Doesnt file it after the march deadline. Per that recommendation, id like to amend the date like supervisor safai did on the m. T. A. Measure so our intention is to continue the discussion as it relates to the November Ballot measure. But of course, as i said last time, if anyone wants to reach out to our office to learn more and gain a better understanding of what this would do or suggestions you you have, please contact my office. Colleagues, after Public Comment, i would like to have you make a motion to that effect. Thank you, any other colleagues wish to comment on this item . Right now . Lets take Public Comment. Any memples the public wish to comment, please come forward. Waw to line up to the right. If you want to line up to the right, you have two minutes. Good afternoon, supervisors. Im cochair of the [inaudible] coalition. Im here on behalf of the coalition. Were happy with supervisor tang to continue this item to the November Ballot. Many of my colleagues stated at the hearing last week, were strongly opposed to this legislation in the current form for attempting to claw back funding from the dignity fund as it was intended to be as the voters stated in the 2016 per dedicated funding, thats what we wanted it to be. We needed to grow for future needs of the growing disability and senior community. We are dedicated to having a dialogue with supervisor tang and her office between now and november. We appreciate the supervisor tang wanting us to have a dialogue. We look forward to communicating more with her office in expressing our opposition to any future legislation. Thank you. Thank you, next speaker. Im margaret broadkin and i have a deep interest in the Childrens Fund as i believe you know, having been involved in the creation ever the Childrens Fund. Im so happy to hear you are going to continue this. This has not been a conversation, there needs to be a much more robust conversation. I did want to point out that it is a cut when you propose a flat budget to any program or labor group. Its a cut in their ability to provide services. Its a cut in a familys ability to support themselves. I dont think it is fair to say this isnt a cut. I would propose that the current measure has a lot of problems in it. Some of which are specific, but very general problem that i see if you want to continue with a discussion, i think we should start again. I think we should ask ourselves the question of why in this very rich city are we talking about budget deficits and that when we have that conversation, that all of the players with who are stakeholders in the budget participate in that. That would include labor. That would include capital costs. That would include departments. That would include police and fire. Not just have a conversation about the very things that the public has voted on as priorities and were voted on because they werent given adequate attention in the budget. Thank you. [applause] next speaker. Goomp. My name is reese, im good afternoon, my name is reese. Im with friends of the public library. I want to thanks for continuing this conversation. As we discussed last week, there is a number of concerns, i think, that we would like to address. There is a number of concerns generally that i know you are trying to address. Id be happy to and i know our organization would be happy to talk with you and work with you further on your interests in this overall issue and how we can Work Together on it for the future. Again, just like margaret seed, you know margaret said, the library happened through this because originally there were a number of cuts happening before the citizens took it to the ballot. Wed like to talk with you further about how this would move forward. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Im michael bleker. I want to speak in opposition to the Charter Amendment and hopefully it will have some changes. Specifically, i want to speak on behalf of the dignity fund which is opened the system up for seniors, the growing problem of seniors and disabled adults in San Francisco. Where i work, we see an increasing number of seniors. There are approximately 30,000 veterans in San Francisco. 30 are seniors. Its a problem that has not been addressed by the current budget process. This is a way, this is what we do, went directly to the ballot and vets were called out in that proposition. It was a way for us to get into the system which hadnt been addressing our needs. It calls for an assessment of the what needs are for seniors in San Francisco. That will be well follow that and look to that for the direction, but again, this Charter Amendment is not really the way to handle that. Wed love to see, you know, the flawed system addressed in a transparent way. We know that it could be improved and we look forward to that. Thank you. Hello supervisors, debbie from the San FranciscoHuman Services network. I also spoke last week. Im going to not repeat myself and just say that i think margaret put it so well, that i want to parrot everything she said. I also keep thinking about something supervisor peskin said last week that its a practical matter. This is a readymade Charter Amendment with builtin opposition from everybody i can think of. People with children will hate it, senior also anticipate haight it. People who go to the park also hate it. Its going to be a difficult haul on the ballot with such builtin opposition at every level. Without a conversation, and a good solid policy conversation with stakeholders, i dont see how satisfied reform is going to even work or is going to pass. So, because of that, i really appreciate you listening to the stakeholders. And having this deferred to november will take into account all the seta sides we have in the city and hopefully something can be agreed upon to address those conversation conversationt picking winners and losers. