Welcome to San Francisco James R Herman cruz terminal at pier 27. The first stop for all most 300 thousand people who come here every year from around the world to our beautiful city. I want to tell you about another jewel of the San Francisco port that just celebrated 125 years. The San Francisco Ferry Building. [applause] in the 19th century, commuters and visitors traveled by train or ferry or both. A Ferry Terminal on the waterfront downtown was a practical necessity. It was the sfo of its day. Grand central station. But as we so often do, San Francisco built a practical space a world class beauty, with a 245 foot clock tower along arched arcade, and a interior worthy of a renaissance cathedral. At the foot of Market Street, a beautiful bridge from water to land, the Ferry Building announced to every commuter, every traveller, this is San Francisco. You have arrived. Until that is, [applause] until that is, in the late 1930s when two new bridges the bay and golden gate and rise of
Goldhammer. Mr. Clerk . I like to reminds you to silence phone and electronics. Documents provided me will be include part of the file as should be submitted to myself. Items are expect today appear on the supervisor agenda on october 31, 2023 unless otherwise stated. That completes my announcements. Thank you, mr. Clerk. Call item 1. Item 1 Charter Amendment. To amend the charter of the city of an fran establish Staffing Levels sworn officers of the Police Department requiring a period of 5 years the mayor and the board of supervisors appropriate funds to meet Staffing Levels establishing a Police Full Staffing fun for a period of 5 years the purpose of facilitating minimum staffing and allowing a temporary froze on appropriations to the funds in the budget and economic emergency and election on march 5 of 2024. Thank you. Item one the Police Full Staffing Charter Amendment. We began working on last march. Some of you may recall i anouned this publicly last april after San Franciscos
Supervisor connie chan, chair of the committee. Im joined by, supervisor myrna melgar and Shamann Walton and today, supervisor matt dorsey has been temporarily appointed to replace president aaron peskin, our clerk. Its brant saliba. I would like to thank jamie ivatury for from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcement . Thank you, madam chair. Just a friendly reminder to those in attendance to please make sure to silence all cell phones and Electronic Devices to prevent interruptions to our proceedings, should you have any documents to be included as part of the file. This should be submitted to myself. The clerk, Public Comment will be taken on each item on this agenda, when your item of interest comes up in Public Comment is called, please line up to speak on the west side of the chamber to your right, my left along those curtains and while not necessary to provide Public Comment, we do invite you to fill out a comment card and leave them on the
Interruptions during our proceedings should you have documents to be included as part of the file submit them to myself the clerk. Approximately comment will be taken on each item when Public Comment is called lineup to the west side at this time right my left along those kurt anxiety. Not necessary on provide comment we invite to you fill out a card and leave them on the tray if you wish to be records. You misubmit comment in writingeck e mail them to myself at brent. Jalipa sfgovtv. Tell be forwarded to the supervisors include part of the fortunately file. You may send written comments Via Postal Service to city hall 1 dr. Carlton b. Goodlett place room 244, San Francisco, california, 94102. This concludes my aupon nouns ams. Thank you and lets call items 13 together. Items 13. Items 1, 2 and 3 consider the per ses may proposed budget for airport commission. Board of appeals. Dbi. Child service, department of environment. Library, municipal transportation agency, port, Public Library
All of you. My name is george rivas. I am the director of the office of Civic Engagement and immigrant affairs, i am joined by my colleague chloe noonan, who is our policy and engagement officer, who oversees our Language Access efforts at oca. I am looking forward to sharing. I am looking forward to sharing more Background Information about our office and then chloe will share more background on the lao report from 2024, and will walk us through the contents of that report as well, ill take next slide. I will take a moment to share some background about our office. The office of Civic Engagement and World Affairs was founded in 2 in 2009, at which time it was designated to oversee implementation of the equal access to Services Ordinance and with time, as you all know now, its become the Language Access ordinance. Today, eoc has a policy compliance, direct services and grant making City Department. Our mission is to promote inclusive policies and foster immigrant assistance programs th