Speaking oerwaiting to present. The San Francisco hsa dos commission the San Francisco hsa Das Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. ask please take the roll. Please respond with present. Spears, absent. Lum, present. [roll call] thank you, we have quorum. Commissioners, the next item, 3 is communicationsmf we like to provide instructions for Public Comment. Public comment is available on each item and are during general Public Comment, channel 78 and sfgovtv are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak are available via phone call. During each Public Comment period viewers and calls are structed to call 4156550001. Access code 25944238014, , and again. You will hear the meeting discussion but muted and listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practice is call from a quite location, speak clearry and slowly and turn down the television or radio. You have three minutes to speak. You will be informed when you have 30 seconds left. Public comment can be submitted by email to ravi. Durbeej sfgov. Org. If you submit viaemail it frb forwarded to the commission and part of the official docket. Are there any other communications from Das Commission members . We can go to the next one. Commissioners, your medical exam item is 4, approving the minutes of wednesday june 7, 2023 dos Commission Meetings. Any comments or questions regarding the minutes from commissioners . Mr. I dont see anyone. Mr. Secretary, do we have anyone from the public who wishes to comment on the e item . Anyone from the public that would like to comment . Moderators, please open the phone line for Public Comment. Well hold for callers. Moderator, any callers in the queue . We have no callers in the queue. Thank you. Hearing no request to speak, is there a motion to approve the wednesday june 7, 2023 Das CommissionMeeting Minutes. So moved. From ill say commissioner parker pinnington and second from commissioner jung. Mr. Secretary, can you please take a roll call vote to approve the wednesday june 5, 2023 Das CommissionMeeting Minutes . [roll call] thank you, we have unanimous vote. Thank you. Commissioner, item 5 is executive director report and thank you for substituting. We are glad to hear from das Deputy DirectorCindy Kaufman today. We have a couple for federal and primarily a budget update for state and both budget and some Department Updates locaul director dearman was confirmed to serve as alternative board member for region 9. She is at the conference now and sure she will have more updates when she gets back when we meet again in september, and then my other update is around the administration for Community Living, and they are seeking feedback on proposed regulations for the Older Americans act and i know that the california area agencies on aging are coming together as a statewide, the aaa to submit a consolidated input, and there is also ways for individuals to submit directly. Anyone who is interested in improving implementation of the Older Americans act programs and services, i have a copy and overview of the proposed rule if anybody is interested. I can give it to ravi and he can send it out. As mentioned, the state ill pump forward as part of the overall budget updates. The budget as mentioned, we have gotten 381,000 a year ongoing in new funding, and this includes 101,000 mayoral investment for the Senior Escorts Program and three addbacks. 75 thousand for adult base service in district 1, hundred thousand for food access and 85 thousand for Community Connector service and that is city wide. We usually significantly more addbacks so this year it reflects what the budget is i think. And then there was also a technical correction. There was another 20 thousand for Outreach Services in district 4 and what this does, gordon mar when he was supervisor had a one time addback so what this does is make it ongoing. So, theres from the budget perspective no impact on Community Based programs, despite the deficit targets. Well maintain the existing Service Levels going forward. For dignity, i think you all know, there is no 3 million in dignity fund growth for 2324. Right now there is 3 million in growth for 2425. But city deficit is projected to deepen next year so well see when we hit budget time next year. There is the supervisors recommended a. 75 cost of doing business increase. This makes cod b a total of 3. 75 for fiscal year 2324. We are in discussions with mayor Budget Office as well as Controllers Office on financing the portion of cod b that dignity fund growth would normally cover. No new news at this point. State tuned. State funding, there is over 4 million in new state grant allocations in fiscal year 24, and this includes area plan of 378 thousand more then fiscal year 23 base allocation. It also includes which we heard about last month, the modernizing Older Americans act. 371 thousand for nutrition and 1. 3 million for Supportive Service and 2. 2 million for digital divides and this includes eeuxpad, digital literary and broadband and more about ipands in a minute. This Grant Funding will help maintain the Service Levels we have. Next step i believe board of supervisors had a meeting yesterday. It goes the budget goes back to the mayor office for signature. We dont anticipate i believe i have not heard of any changes at all. Then for department up dates, i got two in home Supportive Service and the other is office of Community Partnerships. In home Supportive Services on july 1 the department of social services implemented a new electronic visit verification protocol. Say that fast three times. And it is for the program itself. The new protocols were required by the federal government. These changes impact providers who dont reside with the consumer themselves and there is about 65 percent of ihss independent providers, do not live with a ih is ss consumer. Those folks are required to check in and check out at the beginning and end of each work day and endicate whether the services were in home or in the community. The state also developed to help implement this. They developed a mobile app to use, but there isnt a requirement. They alsothe providers are able to utilize a portal and Electronic Service portal and telephone time sheet system which uses the recipients land line to carry out the very same process. So, the check in check out and Location Information then populates their time sheets automatically, making it much easier and quicker for them when they submit at the end of a pay period. No penalties for providers if they need to make changes to check in or check out or location. There is also no penalty for providers or no penalty for the providerslet me start again. No changes for the providers that are living with the recipients of ihss and no changes for the consumers themselves. So, our independent provider assistant center which we refer to as ipac is able to support providers with this and im going to put out the phone number in case anybody who is watching or listening needs assistance. 