something together. i would hope that we can spend as much energy as possible in the governance of our city and really minimize the unnecessary investment of time and energy. let's get it done. >> >> they have blocked the

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thank you for making this without delay. i want to disagree with something a lot of people have been saying. it is going to be dealing with the economic crisis that the city is having. the unemployment, the poverty, homelessness, and the fact that they will have to be another $400 million of cuts that we cannot afford. social services can't afford it. people cannot afford $400 million in cuts because ultimately -- i implore you to get this done now. get it done immediately. put everything else aside and give us a good progressive

mayor. get down to the real important work of ending poverty and making sure that the budget does not cut a vital human services next year. thank you. >> i have been observing many political cycles in the city for a long time. i want to thank supervisor avalos for giving the community time to speak. we need to reflect on the fact that any major executive position has a transition under normal circumstances be a governor or mayor. there is a very important reason for that. they have a plan in action that

even in a good year, it is critical to have it. we have had about as bad a year as we can possibly imagine. i think it would be tremendously unfair to whoever the mayor is to have somebody scooped up in the first few days of the year and also put that burden on the supervisors that are learning their jobs. it will be highly practical and a tremendous -- and doing so in an open way.

-- if the public feels shut out and they feel this was done behind closed doors without undue process, whoever the supervisors are, they will be forever branded and their political careers will change forever. [chime] >> as a city employee, i think this is a golden opportunity that has never happened before where we get a chance -- as we have seen over the last 10 years, it impacts our lives greatly. i don't have the same confidence in new supervisors,

and even the ones that don't normally agree with us. i believe that is valuable and i think you guys will be able to make better decisions than three new supervisors that can be influenced and maybe not make the best decisions. i think it needs to be done now. >> supervisors, i am christopher ccooke. i want to salute your work, especially supervisors avalos and campos. there is no reason for this board not to make decisions or to not start this process now. i think it needs to be called out, any delay in this is a very political. it has the authority and there is no argument -- we know that

there is just a ballooning deficits statewide that has all sorts of ramifications. i also want to emphasize, let's not just talk about who the mayor should be. and what kind of values and ideas should be behind that. never mind the labels of the progressive. not want a more affordable housing? don't we want a real sustainable solution? don't want some form of tax equity justice?

and the less cutting from the bottom? don't we want the existing board and the new members to do something all the time. what ever we want to put on them, it affects our everyday lives. it is critical that they do this process now and in the open. there is no argument whatsoever [chime] president chiu: next speaker. >> i am a public health nurse. i have been thinking about this for a long time and i was watching the news. they had the congressional freshman come to d.c. to get oriented and learn who their staff was, which way to set up their office.

i want to speak in support of supervisor avalos's motion. there are two problems i see. one is the experience level. more importantly, you should already know your password and e-mail address. that is the reality of it. the other part of it is the time constraint. as a nurse, i make better decisions when i have more time. and when i can analyze this, i can work in an emergency if i have to. i really want to support the committee as a whole meeting. make this decision now.

the anxiety of not knowing who the mayor is. the whole city is sort of the state of anxiety. if we could understand the process, the city would just be more settled. thank you. >> i am a city employee and i am from local 1021 and the diamond heights community association. there are very competent going to the polls and they are very interested in this process. i have the most confidence in the current board. like supervisors dufty, daly, and mirkarimi. i want them in the process. the public will give you lots of ideas.

not the new board. has got to be this board. we know that you want the good process. as a city employee, we need a city employee mayor who looks upon us as not the enemy. cuts from the bottom oup. city employees make up a lot of that middle class. i pay taxes, so do all my friends. city employees in the thousands. i think this has to happen now, it has to be open and public participation.

>> i am with 1021 and i represent public health records. we are here to speak in favor of the supervisor avalos's motion. we are in favor of the current board and making the decision for the next inter-american -- and from mayor -- interim mayor. they can appoint someone who understands the budget and understands all of the pertinent issues that are before us. again, we want a transparent process and that the current board makes the new mayor can come in and make their feet wet right away. >> and the executive board at

last night hot our meeting -- [unintelligible] this current board is the best decision maker for the upcoming and current mayor. we believe we have been through a lot together. there is a difference between people who are coming and and that is what you have here aboard. what are the challenges and opportunities? it is something that is only gained through actual experience, and i hope you will think about the importance of

the experience when you are voting. i think this is a wonderful opportunity. how often do we have such an exciting opportunity to choose someone? why would you give this up? i hope you'll take it. >> my name is jorge garcia. >> [speaking spanish] >> i am here representing various latinos that found out about the legislation supervisor avalos has put

forward. >> [speaking spanish] >> we wanted to express our voices and we want people to know that we want to be part of this historic moment and this legislation to be passed. we want to make sure that this next representative continues to preserve the policies of that families don't live in fear.

