school to career and college. i was fortunate to be able to work with the various departments and post-secondary institutions in san francisco to create learning opportunities that were project-based that provided paid internships for high school students that actually needed that money to help support the families in order to stay in school because as you know and we all know, and it is a sad story, but a lot of folks drop out of school, especially latino kids and african-american kids that are trying to help support their brothers and sisters and their families. i'm currently, as i mentioned, the ceo of mission housing development corporation. we are a nonprofit, community- based, affordable housing developer. we have developed about 1200

units of all 100% low-income housing in san francisco. we are very proud of that. as linda richards and mentioned in her presentation, mission housing developed the first affordable housing in mission bay. 100 units of affordable housing with two units set aside for licensed family day care homes and also a number of units set aside as housing opportunities for people with aids, and this is work that we have done with the redevelopment agency with the mayor's office and other various city departments. i think i have experience that could contribute to the treasure island development board and actually, the development of a new neighborhood in san francisco, which is a really exciting prospect for me to be

part of. i know the current members of the board and worked with them over the years. as they have said and i will say, it is very important that the residents who are currently there in treasure island are able to stay there. i would support policies that would provide opportunities for them to stay there during the development of new housing, making sure that's other housing is developed before we take down the existing housing so they can continue to live on the island and be able to participate in this new neighborhood. i know that there is a very successful collaborative of nonprofit organizations. i know many of them. i look forward to working with

them. a lot of the work has been done in terms of building the community-based and the community concepts to move forward with treasure island. as i said, i would like to be able to use whatever experience i have in community development and affordable housing development to make a contribution on the treasure island development authority. i thank you for your consideration and the opportunity to speak here today. supervisor campos: thank you. i appreciate your comments. if we could now please call larry mazzolo, jr. welcome to the rules committee. good morning. >> good morning. i am the assistant business manager of plumbers and pipes union local 38 san francisco. i'm a native san franciscan, who

has lived and worked in san francisco my whole life. after completing the plumbing apprenticeship program and working in the trades as a plumber, i have served the last 17 years as a full-time officer in the union, and i have held the position i'm in for the last seven years. i'm currently chairman of local 38, the board of trustees, overseeing over $150 million in assets. i'm also chairman of the pacific coast shipyard pension fund, which oversees over $60 million in assets, and i'm a trustee on the ua international trading fund board of trustees. i'm also president of the bay city metal trades council, delegate to the san francisco building trades council, and a member of the san francisco labor council executive committee. a chance to serve on the treasure island development authority presents a unique opportunity to use my skills and the dish -- in negotiating contracts, experience in representing workers, and

background in project labor agreements to assist the city and the authority in ensuring that the redevelopment project benefits the city, its workers, and its residents. i have watched this former naval base sit idle for the last 13 years or so with so much potential to provide jobs, housing, open space, and much needed economic benefits, and i'm thrilled that the time has finally come for this project to get under way. if appointed, i plan to focus on job creation and making sure that when the project's start, all workers are working under the state working conditions. currently, building trade workers are experiencing up to 35% unemployment, and in some cases, more. the fact that this redevelopment project is creating a brand new neighborhood for san francisco

offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a real difference for san franciscans. i will work closely with organizations like the treasure island home was development initiative, job corp and other agencies to provide economic opportunities for the formerly homeless, low-income, and economically disadvantaged. i would also work to insure that the current residents of t.i. are not displaced by the redevelopment project. and that arrangements are made to account for their return to new units as soon as possible. i would be dedicated to finding solutions to issues such as transportation and congested and the building of new on and off ramps for safety. over the years, i have sat on numerous committees and have taken a lead role as president or chairman in many of them. my experience on these various boards has prepared me to evaluate issues openly and fairly and the work of my fellow

board members to make the best decision. if appointed, i would look forward to hearing from constituents and residents about the issues that come before the authority. i care about san francisco, its residents, and its workers, and therefore, would value being part of such a large-scale project that would provide tremendous opportunity for this great city. i'm honored that mayor newsom has put my name forward for this rule on the authority board, and ask for your support. supervisor campos: thank you very much. any comments or questions? seeing none, before we turn it over -- open it up to public comment, i see that the director of operations is here. did you want to say anything? >> [inaudible] just assurances in reviewing what mr. daly commented on.

the mayor has set forth an application process that will result in at least one tenet being appointed to the board. i also remind the committee at this time that there are four residents that serve on the community advisory board -- supervisor campos: if i may, a supervisor mar -- if i may, supervisor mar. supervisor mar: do you know when that appointment what happened? >> no, not at this time. we hope to have a wide variety of reasons -- resumes to go through. supervisor mar: but there is a commitment to the -- from the mayor's office to appoint a resident to the committee? >> yes. supervisor alioto-pier: it is also my understanding the major part of the request two weeks

ago. is that correct? thus far, we have one applicant, it is my understanding, and i'm just curious -- will we be doing more out reach -- outreach to insure we get more applicants? being out there more than two weeks, it seems we should have gotten more than just one at this point. >> i know that the tenants are very involved. mark connors will be speaking to you shortly. they have been organized and will put forth applications. supervisor alioto-pier: it is my understanding from the mayor's office that they have a commitment to appoint that person as soon as someone is found some time after november 15. is that your understanding as well? >> yes. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you. supervisor campos: i think it is good you are doing that, but i'm trying to understand why -- and let me say a couple of things. first, actually do not have problems with any of the