4155576200. And then for ocp updates. So, as i kind of alluded to, the das received 1400 ipads from it department ofagying digital Connection Program a couple weeks ago. Work with the connected providers who can include Community Living campaign, selfhelp for the elderly and tech net work, so theyll do inventory, set up and prepare the devices for distribution to the community. The San Francisco connected program and providers, they really developed themselves as the leading organization that can support digital inclusion. Theyve also established a pretty robust referral pipeline as well as Community Based organizations severing older adults and adults with disability. They will lead the tracking, the deappointment, assessment and are support of the devices. If somebody is not connected to one of the Community Service center or aging and Disability Resource Center or any of the other das services, they could always call the benefit resource hub in order to get referred to the program. I will put that phone number out there. Im going to live my life putting all the phone numbers out there. 4153556700. Then, these devices also came with funding from the department of aging. F it is also Digital Literacy training presented at june chigz and increase the connected sf Program Capacity and provide additional 6400 hours of training and 2800 hours of tech support. So, thats pretty cool. I know we had so many meetings where it is like what we need are more i pads so we got them. Now for couple staff updates. I want to announce that on june 20, we welcome Shannon Morgan as the new ihss program director. Shannon is a San Francisco native, 18 years of Public Service experience she obtained in San Mateo County. I feel a direct affiliation because i obtained my in San Francisco and live in napa, so i totally get it. She work ed multiple capacities, but she has specialized in administration of protective and Supportive Services for older adults and people with disabilities. Most recently worked in Senior Management role with the aging and are Adult Service division of San Mateo County health department. During her 10 years in that division, she had leadership oversight of essential social Service Program including conservatorship investigations, public guardian, representative payee, 24 hour information and referral hot line for older people and adults with disability. She developed and launch programs focused on supporting vulnerable adults including the division coordinated care program and the elder dependent adult protection team, which was a specialized unit within adult protective service. She spnt 8 years working for San Mateo CountyHuman Service agency and Children Family service division. As a Emergency Response social worker as well as interim social worker supervisor. Additionally, she serves on the board of directors for saint mary garden. We are very excited and shannon ill ask you to stand up so people can put a face to your wonderful experience. [applause] thank you. So, i believe that director dearman mentioned at the last Commission Meet ing and did his intro, but i would like him to also stand so you can also put a face to all the good things you heard about him last month. [applause] as kelly mentioned, indiscernible new special project manager. Then, last update but not least is july is disability pride month, and we are celebrating the putting the americans with disability act into law back on july 26, 1990. Mayors office on disability is using this time and uses july 26 to support the professionals in departments who are the ada coordinators. Bringing departments together, ada coordinators from the various departments next week which will be a great event. Also, mta featured disability pride month on their most recent pod cast and nicole bond sent me the link. I havent had a chance to look at it. She said it is really good and participating along with Annette Williams who retired and director of accessible services. Happy to share that out with anybody interested. That is very few updates. I had a lot of updates. Thank you for the very comprehensive report. Do we have any comments or questions by commissioners . Yes. I wondered if there was going to be a new for the ada. Thank you. Anything commissioner, i dont know and we were talking about this internally. I currently dont know of a full public celebration. I will find out. One thing we talked about is we had some great ideas, and masae when he came onboard we were talking about. The problem is getting them in place in time for the month so stay tuned but ill find out if there are other public celebrations and get that out to the commission. Thank you. Any othergo ahead. Deputy director kaufman, thank you very comprehensive report. I just focusing on what you said in terms of budget and recognizing that these are very challenging budget times for us. What i heard brightlights is no impact on our Community Based programs. Correct. No new programs, but we got no impact. Thats good news. Thank you. We can move along then. Commissioners, item 6 is das employee recognition. Executive director dearman, Deputy Director kaufman, president knutzen will honor flora chan of das integrate intake department. [applause] this one i am going to read, and because staff put it together and it is always wonderful to hear how your coworkers think. I will read this. Flora chan is medical social worker with dos intake unit who possess amazing communication skills with clients and coworkers. I was able to experience that myself and it is amazing. She has Extensive Knowledge of Community Resources and services. Shows true patience and understanding when working with clients and Service Providers that both when they into hub as well as over the phone on the intake hotline. Flora is essential team member at the intake unit where compassion towards all the clients is unmatched. Flora is with dos intake unit since 2016 and a indisensible team member always happy to provide assist ance of any time to colleagues. Flora has been involved with virtual and inperson presentations to help educate seniors, disabled adultss, care takers family members and serveish providers about the vast array of services das has to offer. More recently flora was involved in a dos intake out station at the San FranciscoPublic Library main branch where she was able to interact with members of the community and provide education and guidance arounds das services. I actually was very excited because i heard about that from somebody in the community and as much as we are constantly trying to get our name out there and what we do, it was very gratifying to hear about it specifically, so flora hard work at das intake is greatly appreciated and she is always trying to enhance and improve her knowledge of services and social work skills. We at das and everyone at the intake unit like to recognize and thank flora for all her hard work and dedication and let her know how fortunate we are for her commitment to her clients and to her colleagues. Thank you again and congratulations for being indiscernible [applause] thank you everyone. Thank you. So, i just want to say that how grateful and lucky im able to work for the city and county here and i have been with the intake unit since 2016, so i got very good supervisors and colleagues and all my supporters are here. I am very honored and it is always good to be recognized, so thank you very much and with that said, well need to go back to work. [laughter] [applause] [applause] commissioners, item 7 is Advisory Council report presented by Diane Lawrence joining us via webex. Good morning commissioners. Deputy director kaufman. I have a brief report this morning. The Advisory Council met june 21 with a quorum. That