Hello everyone. Thank you for being here tonight at books books we have a very special evening planned and i just want to do a little housekeeping to remind you to please turn off your cell phone during the presentation and let you know immediately following the presentation we will have a reception and book signing in the room so go through the courtyard not to interrupt the flow of the cafe please do so. Tonight we have laura widesmunoz and the making of a dream her amazing book she will tell you more about but this is called a mustread to understand the new america. But introduced him into the americas correspondent covering latin america for 25 years with a mexico series 80. Chief 1996 and then through 1999 and then in miami where he also covered florida and the u. S. Southeast through 2013. Lets welcome tim and have a great evening. [applause] it is always a delight to come to books books and present these very important books such as the one we will hear so long that you from in
Widesmunoz and the making of a dream. This is an amazing book that shes going to tell you a lot more about, but just to say that this was called a must read to understand the new america. Our distinguished moderator, tim padgett, is going to be introducing and sing more about laura and our panelists. Paper just to introduce tim, he is wlrn americas correspondent covering latin america in the caribbean from miami here keys covered latin america for almost 25 years for newsweek as its Mexico City Bureau chief from 19901996, and for time as is latin america your chief first in mexico from 19961999, and then in miami where he also covers florida and they u. S. Southeast 19992013. So welcome tim, and have a great evening. [applause] thank you very much. And thank you to mitchell and books and books. Its always a delight to comment just present the very important books such as the one we are going to hear from in the minute. You all know lauara widesmunoz, veteran miami journalist one of the
Agenda was for 1 30 today and some people getting got here a utility. I want to make sure im still you know, i get the agenda and get a time where i can be on time. Thats one the reason i didnt know you were going to be meeting at 11. Im on time im also here. And then in your discussions of chairman i stated to you all some time ago you are the cash cow now. Redevelopment tells you be the cash cow for all the funding thats going out and you really need to know why those funds are being given and its not being given to my opinion. I watch everything ive been walsh this city for a long time how those groups get together to represent not you but for lenore corporation. Thank you very much thank you, dr. I think the record shows the next two Commission Meetings will commence at 11 clock and well make sure that dr. Jackson get information. Diving ill speak briefly. I want to apologize i havent yet read the comprehensive financial report. I want to caucasian to the scorecard when was finaliz
Work that everyone has invested in making this a possibility thank you. Do we need to take a vote on item 3 c. Id prefer if you direct staff to prepare an rfp for your consideration at least an outline at your next meeting along the lines of your discussion. So you want us to make a motion to approve this item . Yes. So we have a motion by commissioner breed seconded by commissioner councilmember marcason mar. Thank you for your great work on this. Before we move onto the next item i dont believe that we have taken a motion to excuse commissioner, chair avalos who could not be here so if we can have a motion by commissioner breed and if we can take that without objection. Thank you. Item number 4. 2014 lafco schedule. Great. Miss miller. The appropriate schedule is before you under our bye laws. Okay so we have a motion before we take action on the motion why dont we open it up to Public Comment. Seeing none Public Comment is closed so we have a motion we can take that without objectio
Being none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye . Aye. Opposed . Motion is carried. Public comment, item no. 4 on our agenda. Mr. Decosta thank you thank you. Yes, sir. Commissioners, today i want to briefly speak about. You wanted to wait until item 5, is that correct . No. I have two cards. Got it. I think item 5 i will respond when that time comes. Okay. So thank you for giving me three minutes. So i wanted to speak a little bit about Community Benefits. So in the past, we have had a lot of experience just one of you all knows a lot about the water system Improvement Project when it comes to the Community Benefits. And having said that i wont go into the details of how those Community Benefits filtered down to san franciscans, because one of the reasons given, it went here, there and everywhere because it was regionwide. But when we talk about the sewer system Improvement Project, its in your backyard. Meaning, its meant for san franciscans. So right now some of us in the comm