loans we went from a bond situation to a loan situation with refinancing. we are projecting the term of that loan to end in 2039. we would love to have the resources to pay it off earlier and give it to the city much earlier than that. right now, 2039 is the date. supervisor chu: with regards to oversight, we received a question from community members about a concern of oversight. there is concern that if we approve this, the comptroller s office may not have oversight, that the board of supervisors may not have oversight. from my understanding, nothing would change in that process. the city, the comptroller s office would continue to publish things like cpi colas, making sure that all departments comply with those requirements. from my understanding, the comptroller s office will continue to have oversight to publish a fee schedule that would include the the within it. from my understanding, the board of supervisors will today to see these fees come to us during the budget
important part of our city governance. i thing many of you know that the budget is the most important set of decisions that we make every single year. the budget reflects our priorities as a city and reflects our values. and many of you probably also know that in recent years, every year since i have been in office, we have had a budget deficit. so we have to make some very, very difficult choices. i want to thank not only not of you who have not only all of you who have come here today, but those from city government, in particular are city officials. this is the second annual budget town hall, something we started in mayor lee s first year. in the first meeting i had with mayor lee after he was sworn in as our interim mayor last year, i asked him and other supervisors asked him for ways to make our budget process more collaborative and more transparent. and the budget team and mayor lee in the board of supervisors, we thought that this format of budget town halls in many
from different cultures, the internet, textile design what exciting things are you seeing in contemporary textile design? and what are you reading? definitely, that is very sad, but i have not enough time to read. that is the very sad part. so i m not enough reading, but i m getting older and getting closer. now that nobody is doing any more reading, i will read. no, i think honestly, it is a question of time, but reading, to bring inspiration, but that is the problem. i get into a book and say that i can make a collection of that after, like, three lines. one time i did an existentialist collection years ago, and i was thinking, so i read a book to no more, to get into it, and sometimes, the explanation can teach you. i read about it and i learned and understood. so i did the collection with my interpretation. i tried to understand the base, the concept, so it is good. you have to read, definitely. creativity is so difficult to define by creative people because you jus
from the fire department. karen roy from trout support services. please stand up. the rich in capt., eric vantero. so you have a sense of who we all are. if there is time after, please engage some of us. we will be around, if you want more in-depth conversation. certainly, if you would like meetings with any of us, feel free to contact our offices. we are definitely open to that. thank you. i want to introduce the moderator henry kelly at this time. henne kelly, i m sorry. she is one of the most dynamic richmond activists, a longtime teacher, and acted with the seniors in the district. and i work with christine daily at senior action network. who knew? i am a richmond district resident, i have been for 35 years. this is one of the most beautiful parts of the park. i am so happy to be here. this is a very nicely planned events, and most of the time, they say there will be listening to you, but let me go over the rules. we realize not everyone will be able to speak toni
reflects our values. and many of you probably also know that in recent years, every year since i have been in office, we have had a budget deficit. so we have to make some very, very difficult choices. i want to thank not only not of you who have not only all of you who have come here today, but those from city government, in particular are city officials. this is the second annual budget town hall, something we started in mayor lee s first year. in the first meeting i had with mayor lee after he was sworn in as our interim mayor last year, i asked him and other supervisors asked him for ways to make our budget process more collaborative and more transparent. and the budget team and mayor lee in the board of supervisors, we thought that this format of budget town halls in many districts around the city would make a lot of sense, and i think it has been a very good way for us to have feedback. without further ado, i would like to introduce my co-host for tonight, who is my n