specific people that have been put forward. i think each one of them brings something to the table. other colleagues may have specific issues about some of them. i'm not sure, but what i do not understand is why the mayor's office would not seek involvement from the residence before -- the residents before these kinds of appointments are forwarded? why would you wait until you have actually heard from the residence to do something like this? should that not be already part of the process that you follow? why are you waiting until after the fact to actually ask residents if they are interested in being on this agency? >> respectfully, the process with regards to appointment by the mayor's office -- is decided by the mayor's office, so i cannot answer those questions for you. supervisor campos: maybe if we

could ask someone from the mayor's office. is there anyone here from the mayor's office? thank you for your comments. >> supervisors, how are you? this is a process where we are at a point where we are going to be coming to you in other boards and commissions middle to early next year with the entire entitlement, so while we are fully committed to putting forward a resident, and that will happen shortly after november 15, we still want the project to move forward and make sure we have forums and people seated. we are fully committed to that, but you are getting a packet of appointees before that also. supervisor campos: ultimately, it is not your call, and i appreciate you are here to do your job, but i still do not understand why the mayor's

office did not seek input and involvement from the mayor's office before finalizing the entire package of the names that have put forward. i do not understand that at all. >> i just want you to understand we are committed to putting a resident forward. supervisor campos: just a final question -- with these appointments, my understanding is there remains still a vacancy, that that is the vacancy for which you are still seeking applications. >> yes, there is currently one additional seat. supervisor campos: we tend to provide a lot of deference to the names the mayer puts forward. in particular, when you have someone already serving on these commissions, and there is already an island residents serving on this commission.

it seems the simplest thing to do would be to put that name forward. why did that not happen? >> there are numerous issues facing the island and the redevelopment of the island. what happens to existing residence is a big question and one we are taking extremely seriously. how the island gets built, how much open space, how much affordable housing, the entire entitlement cap coming before you. there are equally important issues as well, i think the mayor put forward names that would have qualifications and expertise in all those areas. supervisor campos: but you see how this looks, right? that you put forward the renomination of these individuals that have a lot to offer, but the one person you did not nominate is the one person that actually lives on the island. i'm trying to understand what the reasoning behind that is. >> the commitment is there to put forward a resident into the

seventh seat. after november 15, you will have a nomination from the mayor for that. supervisor campos: again, is there any reasoning why that person was not renominated? >> i cannot speak to that particular person. supervisor campos: ok. supervisor mar. supervisor mar: i just wanted to also say i would like more of a clear explanation of why the current president, who is the resident on the tida board is not remaining, but i do hear from you that there is a commitment to as soon as possible after the november 15 deadline appoint a resident to the seven-member tida board, but it worries me a little bit that doug shoemaker, the one who has tremendous experience with various projects, housing projects for affordable housing,

and also maintaining that residents have benefits and that in the development, that their concerns are being met. it is kind of like you are bumping up someone with tremendous experience in order to fill that seat, but you are going to appoint him as soon as possible right after november 15. is that correct? >> correct. and doug will certainly remain involved, and i think we have great expertise with mr. del carlo and mr. elberling on those issues as well. supervisor campos: thank you. why don't we open up for public comment? i have a number of cards. if you could please come forward when we call your name. [reading names]

let's begin with those, and we have other people to call. >> good morning. i'm a business owner in san francisco. i represent about 750 small businesses, handle their employee benefits, but i really want to talk about the leadership we have an opportunity to have on that board that understands all of the stakeholders, whether it is the board of supervisors, whether it is low-income people, whether it is the environment. i think that we, like the san francisco giants winning the world series -- i think if we appointed the team that i see here -- larry mazzolo, linda richardson, claudine cheng, larry del carlo -- all these people understand what is at play here in san francisco. they understand the concerns of the members of the board of

supervisors. they have a proven track record over and over again to do the right thing. these people -- they have a track record that speaks volumes. they have been in some respect in their old way the stewards of our city, making sure that they have been the conscience of our city, making sure that every stakeholder is represented. if we want, like the world series that we just got -- this would be in my mind -- these few individuals -- like having the world series, and to retain these people and add, like larry mazzola and larry del carlo, who manages approximately 1500 units of affordable housing that understands those stakeholders and know what that is all about

