That would be to actually submit a matching funds claim once they have been certified as eligible to matching for public fund financing. The certification eligibility is relevant and important because it releases a first initial grant to candidates for their campaigns. After that point, they will then submit matching funds claims to have contributions matched up to the limits within the law. So i hope that clarifies the filing process a bit. Yeah. So the im doing that in part for the public whos watching. But im also wondering, too, if by the next meeting of the commission, which is on the 16th, i believe and well have a cleer pictuarer picture as t been certified and their data. Great, and youll also have a clearer picture of your staff demands, especially if theyre all Going Forward big money. Mayors office requires considerable funds because youre reaching out to everybody in the city in a very robust and aggressive way, especially when theres a strong candidate base. Thank you. Thank you. Any further Public Comment . Well go on, then, to agenda item number 11, discussion and possible action regarding status of complaints received or initiated by the Ethics Commission and theres a possibility of a closed session. I have a request of closed session. All right. Theres been a request for a closed session. Is there a second . Ill second it. All right. All those in favor of the closed session. Opposed . Okay. Well go into closed session. Yes, andrew. Before we go to closed session, perhaps we should provide an opportunity for Public Comment. All right. Any Public Comment on our going into closed session . How long do you think youll be . 15 minutes. Oh, quick. So youll come back into session and theres really not much on the agenda, probably, so well sneak in a bunch. So we probably are going to leave you. Therell be some new business. But well wish you happy new year, and i also did want to say that in this agenda, ive seen evidence that you guys are putting some teeth in your toothless tiger, so i appreciate your hard work. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Well, well be in closed session okay. Were back in open session. Is there a motion to not reveal what was discussed in closed session . So moved. All those in favor of the motion say aye. Opposed no . Motion carries 30. All right. Well move now do we need any Public Comment before we [ inaudible ] okay. Any Public Comment . Well go to item 12, discussion and possible actions on items for future meetings. Mr. Chairman, i have two items. One is i should like to schedule for our march meeting an item to submit to voters at the next possible election a Charter Amendment to provide for independent counsel for the Ethics Commission. And as noted in the prior discussion touching that subject matter, that san diego law is a model which, in my opinion, would be satisfactory. Secondly, i would like a Legal Research and as appropriate preparation of an ordinance dealing with a practice that has been commented on, i guess, previously, and certainly prior to my appointment to this commission of candidates for office in the city and county of San Francisco using funds from a Campaign Committee for a county Party Central committee. And this essence of the democratic Party Central committee is the one that has come to my attention in which a donor can exceed the 500 per person contribution limit of our campaign and anticorruption law. And for example, contributions to a couple candidates for mayor, such as 1,000 from emerald fund, a Real Estate Development corporation; 20,000 from salesforce, 5,000 from the labor union; 25,000 from the ceo of a corporation. 5,000 from boston properties, another commercial Real Estate Developer and operator. Green cross, 1,000, a Marijuana Dispensary corporation; and inkind contributions amounting to a value of 12,000 for parties. And, for example, one of the candidates used 7,000 on a parade float from a campaign for Democratic County Committee account. Its all for purposes of name recognition. Thats obvious, and its a form of what used to be called a slush fund. Im not sure of the legal prerogatives of the city and county of San Francisco because county party party county committees are authorized under the elections code of the state of california. But if at all possible legally, i would ask, also for calendaring at the march meeting, a preparation of an ordinance to prohibit the use of money contributed to a campaign to elect a candidate to a county Central Committee a partisan county Central Committee, whether its a republican party, the green party, or any other party of for campaigning for Public Office elected Public Office in San Francisco. Thank you. Thank you, commissioner. I think on both of those, if the staff can work on proposed language for us to discuss at the march meeting, that would be helpful, so we can use that for our discussion. The at our next meeting, we as we had earlier talked about, were going to be taking up the whistleblower ordinance, and also the corrupt practices ordinances ordinance in order to have both of those on the june ballot. So those are a couple of things that we should gear up for in order to vote on next time because well need the super majority