I also know, a somebody who has been working in this field now since i first got elected in the year 2,000, that there are qualified people of color, asian women, who would covet this seat , who have actually practised preservation architecture and are licensed architects that the Mayors Office could reach out to and he would take the job in an absolute second. With those things in mind, i would like another week to continue this conversation with not only my colleagues or less than a majority of my colleagues , but with the chief executive branch of this city and county. I would like to make a motion to continue both of these items. Items 17 and 18, and thank you for indulging me in that little piece of history as we talk about the Historic Preservation commission. Thank you, colleagues. There has been a motion made to continue this item, these two items to our meeting next week. Is there a second . Seconded by supervisor mandelman before we take a vote, i think supervisor ronen wanted to make a comment. Yes. Thank you. At the rules Committee Meeting, we had this discussion, and i had actually made a motion to continue the eitan because i too hadnt had the opportunity to meet with everyone. I subsequently had a chance to meet with lydia, we had a great meeting, and i really appreciated that, but i do it is just a very important, many of us did not have the opportunity to fully vet the candidates, talk to the organizations that are experts in this area, to find out where they stand or why they had issues, and so despite our great meeting, i have to let my colleagues have a week, to have the time to feel like that they are meeting with everyone that they need to meet with in order to feel comfortable enough moving forward, you know, i am going to be supporting the continuance, and wanted to just explain why. Supervisor mar . Thank you. I just wanted to also share my current thinking on this item. Is a member of the rules committee, along with supervisor ronen and walton, we had to quickly consider this at our rules Committee Meeting last week, and i think i learned a lot through that hearing and through a lot of communications that i received from a wide range of people in the community , and within the Historic Preservation field about the important work of the Historic Preservation committee and the role of the commissioners, so through the hearing, you know, again, and through the commune occasions i have received, and also my direct interview and communications with her, you know, i found there was a wide range of Diverse Voices in support of her qualifications to serve on seat number two on the commission, and i was convinced that she is qualified, and i do support the mayors appointment of lydia so to see number two. Not only issue qualified, but i feel like it is an important step forward to bring more diverse perspectives and experiences to the Historic Preservation commission and to the important field of protecting our Historic Resources in San Francisco. In respect to supervisor peskin s long commitment professional and personal commitment to these issues, and his work specifically on creating Historic Preservation commission, you know, i do support the motion to continue this to allow more time for all of us to really be able to consider this item. Supervisor walton . Thank you. I was basically going to say a lot of what supervisor marr said she is highly qualified and a highly educated woman of color. I was happy to support moving her nomination forward from the rules committee, but there is also something to be said about giving the Mayors Office and the colleagues the opportunity to have a continuing conversation with community on best on how best to move forward. With that said, i will be supporting the motion to continue. I would like to echo the same statements. For me, i think i will be supporting the motion, and it is not because of the story of the person that we appointed for the board of appeals, i dont think we should be drawing parallels with these individuals. In deference to supervisor peskin, who i know is passionate and has worked on this issue for much longer than most of us on work dont ive worked on eddie it any issue, i would be supportive of a continuance. Colleagues, so there is a motion that has been forwarded and seconded to continue items 17 and 18 to our meeting on september 24th. Do we need to take a roll call . [roll call] there are eight time mac and three knows there are eight aye and three in the negative. The motion passes. Okay, we are now at 2 38 p. M. Madame clerk, can we go through our 2 30 p. M. Special commendations . We have commendations to be offered by supervisors fewer and president yee. I will go ahead and give the first commendation. Colleagues, today i have the pleasure of honoring the very reverend father [indiscernible] who has been the parish priest at Saint Gregory Armenian Church in San Francisco which is located in district seven. This was his first officials at the parish and as priest. And his time here, he has been leading a large but also a very active parish. Just this past weekend, they organized their 62nd armenian food festival, which brought together people from all the areas to build relationships and honor the culture of mania. I was there to enjoy the food and company of the parish. It is one of the events they look forward to every year. He has a unique focus on supporting youth. He has been an instrumental part of the students Armenian School and serving