Their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibility as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Thank you very much. Item number two, please. Item number two is the opportunity for Public Comment on any matters within the boards jurisdiction that are not on the agenda. Comments specific. To the item on the agenda may be heard when that item is considered. Members of the public may address the board and will be limited to three minutes of speaking time per person and a total of 20 cumulative minutes for this item. We will now take inperson Public Comment members of the public who wish to provide inperson Public Comment on this
The immediate neighborhood groups that have formed this include the aquatic park neighbors, russian hill improvement association. I want to thank mayor ed lee for his support all along the way in this process and my cosponsors. First of all david chiu who i have had the opportunity to share governance over russian hill with and we share a board there and hes been a lead cosponsor along the way. Supervisors davis campos, london breed, katy tang, wiener and yee. I want to thank the members of the budget and finance committee which passed this ewe than mousely. The San Francisco parks alliance, San Francisco beautiful, sierra club, omega boys club, china town ymca, San Francisco league conservation voters, middle poke neighborhood association, China Town Development center, San Francisco tomorrow, Galileo High School which sits next door and well have amazing opportunities to many other organizations. I also want to take an opportunity to thank so many people who have been involved in thi
In the United States i am sure you are very aware that we are in the midst of significant budget battles and dysfunctions one might say, and for those of us who watched defense we are particularly the implications of that for u. S. Defense strategy and planning. Im wondering how you would describe the cuts in defense in canada. I dont think you have quite the political environment we do right now but surely you must have the same sense of general interest in how canada plans to go forward and again strategically where canada wants to be in terms of its role in the world and how to underwrite that with military capability. I would love to hear a little bit about the efforts underway in canada including your own defense reform initiative. That looks to cut inefficiencies to free up some funds. Good for you youve got the name right. The defense renewal team has worked a year. One of the first tasks in taking on this position was the direction to maintain everyone and the numbers that i ha
Supervisor avalos has been asked to be excused. With that, could we all rise for the pledge of allegiance . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Could i have a motion the approve june 17 minutes . Second by supervisor yee without objection those Meeting Minutes are approved. Are in any communications. I have one. Concurrence of continuation of revised local emergency relaeting to the rim fire, the status on National Forest fire was omitted from the board agenda today and will be considered on the imperative agenda. Its important to approve it today as is current declaration expires tomorrow. With that, lets go through the consent agenda. Items 1 through 17 are considered routine unless a member objects. Colleagues, would anyone like to sever any of these items. Role call vote . On items 1 through 17. Kim i; mar i; tang i, wiener i, breed i, campos i,
Meet, madam clerk will you please call the role. Avalos not present, breed present, campos, present, chiu present; cohen present; farrell present; kim present; mar present; tang present; wiener present; yee present. You have a quorum. Supervisor avalos has been asked to be excused. With that, could we all rise for the pledge of allegiance . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Could i have a motion the approve june 17 minutes . Second by supervisor yee without objection those Meeting Minutes are approved. Are in any communications. I have one. Concurrence of continuation of revised local emergency relaeting to the rim fire, the status on National Forest fire was omitted from the board agenda today and will be considered on the imperative agenda. Its important to approve it today as is current declaration expires tomorrow. With that, lets go through th