-- they will make sure -- and i guarantee you -- [bell rings] supervisor campos: thank you. >> good morning, i'm president of neighbors of treasure island. we are a community group that focuses on quality of life issues. we seek to create a collegial atmosphere to move forward on this. we want to start by saying we support the renomination of clotting che -- claudine cheng, john elberling, and jean-paul samaha. bringing on new board members at this time would add to the strain of the transition and

will put people with little or no history on the project into a position that will have a say over current residence. i keep hearing this will be a new neighborhood. we already have a neighborhood on the island. we already have relationships with the city, and we would like to see that go forward. given that mayor newsom is the lieutenant governor-elect, we feel it is the wrong time to lose the longtime president of the board and add members who do not have experience or a background with the community. we ask that you please maintain the members of the board until a new mayor is in office. supervisor alioto-pier: i'm curious just to know how many neighborhood organizations there are on treasure island. >> there is basically two. there is one on yerba buena

island -- supervisor campos: if i may, i would ask people to turn off cell phones if the are in the chambers. thank you. supervisor alioto-pier: the other question i had was -- i know there is a board in the yacht harbor, correct? >> not officially. supervisor alioto-pier: do you include people who are boat owners in the yacht harbor? >> we have members who belong to the club who live on the island. the issue has never come up, but our policy is that if you are living on the island, that you have the eligibility to be a member of good neighbors. supervisor alioto-pier: ok, thank you.

supervisor campos: next speaker please. >> good morning again, supervisors. this time i am officially representing san francisco green party and our city. the offline over e-mails for the last several months -- i have been communicating with a lot of representatives of neighborhood groups, environmental groups, and environmental justice groups that are all deeply concerned about many different problematic issues with the treasure island development height, density, the fact that parking is still one to one, whether or not this thing is as green as it is being played out to be, and whether it is going to create a lot of extra co2 releases. we are in holiday time. we are being given a 30-day clock to make these decisions.

this is shaping up to be as controversial if not more than the shipyard issue, and it is contentious. this is the wrong time to be making these decisions. we would concur with supervisor daly, especially since the representative of district 6 was not well considered on this. i think the new board and new mayor in january can make these decisions with the liberation instead of rushing them through too quickly. we need more time on this. on specific appointments, linda richardson has been too supportive of lennar and not enough of the bay view community -- baby -- bayview community. we also need to wait until next year to see whether the trades

are being cooperative on local hiring mandates. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. let me read a few more names. [reading names] >> supervisor campos, alioto- pier, and mar, walter. ♪ just in time reappoint jean-paul just in time there commission time is running low their treasure island bridges all were crossed know where to go -- nowhere to go now you are here and i know where jean-paul is going no more doubt and fear they will find their way because you came just in time

rules committee, the mayor's office you came just in time and changed hourly city lives -- our lonely city lives and made a new city better day ♪ [applause] thank you. >> i hope i will not be asked to sing. good morning. i am a native san franciscan, born and raised here. i now have the good fortune of passing the halfway mark. i have passed the half-century mark, and i have only lived in one city my entire life, the city i was fortunate enough to be born in. i would like to ask for a point of information. i came here not knowing that there were so many great candidates before the committee. i did submit three different

cards. is that going to be the way the committee accepts them? supervisor campos: i think you could speak about all agree at this point. >> let me start with commissioner linda richards and i have known for about 15 years, and i've had the good fortune of working with her on a number of occasions. we worked with each other when she was on the planning commission, and she was always very responsive. one of the things the committee always has to consider is those appointees that understand there is a time commitment -- i think that as a commissioner, the one thing you have to offer the city is the ability for the average citizen to reach our and speak with you -- reach out and speak with you, so i hope people will take into consideration her accessibility. she has a great collaborative spirit. she has always had the spirit of cooperation like most people i

have known. again, i'm going to say she is one of the most accessible commissioners, and she has a proven track record. having served on the civil service commission, the planning commission, and the civil rights commission. she has a history of communication for this great city of ours. she has the ability to communicate effectively with all the real stakeholders. the one thing i have in common with -- supervisor campos: i know you wanted to say something about some of the other applicants. >> yes, mr. chairman. supervisor campos: my question would be what would you have to say about -- >> i would try to keep it down to a few words. in jean-paul's case, as a planner, i think he brings a great deal of expertise to the board. in the case of claudine, again, someone who has served the treasure island authority with

distinction, and again, accessible. all three candidates, in my case, it is important you understand they have committed to jobs for local residents. they understand the issues because we have talked about it until blood runs out of the years, so i want to thank the committee for allowing me to speak on all three, and ask that you move their candidacies forward -- and i ask that you move their candidacies forward. thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm here to support the appointment of commissioner linda richardson. of course, i also support the reappointment of claudine cheng, but you already know about her, so i'm here to tell you what i know about commissioner richardson. commissioner richardson and i served on the human rights commission as commissioners for the last four years.

she has earned my respect, my admiration, and my affection. she is passionate about human rights, justice, and equality. she is a good leader. she has a lot of leadership skills, but she can also work effectively as a member of a team. she has good business sense. she was co-chair of the local enterprise committee of the human rights commission. she also is very in love with her community. she has a strong relationship with the black community and asian community. she is a community activist. she has had an incredible amount of experience in working with

the housing development, transportation, homelessness, education, and other issues that are important to the community. she is a very efficient and effective person. she can help move a project forward. i think she would be a great addition to the treasure island board of directors. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker. commissioner, welcome back to the rules committee. >> feels like just yesterday i was before you on my appointment. i'm vice chair on the commission on the status of women. i wanted to briefly speak that i support the reappointment of the incumbents. treasure island has a near and dear place in my heart. i'm a fourth generatian