Speak. Members of the public may submit comment by e mail. Comments submitted will be forwarded to the commissioners and include as part of the official file. I will note we did receive a number of Public Comment items through e mail. They have been posted our website and transmitted to the commissioners. I will call the role. Sullivan aye commissioner ahn commissioner hunter is excused. Commissioner tompkins. Here. Commissioner yuen we have a quorum. The next is consentful items 24. Item two of the president s welcome. This is for discussion. Item 3 is staff introductions to speakers. This is for discussion. And item 4 the approval of minutes of june 3, 24 commissioner of environment meeting. Draft mantle this is is for discussion and action. Thank you. Il start with the land acknowledgment. Commission on environment acknowledges we occupy the home lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. The Ramaytush Ohlone understand the connectedness of all things and maintained harmony with nature will honor the Ramaytush Ohlone people for enduring commitment to [inaudible] mother earth. In accordance with their traditions they have never forgotten responsibilities as care takers of this place. For all peoples reside in their traditional translator. We benefit from living and wing on their home land. As uninvited guests we pay respects to ancestors and irrelevant tifs of the Ramaytush Ohlone community. We recognize embrace indigenous knowledge and how we care for San Francisco and people. Welcome. This meetingil step in for commissioner yuen. Well have a presentation on the success of the fix it clinic in library branchs and update on the grant s and prizes in departments aao budget and out going grants associated with the line items. Lastly taking action on a resolution authorizing the director to execute an extension of the current landfill contract with recology. Lets get started. Next item on consent is staff introductions. Director. Thank you. You have a few announcements on the staff introduction side. First i want to acknowledge and bring up matt marvin from our toxic Production Team of matt, come on up and let the commission know when you will be up to. Good evening. Thank you. Im matt marvinful healthy xhintee served with the department a week ago on the 17th. I will help lead the landscaping equipment ordinance working with other departments, stake holders, buildings and the community at large with implementing best practices and transitioning away from land scaping. Thank you. And from our Community Partnership team. We have tran nguyen andan jell caminor. You want to come on up . Good evening. Pleasure to be here. Im a community out reach associate. I grew up in San Francisco in the tenderloin and college san diego for Environmental Policies specific low focusing on fostering health and he local communities. Moving back to the city i worked as a fellow in the office. Work for district 5. And now with my role im excited to not only engage with my local community here but also give back to the rest of the city and many neighborhoods. Thank you. Welcome. Good evening iman jell caminor. I work with the community out reach team. Prior to joining i did work for the Metro Transportation commission. Within the legislation and Public Affairs team full time as an intern. Graduate of San Francisco state and east bay native from hayward, california. I have been here for 3 months and excited work with the teamful thank you. Thank you. Welcome and our final two folks, this is related to the h pc u at the last meeting. In partnership with Industry Leaders the mayor and doctor davidson, launched a [inaudible] initiative. Launch today this month and through the opportunity for all, students participate in a 6 week summer session paid intern ships and experience in San Francisco. Boarding is include part of the program and work on d pack our senior cord narrator will host two black tie interns that have joined im pleased to introduce to you them. Welcome yoochlt hi. Good afternoon im Jaila Williams a proud graduate of stillman. Bachelor in criminal justice and plan it pursue jendz and race studies as ply masters. Im excited get in policy making world and basics and growing in that area. Welcome. Am im jada johnson i go to fon monclaire state, biology and excited learn about the environmental department. Welcome. Thank you. That concludes staff introductions. Final item in the consent calendar other minutes. An action items on consent is there discussion or changes to the minutes do i hear a motion to approve . So moved. Second. Motion by commissioner and a second. Seeing no discussion, open up to Public Comment on consent calendar. Are there members who wish to speak on 24 of the agenda . Mr. Vice president we have no speakers. Hearing no further comment. It is now closed. Charles, call the roll for item 4. President is excused. Vice president sullivan aye commissioner ahn aye. Commissioner tompkins. Aye and commissioner nguyen. Aye. Motion pass next item, please. Next is item 5 general Public Comment. Members may address the commission on matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction and not on todays agenda. Are there members of public who wish to comment on this item . Seeing none, no speakers. Public comment is closed. Next item, please next item is item 6. Presentation of the wad Environmental Service award to Margaret Johnson for discussion. Commissioner, would you like to present in the award to our recipient yes, absolutely. Pleasure to present this to maggie gentlemen of the juries. Who was retiring