Operations. But even though were doing more than weve ever done before, its not enough relative to the need. Contributions are urgently needed. The second prong of our response is diplomacy on humanitarian issues. For several years, we have engaged government officials in the region to encourage them to keep borders open, allow refugees to enter their countries, authorize the work of leading humanitarian organizations, and allow refugees to pursue normal life, as normal as possible given what they have been through. We are part of a chorus of nations that call for the respect of humanitarian principles, even inside syria in wartime. Diplomacy on humanitarian issues means working constructively with other nations to find solutions. The issue of the refugee and migration crisis was taken up again and again in recent international forum, such as the u. N. General assembly in new york in september, the executive committee in geneva in early october, and the just concluded global forum on m
Have been suffering from fatigue. I felt in the last year or two that their contributions while increasing were not keeping pace with the needed increases. Certainly europe now is very focused on needing to provide more assistance to help the refugees who are in the middle east and are displaced inside syria and also refugees in the surrounding neighboring countries. Then for a couple of years now we have been trying to encourage gulf states to become routine regular donors to and through United Nations appeals. And i would say weve had mixed success on this. We have seen some very large generous contributions but they tend to be onetime only checks written. Theyre not always through the u. N. Theyre nothing you can count on will happen again the follow year. Were very appreciative that kuwait held three annual pledging conferences on the syria crisis, and i attended all of them. That did help to put, you know, real money on the table. And the u. S. And kuwait were the top donors in re
Supervisor wiener, yee, present, supervisor cohen, you have a quorum. Supervisor london breed thank you, madam clerk, are there any communications . There are none to report, madam president. Okay, would colleagues like to serve items from the Consent Agenda . Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the role on the Consent Agenda. City clerk items 114. Supervisor mar, aye, tang aye, wiener aye, supervisor yee, aye, supervisor avalos, aye, supervisor breed, aye, supervisor campos, aye, supervisor christensen, aye, supervisor cohen, aye, supervisor farrell, aye, supervisor kim, kim absent. There are ten ayes. These items are finally passed unanimously. Madam clerk please call items 1518 item 15. Multifamily housing revenue note 49131 avenue. Item 16. Multifamily housing revenue note 345 arguello boulevard, item 17. Multifamily housing revenue note 999 pacific avenue. Item 18, multifamily housing revenue note 666 ellis street. Item 19. Multifamily housing receive knee 1150 scott street. Ite
Can i have approval of the okay. We have a timely more we cant approve the consent calendar here at this time for Families Service agency because it is over the amount item two the 42 thousand the limit is 25 we not approval that at this time okay good morning commissioner president james and Deputy Director on may 7th david presented to the commission a 10 percent contingency well use on the contracts we mentioned that we would formally put everything on the sxhenlt agenda regardless of 25 thousand for the consent to use the contingency thats why the 42 is on the consent. I dont it is 25 thousand not 29 this is not the policy that we have been following and see im going to deny approving that at this time. Okay. Commissioner president james i think what shes saying the may meeting when david who at this time was head of contracted recorded to you thats y what well be doing you approved that at this time this is the first instance weve seen of that this is all it is instead of having t
Can i have approval of the okay. We have a timely more we cant approve the consent calendar here at this time for Families Service agency because it is over the amount item two the 42 thousand the limit is 25 we not approval that at this time okay good morning commissioner president james and Deputy Director on may 7th david presented to the commission a 10 percent contingency well use on the contracts we mentioned that we would formally put everything on the sxhenlt agenda regardless of 25 thousand for the consent to use the contingency thats why the 42 is on the consent. I dont it is 25 thousand not 29 this is not the policy that we have been following and see im going to deny approving that at this time. Okay. Commissioner president james i think what shes saying the may meeting when david who at this time was head of contracted recorded to you thats y what well be doing you approved that at this time this is the first instance weve seen of that this is all it is instead of having t