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. My name is lisa. Im here with the [inaudible] i wanted to thank you first for listening. Last week we came and we spoke and especially to supervisor fewer and supervisor [inaudible] when they said at the moment they could not be in support of this. To you too, because i think that it is great that for the first time in so many years that ive been coming here, i feel like you guys started to listen to the community. Thank you. And i hope that Something Better can happen and that this measure doesnt lead to be impulsed. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Hi, katie norman. You know me. Sueser pfeifer. Im a member of the fdr Democratic Club for seniors and people with disabilities. Weve been part of the Dignity Fund Coalition since the passage of it. I know the legislation called for real needs to adapt to the changing needs. Right now the funds can be rolled over and used for other needs as the year goes on or the next year. The fdr club gave the dig noit dignity colaition their award because ive witnessed the carefulness with with which this organization issued the funds, they know this is precious money and it saves and enhances lives. This protects peoples lives. They have been so careful with administering the funds. I would hate to see it go away. This is something historic and im proud of San Francisco for passing. And i hope we can keep it going. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Im the organizer of [inaudible] wed like to add our voice to everyone who has spoken. Also, many of the societyasides built in inequities. Hting for the same things and setasides protect our population. Trigger cuts somehow, i dont think we need them because there is a builtin reduction. Many of the setasides go down. Thats how i understand it. I appreciate this chance to talk more about this. I think these are voter han vot voterapproved mandates. We have to honor that. We are San Francisco. We want to protect the programss that are near and dear to our hearts. Thank you very much for listening to us and for considering more discussions and make it a meaningful amendment, if needed, thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon Committee Members. Im john osaki. Seeing how the legislation is going to get delayed, ill represent them. I didnt get a chance to express my views on this last week, so i thought id talk a few moments do that here today. I think all of us should be concerned about the so solvencyf the city and finances. If this measure is meant to help address that, then in the months ahead, i urge you and all of you to look at this, not just from the standpoint of how setasides effect the solvency of the city, but how many factors affect the solvency of the city. I dont think i have to tell you that the projected deficits were looking at in the future are not because of setasides. There are many factors contributing to that. If that is the goal, then lets look at this in a holistic manner and not single out specific issues and, in this case, resources that are i have to say this, that many of us feel that when times get tough, theyre seen as nonessential. Theyre seen as services that are not critical to people and i think what i feel, and i think what many of the people here feel is that the services are vital to the people we serve and wellbeing of san franciscans. If were going to address the issue of solvency, lets take it from a holistic view. Thank you, very much. Next speaker and if anyone else wants to comment, please line up by the podium. Good afternoon. I was here last week. Im working for the population homelessness for over two decades. 24 years. So what i want to talk about is our families, homelessness. First thing i would like to ask you or tell you, if you want to do changes, if you want to do these amendment changes in doing Something Different for better, i would love to see you guys go into the community and involving all the community. I dont think the process is involving the community. It can be at some point, but i really, when you guys go down to the community and assemble with them and collect recommendations from the community, these kinds ever changes can be more valuable. When it comes this way, and doing the changes, this way is not going to work. You want to make noises. We have to understand that we have so many Homeless People in San Francisco. We have more than a thousand meme that need to go to a shelter. Its cold like hell. Imagine if you and your kids or if you want to go to sleep at night, this a serious issue. I would like to Work Together and create something more realistic about how we want to end homelessness. How we want to create housing. So i would like to be part of this process and would like to invite the families and Homeless People together to come together with us and decide how thank you. Thank you. [off mic] i apologize because i have to cut your time off because Everybody Needs the same amount of time. [off mic] thank you. Thank you for your comments, sir. Thank you. And any other members of the public who would like to speak on this item . Seeing none, i dont know who the vice chair is here, but if he can close Public Comment. Okay. I think Public Comment is closed. Have we made a motion on this . No, i wanted to respond quickly to the members who came out and thawpg for your input. As i thank you for your input. When supervisor peskin took up this measure, we knew it was unpopular to do this. But being the two members of the board who care a lot about our citys Financial Health, we felt it was a conversation definitely worth starting. As you can see, many of you work hard in your fields, care a lot about your work and all