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Supervisor avalos. Thank you, just want to thank all the members of the public for being here and want to urge that we can move this Charter Amendment forward to the full board with or without recommendation i would be okay with. I think its important that we actually provide an opportunity for the voters to decide how we want to participate in filling vacancies on the board of supervisors and in the mayors office. I think this is a reasonable thing that really lives up to our democratic ideals as a city. And just want to reiterate this is not about any particular supervisor or to question the qufrtions of any one appointment thats been made recently, its really about having a process that lives up to our democratic ideals and values. We were making this on the pathway of doing this Charter Amendment back a couple years ago when lafco had done the study on vacancies and ....
Possible one system into another system. At this point i havent completely made up my mind whether one system is better than the other. However, im open to moving this legislation to the full board with no recommendation so that we can consider it. By that time hopefully i will have ample time to think about it more and have discussions with other people that arent in this room. So id like to make a motion that we move this item to the full board with no recommendation. So moved. With no objection, motion passes. Thank you. So, madam clerk, can you please call items 2 through 5 . Item no. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are Charter Amendments for the november 4, 2014 election to renew the Childrens Fund and extend Expiration Date for 25 years, increase the property tax set aside from 3 cents to 4 cents, provide services for disconnec ....