Aau is above the law the Department Needs to restore Public Confidence beyond why the Planning Department of rebating permit violations exists the aau we all know their unlivable to change their predatory and callous practices of land use violations it is disturbing to me as to why the department is not activate the City Attorney and use the recommendations under the planning code in section 17 of one can only speculate why it is a matter of principle and justice thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Im going to be using the overhead im not going to start until he sets it back at 3 pardon me. Im ready. My name is sieving ive been dealing with this case for 14 years on the overhead is the map that was the eir academy of arts red is housing the blue is Institutional Uses was the first map all im asking for the Planning Commission to take the opportunity to reset the hearing informational hearing with the ability for the public to give input on the report you got last friday or thus
Go out and then the commission have a responsibility they give us the responsibility, you know, to appropriate money. The mayor put out so much money to certain nonprofits. The supervisors approve of it and then we, the commission, still have to approve. I will caution that the mayor and the board are not allowed, nor do they give money to particular nonprofits. There is an entire bidding process. Money is allocated by those two entities to departments but then there is a bidding process that goes on and i would just add to what i said about the contracting process. The Controllers Office as well reviews the work that we do in our contracting and Programming Office to make sure we meet the standards that the city has set for contracting and there actually have been changes in the 9 1 2 years i have been here. I have actually seen some changes in the way we do business to more and more just really tighten up and make sure that everyones really meeting the letter of the law on that, but
The president of this commission is good enough. The appointment must be confirmed by the board of supervisors. The applicant will go to the rules committee and then the rules committee will make a recommendation to the full board. Thank you for your information. There was a question about whether we should add the term every four years. Is that because we were not is that every 4 year term . So that probably i would, could we, do you want to make a motion to amend it to say every four years . So moved. I think a term of four a four year term is sufficient without the word every. You know, four year term is clear enough. Okay. Would you state your amendment, commissioner seriina. I would amend to say the appointment subject to the approval and confirmation by the San Francisco board of supervisors will be renewed every four years as it comes due. Will be renewed every four years. Could i, you had a second . Would the second. Second. It has been moved and seconded that we amend this. Th
Okay, any questions on this . You indicate at least one time i think it should be every other month. Well, we discussed that with director anne hinton. It can be more but at least once a year. I think commissioner neal and director itani and commissioner hinton came to the meeting. It can be more but we said at least one meeting, okay . I think that was the consensus of the committee and we did have the input of director anne in to discuss the budget process and how it goes. So, with that, any commissioner. You are talking about the public allow to attend the Budget Committee meeting. Yes, yes. We said at least once per year. And we just said if they wanted to meet more often, they could, but at least have it in the bylaws. It wouldnt restrict them to one but they could have more if it was necessary but we wanted to have one Public Meeting and we had an open discussion here about the finances and i think it was the consensus that they could meet once a year. I have a question. Who dete
Itani and commissioner hinton came to the meeting. It can be more but we said at least one meeting, okay . I think that was the consensus of the committee and we did have the input of director anne in to discuss the budget process and how it goes. So, with that, any commissioner. You are talking about the public allow to attend the Budget Committee meeting. Yes, yes. We said at least once per year. And we just said if they wanted to meet more often, they could, but at least have it in the bylaws. It wouldnt restrict them to one but they could have more if it was necessary but we wanted to have one Public Meeting and we had an open discussion here about the finances and i think it was the consensus that they could meet once a year. I have a question. Who determines or what process determines more than one meeting . That would be up to the committee, the three members of the committee. If there was enough voice and the chair meet with anne hinton and they decided it was necessary then th