as a spiritual advisor and mentor. In his own personal journey, he has also taken seriously the advancement of his own studies. He earned his master his degree in religion in berkeley. We have been so thankful to you, father, for all the work you have done to strengthen Community Ties to our community and citywide at large. You were a large part you were part of a larger interfaith of commendations that our city is facing, and your thoughtfulness will be missed. On behalf of your sand of San Francisco, i want to thank you for your service and wish you the best in your next chopper chapter as you move on to another assignment. You will always have a home here in San Francisco and we welcome you back any time. Father, would you like to say a few words . Members of the board of supervisors, i would like to take a moment and wholeheartedly express my gratitude for this recognition and the board of supervisors. The community of San Francisco is always grateful to you all for always showing love and support towards our community and people. Thank you for your service to the city and county of San Francisco. I had the honor and privilege to serve in the Armenian Community of San Francisco at saint gregory church. This past three and a half years provided a great experience, which is not only experiencing the uniqueness of our community in San Francisco, but the and reaching experience of leading and being part of the San Francisco culture. My experience proved that San Francisco has special charm and accepts people for the way they are, supporting and encouraging individuals, giving a put voice to the people who are struggling to make their voices be heard. Most importantly, establishing the human and graceful equality within the people so everyone in the city enjoyed gods blessings our city has many difficulties to overcome, but we should always look at the blessings and be thankful. The armenian people during the Armenian Genocide lost their homes and land. Their homes, churches, and schools were destroyed by the perpetuators. San francisco accepted us. We tended to this city after the genocide and build a new life. We build built our church, our fulltime school kids, our community center, youth organizations, and created a new armenia in San Francisco. We became the caretakers of Mount Davidson cross because we know the feeling of losing heritage. For over a hundred years, the Armenian Community here has been part of the multicultural fabric of San Francisco. It has been an honor to serve this city and Community Every single day, and it will be cherished forever. I ensure that the community and the city will continue their strong relationship for years to come. And author and San Francisco resident once said, if you are alive, you cant be bored in San Francisco. If you are not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life San Francisco is a world to explore, and it is a place the heart can go on a delightful adventure. It is a city in which the spirit can no refreshment every day. Thank you and may god bless you. [applause] [applause] supervisor fewer . Thank you very much. Could i have resources please come up to the podium . Colleagues, today im excited to recognize spee resources. In 1979, after a violent incident at a San FranciscoUnified School District high school, p. Resources was founded to give students the tools, resources and trainings to be first responders, advocates, and allies for each other. They have been committed to institutional change, restorative practices, and putting love in action. On september 28th, 2019, resources will celebrate its 40 th anniversary where they will be honoring 40 changemakers for the impact for our communities engaging in advocating for their peers and asking acting as champions for leaders. They become spaces for students to build communities. During my eight years at the school board can conduct is a schoolboard schoolboard commissioner, i have an opportunity to work closely with these people. Their students wrote a resolution that i sponsored, requiring the School District to install signage in different languages and schools with newcomer passageways. They train youth to develop leaders as systemic change, working across 14 Public Schools as restorative mediators, mentors and serving 16,000 per year. P. Resources is also a Founding Member in agencies with the San Francisco pathway coalition. They are committed to supporting educator leaders of and for San Francisco that was black respect the student population of the district. On a personal note, my office would not it would be without them, they provided invaluable resources and training for district one legislative aids and changemakers. Thank you to my colleagues for joining me in recognizing september 28th, 2019, as the changemakers day in San Francisco, and thank you for your four decades of tireless work saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Thank you supervisor walton . I just wanted to throw my two sense in as a former member of the board of education. It really is exciting to see the work that you do with young people and preparing them for leadership, preparing them how to focus on social justice issues and advocate for themselves as Young Leaders in working with their peers, we have an opportunity to work on so many things together with the educator pathway, Career Pathway , resolution, so much systemic change and work this still exists today and even now in this role, being able to work with