in order to put those on the ballot. Those are the only things that i have. Anything further . Okay. Any Public Comment . Is there any additional Public Comment on item 13, is there any additional Public Comment on any matter appearing or not appearing on the agenda . Yes, sir, mr. Yapp. Yes, sir. My name is douglas yapp. The first thing is im supportive of hiring more staff. Basically, all those past years, we all know what happened, so we have to gear up, and we have to tell the public that this is like a Football Team. Its not the j. V. Squad anymore. Its going to be like a real team, and when one person leaves, therell be adequate backups, so in other words, the success will continue in an ordinarily fashion. Secondly is the example of harvey weinstein. When he started it, it just got bigger and bigger and bigger. I guarantee you theres plenty of viewers listening to what im saying thats secretly saying when those guys are staffed, im going to file my complaint. And then, people in the past, like oliver luby and joe linn will say weve waited and waited, and now the tide is turning. Its like water. Slowly, it goes up, and then, it floats, a chunk, to the top, because basically, thats what people are waiting for. They want a real Football Team thats not playing with the j. V. Like the previous director. Its obvious you mean business, and people will come and complaint and give you the proof just like the u. S. Gymnasts for the womens squad. One doctor was able to shut them up until a couple of women got brave, and another stepped forward, another stepped forward, and we see whats happening. So the same thing is going to happen in San Francisco. People are not going to say well, chicago is corrupt, new orleans is corrupt. Theyre going to start saying San Franciscos corrupt because were going to make a difference. And lets put it this way theres plenty of people that did all the legwork in the previous years, and they will be cheering you on. And lets put it this way i think the commission is ready to handle something so sensitive, nobody, not even a certain exmayor wants to even mention the name. The name is joseph malispen, malispen. Exday city employee. Last person i worked with. Plenty to say, and he paid the ultimate price for what he had to say at the hospital. I think the time is coming soon that the city will look into mr. Malispen and will find out the real truth, the real truth of what happens to a dead [ inaudible ] man in San Francisco. Thank you. Any further Public Comment . We adjourn. Motion. Second. All those in favor say aye. We are adjourned. They tend to come up here and drive right up to the vehicle and in and out of their car and into the victims vehicle, i would say from 1015 seconds is all it takes to break into a car and theyre gone. Yeah, we get a lot of breakins in the area. We try to i just want to say goodbye. Thank you. Sometimes thats all it takes. I never leave anything in my car. We let them know theres been a lot of vehicle breakins in this area specifically, they target this area, rental cars or vehicles with visible items. This is just warning about vehicle breakins. Take a look at it. If we can get them to take it with them, take it out of the cars, it helps. We love our parks, but we love. And the community who is really the core of it all, came together and said what we need is a place for our teenager to play, not just play grounds for the kids and soccer fields but we need a skate park that will keep the kids home in the neighborhood so they can play where they live. The children in the neighborhood and it will be a major boone. And we have generations, the youth generations that will be able to use this park in different places. The best park in San Francisco right here. Creating place where people can be active and lead, active, healthy life styles that are going to just stay with them for life. Thank you all for being here this morning. I want to touch upon the encouraging news we heard last night, a federal judge just issued a stop against discrimination actions of the Trump Administration to deport Daca Recipients in the country. applause and we all know its not the first time the judicial system had to step in to protect our residents from the cruel and misguided policies of this administration which targets our immigration communities. While we were happy to hear this welcoming news, we know that in this city we must Work Together to protect our immigrant families. We must stand united in the face of intolerance and today with the opening of this new incredible Family Resource center were showing that San Francisco supports all residents. I want to thank sam reese here today for hosting us and acknowledge the latino parity coalition for providing families in need. And im delighted to be here to acknowledge the role they play in diverse families and the newest member is the El Centro Bayview, which will open applause which will open its doors this friday. And it is just such a beautiful facility. Im so excited with how welcoming it will be to the community. Since 2009 the centers have operated across the city providing Cultural Services to families and youth. And with the opening of El Centro Bayview, San Francisco can proudly