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Peskin and commissioner tang and i want to thank sf gof gov for announcing the documents. Items acted upon will appear on the january 23 board of supervisors agenda. Commissioner madame clerk item one. The clerk revising 42 definition of gross floor area and remove redoundancies. Commissioner we have Planning Department here to speak. Good afternoon, supervisors. The proposed ordinance would amend the planning coat to make amendments to the area. The department has not received any Public Comments and on september 7, 2017 the Planning Commission approved the ordinance. They could be packed as calculated in the planning code. The First Amendment would remove the distinction removing the accessory buildings from the definition of gross floor area. And acce ....
Item 3, approval of the december 6, 2017 meeting minutes, motion to approve . Any comments or questions . To the public . Hearing none, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Item 4, reports, the director report, thank you, shireen. Director mcspadden thank you, commissioner, and i want to extend a special welcome to commissioner papas very happy to have you working with us. I was at the National Association on aging board meeting. I mentioned before, but for those of you who havent heard, im one of two representatives from california to this National Association. And its a Great Organization, theyre focused on building the capacity of aaa so we can help older adults. It supports initiatives such as Livable Communities and d ....
Next speaker. Yes. Thank you. Hello supervisors. Im with senior and disability action. I just want to say, i agree that setasides are not a perfect policy mechanism but the reality is we work within the flawed system we have. One of the only tools for poor and marginalized communities right now is setasides to get resources for the services that have been historically underfunded. The dignity fund helps fund among other things for seniors to stay in homes and not be evicted and not displaced and end up far away from San Francisco and the communities we know. Were doing a Needs Assessment for the dignity fund right now. It takes time to figure out how to spend the money in a way thats responsible and best for our communities. The claw back provision would hurt seniors and people with disabilities. We certainly all agree we need a better budget process, one that involves and r ....