The senate live here on cspan2. Next, a look at the challenges of caring for Senior Citizens with caregivers testifying on the lack of affordable longterm care for the elderly. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] would members and their guests please take their seats . Ways and Means Committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome. We are here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in our nation, and that is how to care for our loved ones as they age. It is certainly appropriate that we work to address this matter or in november, which is alzheimers Awareness Month and u. S. National Family Caregivers month. It is a deeply personal issue for many of us in the room, and for those who havent personally struggled to insure an older relative receives the care they need, you most certainly know someone in your life who has. Navigating a fragmented and insufficient longterm care system can be not only confusing and emotionally taxing, but also
Cochair of the lgbt advisory committee. And in my advisory committee, the lgbt senior task force was incubated, and i had the privilege of helping transition it to the task force and make some recommendations regarding the members of the task force. Im so thrilled to see my friend perry lang, commissioner lang here, who is very instrumental in that, and to see the good works that have come out of that. Thank you very much. And welcome to the commission. Im sure your expertise and experience will be very valuable. Very kind. Thank you. Next item is approval of the december 6, 2017 agenda. May i have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Any questions or comments . Comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the question. All in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. Item 3, approval of the november 21 meeting minutes. A motion to i a prove . So moved. Second. Any comments or questions . Any comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the que
Rights commission, and in that capacity served for five of those years as chair and cochair of the lgbt advisory committee. And in my advisory committee, the lgbt senior task force was incubated, and i had the privilege of helping transition it to the task force and make some recommendations regarding the members of the task force. Im so thrilled to see my friend perry lang, commissioner lang here, who is very instrumental in that, and to see the good works that have come out of that. Thank you very much. And welcome to the commission. Im sure your expertise and experience will be very valuable. Very kind. Thank you. Next item is approval of the december 6, 2017 agenda. May i have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Any questions or comments . Comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the question. All in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. Item 3, approval of the november 21 meeting minutes. A motion to i a prove . So moved. Second. Any comments o
Summit is here next year in San Francisco. Are we doing anything that highoit the work we are doing . It is amazing when people talk about the growth and development. People perceive that there are greater levels of pollution. They understand the New Buildings are so much better than previous for climate purposes it is a good reminder when we talk about consolidation and the overall impact this needs to be part of the language when we look at a change to help people ride buses and ride bikes and walk. We need to include that as one of the big reasons to do things quickly and safely and efficiently on that note i think what this strategy should you choose to adopt it today suggests is that the mode shift goal when tim mentioned the goal of 50 is the goal that you established when we put into place our current Strategic Plan in 2012, we are going to discuss the next plan at the retreat in january it will beg the question if 50 is good enough. In the strategy it is reaffirming the longer
Going. We will call you back with an update. Thank you very much. President turman i appreciate your comments, you were very helpful. Everything you talked about, pay no attention to me because i am old and sick. Everything you talked about is both achievable, laudable and we can get there. We just need to keep working together. Thank you so much. What is next . Public comment on item number 6. President turman the Public Comment by the department and the coalition on homelessness. I have something for you. And i have been holding these for a couple years hiding them to make sure you all got a copy of the fancy once. I will get those. I am a human rights organizer on the coalition on homelessness and was part of working on that report. One of the things that has been coming up a lot and does come up. I feel like i have spoken about it before is where, you know, i talk to officers on a regular basis. This morning i was talking to officers down in the encampments, and they get calls from