after 10 years of service with the environment department. And over 20 plus years in the field of Hazardous Waste management. Has a deep commitment to Public Service and the residents and rate payors that make the work possible. Maggie helped transition house, waste from the early days of how are we going to deal with this stuff to providing one of the most robust house polled holds Waste Collection programs in the nation. She has an encyclopedias worth of knowledge. When maggie work for consultants provided assistance in waste. Minimumization to the city and worked with darryl, the departments first dpreshth on the citys first sustain ability plan. Foundation for getting the city to establish the environment department. Brought her experience and expertise in the hhw industry from San Francisco to youtubea a permanent facility on wheels to 2 areas residents safely and conveniently get rid of household Hazardous Waste. And a dedicated advocate for stewardship and lead the efforts to develop safe and environmentally sound disposal option for unwanted medicines. Cull monating in the passage of San Franciscos lands mark state Drug Disposal ordinance in 2015. Over saw successful implementation result nothing a program that now provides residents year disposal options in 60 drop off locations and collected over 14099ed poundses of medicine. Given her experienceful has been a caring, thorough and supportive mentor to her team and especially those just starting out in their environmental careers and how lucky for them to be with a pie pineefrm we are luck tow have maggie who worked tirelessly throughout her career to ensure people and the environment are protected from waste. A pioneer. On behalf of the commission, we thank you are maggie for your service for your incredible dedication to this city. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioner. [applause] any discussion from other commissioners. Would staff like to say a few words. Start with staff in the room. Maggie can you hear us okay . To say hello and acknowledge you are out there. I can, thank you very much. Good evening, everyonech hi, maechlg thank you. Good evening, maggie and commissioners im the Program Manager for the toxic Healthy Community team. And i have been working with and learning from maggie for the past 10 years. Both in the out reach team and now on my role on the toxics team. So, something that adorns the walls of our old office and alcohol old office is the values written out and framed. They reminds us of who we want to be as an organization and how we want to carry ourselves in our work. The values are collaboration, and innovation, credibility, equity and impact. Maggie embodies each of these fully. On collaboration, maggie is thinking who the right partners might be and a sense for how to break down cycle sxoes work with allis to be more effective. On innovation. Behind our San Francisco firsts. You heard these already. Most notable shaming the hazzard Waste Program we have today. Which is the most robust in the nation. On equity has worked to ensure our house hazzard Waste Program are reaching people all overnight city especially those in low income neighborhoods and communities of color which the dumping ground for this type of waste maggie ensures there are plenty of Convenient Options for disposal. People donts boonldz the waste on the sidewalk and alley and to ensure the city is tracking and responding to illegal dumping. On impact. I will say maggie does something she does it 100 . Maggie incredible project manager with attention to detail. Pours all of herself in projects and executes beautifully you learned about our successful programs the safe Drug Disposal ordinance she over saw. Maggie, i want to congratulateow a career that left San Francisco and our plan net a better place. I want to thank you for your leadership and meantorship to me and to otheros our team and in our department. I want to thank you for sticking with us as a prop f employee to make sure that we are well prepared take the rairns when you decide to fully retire. It has been an absolute privilege and honor to serve the city with you. Congratulations. On a well earned retirement. [applause] are there staff in the room . I will say something. Maggie, congratulations. On this award. So deserved based on everything you heard from commissioner. Your story lists accomplishments that benefited how we think about hazzard waste and the disposal of it. Has been nothing short of a bar that has been set across the nation for other cities. Our safe drug ordinance and implementation of that the reason we had the success in the papers because of your leadership. And bringing that program and the implement agsz of it. Thank you because you have been encyclopedia of knowledge. Brachld hi. Yes, we hear you. Great. I met maggie in and 1989 about this time of year. I walked another world i knewingly of Hazardous Waste. I liked environments but did not know how to take tear of them limp i remember she was sitting in a table and sharing an office with somebody. I found she was writing a Hazardous Waste permit to take waste to our facility. She looks young to do important work. And that was the beginning of no matter who you are or where you start can you do important work. I had the privilege of working with mag and he watching that happen. Along the way she taught me to write and taught me to think. I want to say that Maggie Johnson is a towering figure in the waste world. We are luck tow have her. Maggie, good job and keep on keeping of thank you. Next person is christopher