>> i represent the retirees, and i am also taking the place of the delegates so that we have a retiree delegate. everyone has made great points and i agree wi÷i agree with eves been said. and you should keep the board.

i am for support of the amendment turned dowt? organizations is not enough. and i don't think that this has ever happened to it except when dianne feinstein -- keep the process open and do this with this board, not the new one.

>> the new board might have office hours. how astonishing is this, we can walk in and there's no contact with the public except for phone calls from their funds to help elect them. that is stunning in cannot have an office tower and to make a decision on who will be the mayor. i understand why you might want to give this off to the new board because this is a huge responsibility. at the end of the day, who wants to appear soft your friends? we elected you to make

irresponsibility -- a decision and that responsibility has not gone away and i'm asking you to make a lot of decisions. there is a lot of feelings involved. no one here is saying one person or another, we are saying that we need you to show us that you will take this seriously so that we can have a mayor that has a transition team that will think truisms is -- that will think what it is. i asked you to show the courage to put aside your personal feelings and think about the good of the city. on people who have never held one office hour in their lives should not be making this decision.

thank you. >> i am fascinated by what i am witnessing. many people are looking forward to this decision. thank you. >> good evening, supervisors. >> i am here to speak in

support. thank you for letting the public have a part in this. i know that this will be foremost on the mind on the new mayor. thank you. >> high-rise and support of the motion for the following reasons, we are facing critical issues and we are at a critical time. this is not a time where we aggregate leadership or we wince when we need to act. the urgency of the time reflects the need to have the committee. what we need right now is a

timely decision, a transparent decision, they deliver to of decision, but most oil this was same body that was elected while there is anger in the streets of san francisco. by augmenting your experience with the knowledge that comes from those who are affected, you can make the right decision and you can make it transparent. you need to make the call and do it right and do it now. thank you. >> think you. -- thank you. >> good evening. >> i am part of 100 plus

business owners in san francisco and we rise in support of the motion and we support you leaders in the city. that will also increase the ability to work with the programs that we have so far. >> thank you. >> hello, everyone. i came here at 1:30. i wanted to be part of this moment. i was waiting until 2:00 when they opened the door. i had been sitting for a lot of hours. this group has not been mentioned, i represent the unemployed. i have been unemployed for almost a year and i would like to get a mayor appointed as soon

as possible. the situation will get worse. this is a beautiful experience. this is the first time that i have been here. i think that we are working as a team and i loved the idea that the public is involved and i support this. i hope that we do this soon. thank you. >> good evening, supervisors. i think that the three supervisors have to find the situation pretty well. there is an adequate process in place for selecting the idea of

the community as a whole. i think that public comment is appropriate. i would say that if you want to have a process that is in accordance with the sunshine ordinance, he should give the full three minutes that the shunned sign ordinance normally allows -- the sunshine ordinance usually allows. this is something i will not forget what dianne feinstein said on the momentous occasion, she chose her words and spoke with great gravity and clarity. this is the to the to inform you. with that in mind, i think it is your duty and your job to take a decision, i think that it

is important but you do so as suggested by the motion made by supervisor avalos. >> thank you, next speaker. >> the children should be allowed to walk in peace. we need more law and order, more long and order. the with the ocean moving steadily through the night. the spring that research for is somewhere in the murkiness. a candle awake in a cold and dish. do not sync below the cracks. look around. i encourage the full moon process, i encourage this to

the nth degree. i would like to see a way of getting hollywood in to broadcast what the situation is. i have been left out of the process. i am regularly wondering if i will live or die because i am hurt by the hospitals, hurt by the statistics show to pass in the system. -- statistics so should pass in the system here, and i'm available, i have money, i and i made good tenant. there is so much input and there are so many people who have good input, strong elders and our community. what do we do in our case, we let people throw you into squad

cars sit can't have a living for yourself. we need safety and protection and being able to have input. i might need a bodyguard because of the times on my life. >> are there any other members of the public which would wish to speak? public comment on this is closed. colleagues, we have two items in front of us. i need to clarify, i was told by the clerk that supervisor avalos made a motion to attend-to amend the whole. supervisor avalos has made a motion to substitute for his initial hearings, the public consideration. it is that we convened on today

and to have public input on what we may supervise. this is the exclusive jurisdiction of the charter to appoint the mayor of the city of san francisco. >> i have some questions. in front of us, have the proposed rules before the nomination and i'm wondering biff these really are proposed special rules or if they are an interpretation of existing rules of order