definitely get you what you want. they have identified more need than money that we have available at this particular time but i m really excited we have the infrastructure in place to continue grow. this is a fund that will continue to grow in perpetuity, and you know, there s a lot of conversation around baseline commitments, and this body naturally has some hesitancy on baseline commitments, tying future boards hands to commitments that we are making today and these are financial commitments i m talking about. i cannot think of a better, stronger population that is not going to go anywhere but increasing, so, ladies, sounds like you ll have a champion on the board when i transition off, which is incredibly important. and sharene, compliments to you and your entire staff, you have been stellar as we navigated sometimes choppy water. and by the way, ladies, yoyo says hello, yoyo chan sends greetings and congratulations to you. so, take a vote, take this motion that was made
today. and public comment, i should say, on item number 11. 10. president kwon: i ve asked the staff to give presentations at a maximum of 5 minutes. for those of you giving public comment, i m going to ask for your help, too. we re going to give you 3 minutes, but please adhere to the 3 minutes. when you hear the second chime, stop yourself or else i will. we want to be sure that everyone gets the same amount of time to speak today. wi thank you, commissioners. i am pleased to call up to the podium, our former p.u.c. general manager, pat martell. could you come up, please? it s like being home. room 400. it s a homecoming. pat was the g.m. from 2001 to 2004. and mayor willie brown appointed her in a second term as mayor to head up this utility. commissioner anne cane was a commissioner at that time. and michael carlin. where is michael? [laughter] and he was actually part of the executive leadership team and then i joined in 2003. and, in fact, pat brought me over. pa
that is where the separate attendant is added. it is not a standard addition to the hour, plus the attendant. the attendant is optional. vice president loo: are you telling me that may be also the attendant has some special training create they are not the regular attendant that does housework? that is my understanding. it is also more so with the manpower and the actual assistance available. vice president loo: thank you. president serina: what kind of vehicle do they use? do they have their own vehicle? does they have their own vehicle? yes, they do. they have their yard right across by 15th and scent bernardo avenue. right by ups by the freeway. president serina: ok. thank you. any other comments or questions? s. commissioner wallenberg: i did have one other question. services will be requested by e-mail. i would assume that there is a provision if there is a crisis situation when somebody needs to be reached faster, that it would be by phone or through othe
not only is it cold today, but it is going to be cold for more than the next week ahead and as a matter of fact as new year s eve approaches we could be facing the coldest new year s leave in times square in two decades. we got team coverage for you tonight. allison gormly is going to check out the situation regarding the homeless in new york city as new york city is now under a code blue, meaning the tops are getting the homeless off the streets into shelters, it that is cold. but first, we ll check win dan zarrow, who has all the forecast details. dan? what do you say. dan. bill, the problem is cold it will get but it is going to be cold for long. i don t see a warm-up until the fourth of jn railroad acor the tenth of january. a week enough to two week of extreme cold. remember, it is not just the cold, but the wind. tonight, potentially dangerous windchills may fall below zer roy by the morning. let me ask you. how far back do you have to go in terms of record cold? each
the risks are obvious. the players know that when you visit with the players. they recognize the risks. many we ll tell you i don t care. this is my choice. until, like many of us later in life go, maybe i shouldn t have done that. to i think i have it? absolutely i do. am i going to do everything in my power to make sure i don t have these problems as they grow older? absolutely. stabler appears to be the first prominent quarterback diagnosed with cte. we are learning more and more about cte. you ve got to think will more players decide to donate their brains to science to figure out maybe later in life after they passed if they too are suffering from it as well? that seems to be the trend is more and more players are doing just that and it s not just them and their families. this is research gaining momentum. as we know, the nfl for years tried to hide this way but now they are more up front about it and it s becoming more accepted and people do want to get to the