Im getting over it. Administration needs no introduction, so mine will be brief. In addition to Vital Services they mean something deeply special to our veterans. It is the fulfillment of a sacred promise our country made to them. To protect and defend the country and the time of need some of the folks return relatively unscathed from their service. Others carry physical and psychic wounds which will flag them for the rest of their lives. Now they are in need they need vocational rehabilitation, Education Assistance home loans, and even burial rights. How they provide the services for them the country is holding its end of the contracted made. That contract it made. The contract it made. To thank you and acknowledge the norms response ability you have undertaken to employeese 377,000 are providing the services that are 18. 5 million veterans expect believe they have earned, they have earned, and believe they deserve. Fiscal year 18 is described as a year of transition for the departmen
We talk about a fair and transparent election, the millions of dollars that get spent in these elections really do give a disproportionate voice to the wealthiest among us to determine who our representatives will be. That said, i want to honor what many members of the public have said. You know, and step back from the nomination, but i do want to thank supervisor fewer for that generous nomination. I also, chair, president tang, if i may, wanted to address one nominee that i heard from many members of the public and in fact she was my first choice and i would have really liked to have nominated her today and that is city administrator naomi kelly. She is someone had has served at the helm of the city for decades and is a great public servant. And would have been a perfect fit for the interim mayor role. For very similar reasons as to why the board in 2010 had shr selected then city administrator ed lee. I know she is close to ed lee and would have carried his principles and policies f
Comment. Im no. 3, Consent Agenda. All matters listed here under a constituted Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the committee and will be acted on by a single vote of the committee. There will be no separate vote unless the member of the Committee Suggests and it will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item. Item 3a, approving the minutes of the meeting. I move for the approval. I second the motion. Item no. 4, Environmental Program support. Thank you, chair richardson, director and president tsen. This item will go to the board as an action item. I wanted to have a conversation here before taking it there because we kind of have two different paths Going Forward ahead of us. We have a contract with lang Engineering Environmental to provide Environmental Conservation services to tida to monitor the navys Environmental Program, and we brought them on in 2013. This is a Selection Process that actually had been contacted before i arrived to tida.
Good morning today is friday july 10. Welcome to rules committee of San Francisco board of supervisors. My name is john avalos joined by catty tang who is vase chair and to the left is supervisor kim. Our clerk is alisa samara and todays meeting is broadcast by sfgtv tom lofts and charles crim nack. If we have a motion to excuse supervisor cohen. So moved madam clerk if you can call your announcements and the first item silence all cell phones and electroning devices. Complete speaker cards to be submitted to the clerk. Items wilt appear on july 21 board of sfr visors agend a. Item 1 is a hearing to consider the Initiative Ordinance submit pd wie 4ory more supervisors at november 3rd, 2015 election. Up hpidate and expand the surplus ordinance and the public process, expand the affordability criteria. Restrict for 120s days property to be considered and [inaudible] thank you madam clerk. Well hand this over to supervisor kim who is the author of the Surplus Property legislation and im c
The meeting of july 14, 2015. Supervisor norman yee okay. No objection. Motion passes. Madam clerk, could we have items 3 17 called. City clerk items 3 17 are various agreements through San Francisco. Supervisor norman yee before we conclude, is there any Public Comment . Is there any additional Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Colleagues, is there a motion to convene this in closed session . Supervisor london breed so moved. Supervisor norman yee we are now in open session. Deputy attorney john gibner. During the closed session the board voted unanimously to recommend items 3 14 to the full board with a positive recommendation with item 9 as a committee report. Supervisor norman yee colleagues can we have a motion not to disclose what happened in closed session. Okay. Motion passes unanimously. Madam clerk, is there anything else further in the agenda . There is no further business. Supervisor norman yee if there is nothing further, this meeting is adjourned. [