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said, i have to say that i do think that each one of the people that has been nominated brings something unique and something that is very useful. i respect and appreciate the importance of maintaining some continuity. the question for me is, what does that mean in terms of moving forward? we have a request. the supervisor that represents that district said that all nominations should be rejected because of the absence of a resident representation. that is the choice we have before us. supervisor alioto-pier? supervisor alioto-pier: thank you. i just want to say that i think the mayor's office probably could not be more public in the way they have committed to putting a resident on treasure island. doug's position as one that the mayor can move around that will
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-- at will. it is the position that the mayor can move around. it is a commitment that he is made to us in committee and it is a commitment that has been made outside of committee over the last few weeks. it has been an open seat that people can apply for from treasure island residents. i think we should say publicly that if you are a resident of treasure island and you are interested in serving, you should apply for this position. it will be open. the applications will be accepted through november 15. i do think that -- i don't think there is question as to whether or not we will have a resident on the committee. because of that commitment and because of that commitment, i think we should be moving forward with the nominations
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that have been presented to us and the real appointments -- reappointments. i agree with what the speakers have said. this seems to be a very strong -- it is a very strong group of people that encompasses a lot of different parts of our community and a lot of the different needs. i think the appointment of larry mazzola jr. and larry del carlo are significant and needed. i think they will be great appointments to the treasure island development authority. i am ready to make a motion that would be to move forward items 6 -- i'm sorry -- items 5, 7, 9,
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11, and 13, tabling items 6, 8, 10, and 12. essentially, what that does is it would move forward the appointments of claudine cheng, john elberling, linda richardson, jean-paul samaha, larry del carlo, and larry mazzola jr. supervisor mar: thank you. i share some of the concern about the process. if we are talking about a team appointed to the tida authority, it is significant, the redevelopment commission and tida are really critical for the people that live on the island than the new residents that will come. people talk about 18.
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we need to include a resident on that team. that is critical. the point made that this should be a process of performance reviews, authority board members, not a popularity contest, i totally agree with that. tida is critical for the future of district 6 and for the future of san francisco in terms of jobs, housing, and opportunities. i think the proposal made by the mayor's office, the appointees are a diverse group with deep experience in different areas. there is some experience in equity community the element, which is important to me, that balances local hiring with the needs of labor unions. there is tremendous diversity with asian-pacific islanders, latino, african-american, and labour representation with the team proposed to us.
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i appreciate that. i think the mayor's office has assured us that residents will be appointed as quickly as possible after november 15. i am taking that commitment from their word that it will happen as soon as humanly possible. i wanted to say that some of the applicants i know personally and have had tremendous experience, decades of experience, in communities of color. i give props and respect to community organizing from the district larry del carlo represents. there has been a shake up in housing of the last few years. i close friends -- the agency has turned more toward a developer of housing for more middle-class people and away from one that looks out for the interest of renters in low and -- low-income and immigrant
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communities. mr. del carlo has lots of experience in the school district and would bring tremendous experience on to the board. for mr. mazzola jr., i think labor should choose from among their leadership for bodies like tida or other entities, and we should look carefully at their experiences. mr. mazzola is a good fit for this body with his experience in job creation and negotiang contracts and other efforts, especially labor agreements. i think he is a good fit. i will be supportive of him here. with that said, and again, with acknowledgments that this team proposed with the treasure island resident, i think it is a good body of people that will bring treasure island's project forward in a quick way so that we are proud of the development there, that is equitable, and keeps in mind the people that live there.
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one person mentioned nostalgic connection to treasure island. my connection to treasure island is not a nostalgic, the like the history. it is about the people that live there today and struggle to survive. a lot of them are very low- income people and and this need. my connection is one of my daughter's best friends live there -- lives there. there's often not safe areas for kids to play in. my connection is about the everyday life of people there. as the development moves forward, i hope it is equitable and the people who live there are respected. for the board members proposed today, i hope you think about how the bill moves forward not just for economic need for the city, but for the residents who currently live there. i will support supervisor ali oto-pier's motion.
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supervisor campos: thank you for your comment. if i could just say about the applicants, and number of comments have been made about very diverse nature of these appointments or nominations, and a lot of good things about each one of them. commissioner cheng, we recommended reappointment very recently. i think that was a wise decision. p&g has done a good job. -- she has done a good job. john elberling and jean-paul samaha have done a good job. the experience they bring is important. i think it is important for us to have that continuity with respect to -- continuity. with respect to lend the
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richardson, we have heard a lot of a positive thing she brings. we may not always agree on every issue, but i respect where she is coming from, and i think she will do a good job in terms of the least representing the interests of overall, even if we may not agree on some issues. with respect to the two nominees, larry del carlo and larry mazzola jr., i think it is important to have labour representation. i am open to supporting mr. mazzola. mr. del carlo, his involvement and experience is something the project could benefit from. i don't have a problem moving these items for. the question that i have this the context or the form it takes. we do have a recommendation from
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the supervisor from the district that is a and asking -- that is asking to reject. i am not prepared to reject today. i think the board should take them and act on them quickly. i am prepared to do that. i am wondering, out of deference to the supervisor, if we could not just move the items forward with high recommendation that this point? i think that would allow the board to act quickly on them. i think it also provides some time for the mayor's office to give us more than just the assurance that they are going to do what is right and the. -- and appoint someone from the island, and make that happen. supervisor alioto-pier: i would
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be happy to do that out of deference to you. supervisor campos: that would allow these things to go forward. that would mean that we would move items 5 through 12 as committee reports. with respect to item 13, we would move forward without recommendation. i would like to hear from the clerk that we cannot send it in committee report because it is not noticed. we would have to go through the regular course. >> on november 16. supervisor campos: ok. if we can take that -- supervisor alioto-pier: that is
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also -- all of the evens between 5 and 12 are being tabled. supervisor campos: yes. >> would you like me to reinstate? items number five, seven, nine, and 11 are to be heard as committee reports on november 9 without recommendation. item number is 6, 8, 10, 12 are tabled. 13 will be heard from on the full board on november 16. supervisor campos: right. we can take that without objection. thank you very much. these will be moved forward to the board of supervisors. if we can please call the next item? >> the items regard litigation.
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would you like to move into closed session? supervisor campos: we now have someone from -- before we continue, if i may ask -- [gavel] if i may ask people to please take it outside? the meeting continues. [gavel] item 14. >> item 14, an ordinance amending chapter 2 of the san francisco of administrative code
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by adding sections to define " published" as required by san francisco charter. establish procedures for standardizing and defining notice and publication requirements for future proposed ordinance says. supervisor campos: great. >> good afternoon. first, this item was calendared in error. it is the wrong item. we are asking it to be continued over to your first meeting in december, december 2. another companion measure will follow up in the same area. we would appreciate that and we apologize today. supervisor campos: no problem. thank you.
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is there any member of the public who would like to speak on this item? public item is closed. could we have a motion to continue? motion by supervisor mar. can we take that without objection? thank you. now, please call the next item. >> the items are items regarding litigation. would you like to move into closed session? supervisor campos: thank you. these items would be addressed in closed session. could we have a motion to go into closed session? motion by supervisor mar. is there any member of the public who would like to speak on any of the items on the agenda for closed session? public comment is closed. we can do that without objection. we are going to close at sessionclo -- we are going to closed session.
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