some of the students at my district that are working on transportation equity across San Francisco. I just wanted to congratulate you on 40 years and thank you for the work you continue to do with our young people. It is good to see you all. For those of us who are on the board of education, we miss you and we feel like theres no doubt that the School District is in great hands as long as you all are there and the 40 years as supervisor fewer said is an extraordinary contribution and an exponential contribution to our schools and our city. Theres there so many Young Leaders like chelsea, who was shaped by her peers and have shaped our city because of what you all have taught them and the way that you have empowered them to really step up themselves and make sure they are heard and their leadership is centred in decisions that are made about them. I really want to thank you and say it was such a privilege to be able to work closely with you all when i was on the schoolboard, and im just so glad that you all are still there and still doing what you are doing. Thank you and congratulations. Okay. Would you like to come up and say a few words . Thank you so much, board of supervisors, for recognizing resources today, especially as we have our 40th birthday. As you all have mentioned, p. Resources is an organization that creates safe spaces for young people to see themselves as leaders, activists, empathetic communicators, some even finding their passions in doing education work. I myself, i am an alum of the program. Ive had the fortune of tilting in this program. I participated in p. Resources as a student in school of the Arts High School back in the day i also was able to participate in the Youth Council where i got to work with other students who were part of other schools in sfusd. We got to Work Together on a weekly basis on trying to to make a difference is in our high school and finding ways where we could collaborate and Work Together to have meaningful change for our peers. Growing up in the late nineties, live and in section eight housing, being a student at school of the arts was isolating for me. Having p. Resources as a safe space, where i could connect with other people who looked like me, who had similar stories and backgrounds to mine, was really meaningful. After high school i was hired as an alumni intern where i got to work at balboa high school, and essentially, be part of the balboa. Resources program where i got to see what it would be like to teach during the school day. I was able to run the mediation program. I got to develop support groups for students who were getting, who are disappearing in the ninth and tenth grade years. I was able to work with them and i continued im connected with them today as they are doing really great work, and living their lives, some of them still in San Francisco. After that, i was able to then start running my Resources Program at marina mills school. I was there for a couple of years i really got to see young people being their best selves. I really got to see them find their purpose. It is really incredible watching young people when you really believe that they are able to do beyond what is expected. I just got to see them stand in their best selves and just create incredible change in their schools and in their lives some of them now in the youth work field, working with young people themselves. [please stand by] resisting against the current president of the philippines who has displayed sexism and misogyny during his presidency. By reaching out to their families and helping to support groups for the campaign to get justice and historical recognition in japan and the philippines. This sunday, there will be a special event commemorating the second anniversary at the comfort women at the memorial in San Francisco. Joan has been instrumental in the work on behalf of the International Solidarity against human trafficking. On behalf of the board of San Francisco severs, we want to thank you for your leadership and visiting our city. [ applause ]. Thank you to the board of supervisors and San Francisco, and the recognition is im honored to be recognized here. I also want to say that i would like to accept this honor on behalf of the women of philippinea despite old age and illness. Someday they will get justice and they will be recognized by the japanese government and the philippine government. At the same time as their experience as victims of sexual slavery will not be experienced by other generations of women. I would also like to thank the board of supervisors for your superior of human rights in the philippines. I know that you have been supporting and had a resolution to stop the killings in the philippines. We are living in a fearful society in the philippines. Every day we wake up this that one of our people will be killed or our office or homes will be raided by the police. But we get home from many people around the world for solidarity and giving us support always and every day. Hopefully together we will be able to fight and defeat my j misogyny, sexism in the philippines. I would like to invite everyone on sunday for the commemoration of the anniversary of the comfort women statute. We have been trying to put them up, but pressure from the government and the government of japan, the last statute was went missing, despite all the secrecy and protection that we tried to do. Hopefully we will be able were still trying to put up statutes. Not just for the recognitio