of your baselines setasides that you helped get on to the ballot and successfully reflect the value that all of us share in your work. I want to acknowledge that. We as solemakers, when were policymakers when were budgeting, we have to make really difficult tradeoffs that i think, you know, members, if you care about the libraries, you dont have to make the tradeoff. If you care about children funds, you dont have to make the tradeoff. We do when it bad budget times, were forced to decide whether we close the homeless shelter or increase the baseline. That puts us in an unpopular position. But this is a dialogue i think is worth having. With that said, i look forward to the conversation. This is not the only measure or only tool i think to address our budget issues. I know many people are working on a variety of things to address our citys Financial Health in the future. This is not the only thing. In fact, i dont think this does very much. With at that said, colleagues, id like to ask a Committee Member to make a motion to amend the November Ballot and amend to the call of the chair. Ill make that motion. But before we finish this up, id like to say again, i want to thank supervisor tang and peskin for bringing this issue forward as a discussion. I think its only fair, i mean as some of the public mentioned, that when you look at what is causing any type of deficit, is it because of these setasides alone . Or are there other issues. As we all know, one of the things we keep on talking about, as an issue we need to tackle at some point, we just keep on kicking this issue kicking it down the line, which is really, the pension issue. I think at some point, ey a fewf us need to bring it up and say, by the way, to keep us healthy financially in the city, we need to take on this issue. Once again, thank you very much. I made a motion. I second that. Okay. Can you repeat the motion for me, please . Can you repeat were amending iuntil the November Ballot. First and seconded the item is moved and ordered. Please call the next item. Were going back to item three which has been called but for the members of the public, its a charter amend regarding Revenue Bonds for the power facilities. Weve been joined in the chamber by supervisor peskin workinworking with supervisor tn this item. Thank you. We have one small amendment. I apologize for not bringing copies. But the City Attorney can read it to you and hopefully my staff will come with a hard copy for you to see. It is a very small amendment suggested by the former general manager of the Public Utilities commission that seems to be acceptable to all parties. Can i ask a point of clarification on your amendment. Will this require us to have an additional hearing . Yes, any amendment to Charter Amendment will require an additional hearing. Is this amendment that youre making, is it can you talk a little bit about it . Is it something that is necessary . So, i think that staff from the p. U. C. Feels that it will give them more flexibility. So to that end, i think because you dont have another special meeting. We would have to schedule an additional meeting to have an additional hearing. Maybe john, can you come forward . Or i didnt see you there. General manager for power. So as the supervisor mentioned, weve taken some additional input from former general manager and controller Ed Herrington who has been working in his retirement on change tots rules. The rule changes will be coming out. Theyre the accounting rules that apply, lay the foundation for bonds and our relationship with the bond community. The legislation will provide us with more flexibility, the changes that are coming forward through the accounting standards board are allowing for additional assets to be capitalized. We want to make sure that the language in the city charter supports that. So we are supportive of the amendment that the supervisor has brought to you. Now to read it into the record, the language, thank you to my staff. You see in red, and adds otherwise for any lawful purpose of the clean water or power utilities of the city and furtherance of the purposes here prprovided,. Okay. Any additional questions or comments . Seems like that sentence repeated itself. But thats okay. They say thats what we need to have. I guess or otherwise any lawful purpose. That sounds like thats the operative change. Deputy City Attorney, givner, do you want to opine on this . For those of us who are not attorneys, it sounds like the sentence repeated itself. Deputy you say three things in the same way to make it 100 percent clear. I see water, clean water and power. Can you tell us why this is necessary . Its a policy decision for the board whether to amend this Charter Amendment. The p. U. C. Is requesting it. Requesting it because of a concern the current charter language constricts the agencys ability to issue Revenue Bonds for certain types ever projects. It look hr types of projects. It looks like for any lawful purpose is the operative word there in addition to everything else. It repeats of the water or clean water or purposes herein provided. If it was for any lawful purpose, that would be an extremely broad delegation. It is related to water, clean water and power. Okay. I see a lot of conversations going on. Do you want to just you feel okay about it . This is what you want . It looks like it says the same thing five times over. I think the or otherwise, any lawful purpose, is the operative word. As set forth by staff. This will allow for more flexibility and would recommend it. And i thank you because i know it will require one more special meeting. But i promise it will be quick. Okay. We can well i think we have time next week, end of the week if you guys are around. Well work with your staff to make sure that we can. Do