city. As all of you know who who came here this morning, this afternoon, the diva hotel has actually long been a pillar for the community, providing a safe and welcoming space for visitors and residents alike to lay their heads over the decades, the diva hotel has morphed to meet the demands of the guests that it serves. In the years since the years spent rebuilding, since the 19 1906 earthquake, the diva initially provided housing for long term residents until the 1980s, when San Francisco underwent the first of Many Technology driven transformations. As the city changed so did the diva. Ultimately becoming a boutique tourism hotel, serving an International Clientele of travelers wanting to experience all that San Francisco has to offe