say 26 centers are serving residents and neighborhoods throughout San Francisco. They will be specifically charged with providing services to immigrant communities who for one reason or another are unaware or hesitate to reach out for support or services. It is so important that these families step out of the shadows and receive the resources they need. We understand why they are weary to do so, they feel attacked, we hear the threats from our federal government every single day sadly. And just this monday President Trump ended the temporary protective status for our el salvador residents who came because of a devastating earthquake in their country. And similar to haiti and nicaragua and pushing families out for trying to make a better life for themselves or trying to tear them down or build walls will not make our country safer or stronger. The people who are a part of this country, the immigrants and the folks who are part of the communities is what makes our city and our country stronger. applause and we are here to remind residents in San Francisco, in this city you will always be defended, you will always be supported and we in San Francisco are a sanctuary city today, tomorrow and always. applause El Centro Bayview will be a place of community, a place where families can grow and thrive and children can reach their dreams. When we open the Resource Center were telling the administration we will not back down from our values here in San Francisco. We will stand strong, we will stand proud, we will continue to do all we can to put the resources into Resource Centers like this that are going to continue to support our families. This is so important. This is a major step in the right direction and im so grateful to our Many Community partners who make this work possible, the ones in the trenches doing the work working with our communities and families and at this time i want to bring up sam reese for some comment. applause and i was going to talk a little bit about Family Resource centers but somebody beat me to it. laughter excellent, youre hired. So good morning everyone. Before i say anything more, out of respect for someone who helped us lead the process for this site to become a reality, honorable mayor lee. Without his support we wouldnt be here this morning. With that being said, i would appreciate it if i could use one of my five minutes specifically in honor of mayor lee. A minute of silence, please. moment of silence thank you everyone. Much appreciated. So, we are here at the site called southeast families united. This is an early care and family facility, one of 11 Sites Mission operates in various neighborhoods in San Francisco. This site is introducing a Family Resource center with one goal in mind, that is to provide our children attending these classrooms with the necessary support for our families to thrive. It is the parent who is the First Teacher and the First Teacher must always be ready to engage with their child, to support their child, to nurture the child so he she can develop into an individual who is a contributor to our community and our society. The reality is that its not just what the child learns in the classroom, its also what happens at the home. Unfortunately, many, most of our families whose child is attending our classrooms here are experiencing significant barriers, significant challenges at home. And mostly because they have been through the eviction process. In San Francisco in the Mission District in the last 10 years weve lost 8,000 families. Thats a lot of folks. And yes, they have moved, they have relocated to counties outside of San Francisco, but the neighborhood of choice, there have been two neighborhoods of choice for families relocating, one is bayview Hunters Point and the other is the exselsior. Its no longer about families renting a room to live in, its renting a hallway to live in. That places significant issues on our families and the Family Resource center with a Competent Team will support these families as they move on to hopefully a better situation. So, i also want to say that im glad that our courts have stepped in to address the issue that was just identified by our mayor. But i also have another stark reality that i think we need to accept. Our core value at Mission Neighborhood centers with Early Head Start program is to prepare the child to enter school and succeed throughout so they can graduate and continue on to college and graduate. Now, the reality that were facing whether we want to accept it or not is in our prison system. Lets all understand one fact, fact of life that you cannot contradict, not 50, not 60, not 70, not 80 but more than 80 of our prisoners, of our men and women happen to be high school dropouts. Over 80 . Now, yes, its true at this site well only look after 52 children, but all the data that we have, every single report we have read, those children, children from low income families who have access to Early Education programs will most likely graduate and continue on to college and graduate from college. Thats our goal and with support from mayor breed, well make that a reality. In closing, i would like to acknowledge that this effort, our coalition and frc at this point is being i