of the small business commission. we did provide a letter to you in electronic form. i provided some hard copies. the director has met with mr. paterson on number of occasions along with the staff, and the director was impressed with his knowledge of small business finance, and his knowledge of ownership structures. cash flow and other challenges that businesses face. also employee relations and many other aspects of these finances. the director is looking forward to working with him, and continuing to bring him on board. with more information on the commission about how the office is running. supervisor campos: public comment is closed. i wanted thanksmto thank mr. paterson for being here, and i know that this can be very intimidating to be before the committee. we ll have a right to be nervous about this. that said, i do believe that the questions that were asked by president chu do raise some issues, and again, because we have limited time to make this decision, i do not w
the mayor s office a short they will have a seat for a resident of the island. i think that can be dealt with in the full board if it is an issue. lastly, i want to state my support of larry mazzola jr. he brings a skill sets that is not duplicated with the other candidates. comments were made about local hire and those discussions going forward. part of that conversation has to be bought affordable housing stock for working families. you have a spot where you can address that in large numbers. moving forward, that need to be done. working families need someone who will push for them. larry mazzola will be one of those people. his experience working with people from the mission housing corporation, they will be able to help him formulate that argument and move this thing forward. i say, move all of these people forward. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. good afternoon. my name is kevin. i am assistant business manager with electrical local 6. i just wan
supervisor campos: again, is there any reasoning why that person was not renominated? i cannot speak to that particular person. supervisor campos: ok. supervisor mar. supervisor mar: i just wanted to also say i would like more of a clear explanation of why the current president, who is the resident on the tida board is not remaining, but i do hear from you that there is a commitment to as soon as possible after the november 15 deadline appoint a resident to the seven-member tida board, but it worries me a little bit that doug shoemaker, the one who has tremendous experience with various projects, housing projects for affordable housing, and also maintaining that residents have benefits and that in the development, that their concerns are being met. it is kind of like you are bumping up someone with tremendous experience in order to fill that seat, but you are going to appoint him as soon as possible right after november 15. is that correct? correct. and doug will certainl
local 6. i don t think anyone should be held up. one comment was made about the transition in the mayor s office. if that is the only thing you will say to hold them up on, that is no good. the mayor s office a short they will have a seat for a resident of the island. i think that can be dealt with in the full board if it is an issue. lastly, i want to state my support of larry mazzola jr. he brings a skill sets that is not duplicated with the other candidates. comments were made about local hire and those discussions going forward. part of that conversation has to be bought affordable housing stock for working families. you have a spot where you can address that in large numbers. moving forward, that need to be done. working families need someone who will push for them. larry mazzola will be one of those people. his experience working with people from the mission housing corporation, they will be able to help him formulate that argument and move this thing forward. i say, mo
not remaining, but i do hear from you that there is a commitment to as soon as possible after the november 15 deadline appoint a resident to the seven-member tida board, but it worries me a little bit that doug shoemaker, the one who has tremendous experience with various projects, housing projects for affordable housing, and also maintaining that residents have benefits and that in the development, that their concerns are being met. it is kind of like you are bumping up someone with tremendous experience in order to fill that seat, but you are going to appoint him as soon as possible right after november 15. is that correct? correct. and doug will certainly remain involved, and i think we have great expertise with mr. del carlo and mr. elberling on those issues as well. supervisor campos: thank you. why don t we open up for public comment? i have a number of cards. if you could please come forward when we call your name. [reading names] let s begin with those, and we have