lester. And can you hear me . Yes. Good evening im chris lester with environment d. I like to share comments on bill he worked with maggie over the years. A program benefiting southern counties and Small Businesses. Develops a permit facility on wheel in a flood zone. Hi. Hi. Maggie i wanted say congratulationses on receiving your award and achievement. I worked with mago Healthy Homes and worked with her on the hazzard Waste Collection program and she helped me it cultivate being ino vatdive and working with different teams in departments. I thank you for allowing me to be myself. I thank you for teaching me the ropes how to start. And i want to say thank you. I love you and appreciate you and congratulations on reaching the top. Im at maggies place now. So i want to say good evening. Commissioner and the public. With San Francisco environment department. And it has been my privilege to work with maggie for the past 9 years since she hired me in 2015. I will keep remarks brief given the initial others here who appreciate her as much as i do. I cant [inaudible] 10 years in the field. I can attest that her dedication, intelligence and efforts made contributions to making San Francisco [inaudible]. Program the best in the nation. She continues to work not oust necessity because she considers this program her passion. Ensure nerve San Francisco benefit. Tonight i want to congratulate you and i want to express my gratitude for giving me the opportunity to work with you and an opportunity to work with you. And i feel honored be a part of her life and as she transitions to retirement i look forward to maintaining our friendship. Congratulations issue megan. Thank you. Next up is jen jackson. Hi, maggie. Good evening. Commissioners. My pleasure to be here tonight to wish you congratulations, maggie. Im jen jackson the former healthy ecosystem Program Managerir have a pleasure of working with maggie for my 8 years. On credibility and for me when i was preparing that presentation. I thought of the many people who [inaudible] regularly. For me maggie first came to mind. And credibility is a quality and has many definitions but the three words that come to me are high competency with maggie, everyone heard she has displayed throughout her career. Sheness her stuff and if she does not know she knows how to get t. And another word that come together is trustworthiness. I knew if she gave me information she had done dill gent work to give me good information and i trusted hefrm third is reliabilityism could depend on maggie if she was going to do something she would do it. So. Beyond corrected what we might be remembered for and all of these accolades that are you heard all the accomplishments, another one is maggies kindness and generosity of heart. She has given herself 110 . To not only our colleagues and especially her staff am she shared this incredible competence and he knowledge in a generous and kinds way. And it was a gift to watch and appreciated that in her. She left me with an incredible sense of honesty, kindness. Authenticity. Thank you for giving us yourself. All these year its has been a pleasure to work with you and i, too, really look forward to continuing to have a friendship. Mag city has been a pleasure being on the to beingics Reduction Team with you. And serving on the commercial Reduction Teamful i knew i could count on you if i had questions about hazzard materials. I remember working on our tiered certification for Green Business i had requests did goals for the program and i knew you were an encyclopedia of knowledge. Care and infection and time you took to answer my questions. I felt really heard and i appreciated your time and taking the time to plain how your program works. Thank you, so much. Yea. Im really in the midst. In our team meetings. Wish the best time in retirement thank you, kevin. Next larry. Hi. Maggie. Good evening. I have known maggie many years with too many stories to tell in a public forum. It is a niche of its own. I worked with Household Waste throughout california and mag segood to work watch a small world but one of the few that understand this is stuff and have good discussion busy temperature what San Francisco need combhd there is an idea. Do this service or collect this stuff. Not saying no we have not done it before am she has been good with that enjoyed working with her on the regular issues. The house facility she was there from the beginning because i was there and appreciated working with her on that in a variety of things with that program. Throughout the years. Nobody xhengz mentioned the first of a permanent facility with dedicated staff am congratulations on a deserved reward. Congratulations. Thank you. Larry our last person is margaret shield. Im margaret shield an environmental policy consultant in seattle. Great to be here. Thank you to the commissioners to supporting all of San Francisco residents. I worked with maggie 10 years ago. I was policy staff in a county hazzard program in washington state. Both of us were focusing on the produce are responsibility pressures for toxic or difficult products including the local products stewardship for pharmaceuticals that were new and complicated. I discovered she is smart, generous and a lot of fun to work w. She is an excellent sounding board for new ideas and problem stoling and a trusted ear. Few people in the field have the knowledge and understanding this maggie does from Community Needs to practical proo operations to policy strategies. Maggie is a national thought and action lead in this work. Her positive impacts