Ethics commission for may 23, 2016. I will call the roll. Commissioner hayon, here. Commissioner andrews, here. Commissioner keane, here. Commissioner chiu, here. All present and accounted for. Item number 2, Public Comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda and make the same caution that if you intend to make a specific comment on a specific agenda, i appreciate if we hold those until we get to that agenda but you are free to do as you wish. Im bob [inaudible] im leer as a member and also Spokes Person for the Informal Association known as friends of ethics. Last week a public polling of california completed a polling about Ethics Commission and potential ethics matters happening in the city. I want to give you brief summary of some the results. It was a simple bakers dozen of question squz people can say yes, punch 1, 2, no, 3, i dont know or 4, i dont care. The one i want to mention that i think stands out is there is a ballot measure drafted that will ban lobbyist
And limiting that it is helpful to ask the question what is innexus we create and talk about restriction of the contributions. It is a conscious point to put that here and should have spelt it out in more detail but it was a conscious choice. The expenditure lobbyist may be a corporation that has to register as expenditure lobbyist and why should they not have to be under the same restrictions as a contact lobbyist . If i can chime in. As i mentioned, we have a obligation to gep legislative record that justifies these restrictions and given there are no expenditure lobbyist it is difficult to develop a regard. How do we demonstrate having a undo influence through contributions on city officials . It is a impossible thing to prove from a evdincherary. We read about the corporations that pay for trips the Public Officials go arounds viz tding sister cities. The fact they are not registered as a expenditure lobbyist right now im notthe fact they dont exist doesnt mean if there isnt a need
Im bob [inaudible] im leer as a member and also Spokes Person for the Informal Association known as friends of ethics. Last week a public polling of california completed a polling about Ethics Commission and potential ethics matters happening in the city. I want to give you brief summary of some the results. It was a simple bakers dozen of question squz people can say yes, punch 1, 2, no, 3, i dont know or 4, i dont care. The one i want to mention that i think stands out is there is a ballot measure drafted that will ban lobbyist from contributing to officials which you support or oppose. Out of 521 people, 60 percent said yes they support. Only 14 percent said no. I want you to understand you seem to be on the right track with the public at large. There are other questions if a ethics measure would put on the ballot who would you have most confidence in based on the agency putting it on, ethics, a petition drive or officials that can put it on the ballot. It was that rank choice order
Commissioner chiu, here. All present and accounted for. Item number 2, Public Comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda and make the same caution that if you intend to make a specific comment on a specific agenda, i appreciate if we hold those until we get to that agenda but you are free to do as you wish. Im bob [inaudible] im leer as a member and also Spokes Person for the Informal Association known as friends of ethics. Last week a public polling of california completed a polling about Ethics Commission and potential ethics matters happening in the city. I want to give you brief summary of some the results. It was a simple bakers dozen of question squz people can say yes, punch 1, 2, no, 3, i dont know or 4, i dont care. The one i want to mention that i think stands out is there is a ballot measure drafted that will ban lobbyist from contributing to officials which you support or oppose. Out of 521 people, 60 percent said yes they support. Only 14 percent said no.
Control board [inaudible] waste water revenue [inaudible] item 21, ordinance authorizing issuance and sales of tax exempt or taxable waet waster revenue bond in [inaudible] Public Utilities commission in principle amounts not to exceed 1. 1 billion to finance the cost of various capital waste Water Project benefiting the waste water enterprise. Thank you very much. Eric sandsler, 20 and 21 are similar to the legislation you heard with respest to waste water enterprise. Two year capital appropriation for the next 2 fiscal years and funding authorization for those capital appropriation and total 1, 112, 601. That concludes the presentation. Assume you are okay with the budget analyst recommendation . Any comments . On the bottom page of 34 of the report we note that the proposed projects are included on page 37 of the report. Page 35 the sfpuc bills for water and sewer bill. The average is 86, 40 is water and 46 is sewer. According to the 1617 to 2526 Financial Plan the puc plans 7 perce