tv [untitled] January 8, 2011 12:00pm-12:30pm PST
12:09 pm
12:10 pm
12:11 pm
do we have any communications? >> yes, mr. president. i am in receipt of two communications from the department of elections. he has provided certificates declaring the official election a board of supervisors for district 2, 4, 6, 8, and tend from the november 2, 2010, consolidated general election. the members receiving certificates are supervisor farrell, supervisor chu, supervisor kim, supervisor wiener, and supervisor kim. the deputy clerk will provide these certificates to you. i have one other communication. it is from our controller, mr. been rosenfield. we have confirmation that all newly elected and continuing
12:12 pm
members of the board have been bonded as required by the san francisco administrative code. supervisor chiu: moving to the third item on the agenda, the oath of office. the honorable dianne feinstein has had a family emergency and will not be able to join us. it is my distinct honor to introduce the assistant presiding judge in the state california and city of san francisco who will administer the oath to the newly elected and reelected members of the board of supervisors. here is the honorable judge cynthia lee. thank you for joining us. >> it is an honor to be here to swear in the new members of the board. i am honored and delighted. this is truly a san francisco event. i am extremely pleased to be here. supervisor chiu: i would like to
12:13 pm
12:14 pm
supervisor chiu: it should be. >> i do not think it is. [laughter] >> we are going to get started, i think. [laughter] i realize it could be another half hour. we really need to get started. i am getting a look from the board president to get a move on here. i would like for each of you to raise your right hand. repeat after me. i, then state remains individually, one at a time,
12:15 pm
starting with supporters of -- supervisor farrell. i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well and faithfully
12:16 pm
12:18 pm
supervisor chiu: congratulations. it is great to see the new faces. we will now proceed to item number four, the election of the board. i would like to review the nomination rules. a board president is elected when the nominee receives a majority vote. the roll call will been seized. in member may nominate him or herself. only one nomination per supervisor is permitted. a supervisor may withdraw his or her nomination is the nominations are reopened and nominate another supervisor. a second for nominations is not required. members do not have to accept the nomination and can withdraw their names without a second. everyone must vote under the board rules. the nominee who receive the lowest number of votes is never removed from the ballot unless he or she decides to withdraw. i know this is the first time
12:19 pm
that four of your use in the roster. i want to make sure that everyone knows how to use it before we begin. if you have any questions, we do have our clerk stop standing by. at this time, if you like to make a nomination for board president, place your name on the roster. i will call on supervisors in the order in which the name appears on the roster. the clerk will record denominations and called on the role beginning for each round beginning with district 1 and then alphabetically they're after. when called upon, each board member shall cast a vote by stating the name of his or her preferred nominee. let me now ask if there are any questions. at this time, nominations are now open. supervisor chu? supervisor chu: nominating the
12:20 pm
board president is a very important time in our deliberations. today it is my distinct honor to be able to nominate supervisor elsbernd. he is an individual who i hold in the highest regard and have the deepest respect for. not only is he a terrific district 7 supervisor, he is also a wonderful representative of the city and county of san francisco. he is an individual who always has the best of intentions for the city. he has great integrity. he is willing to talk to all sides. no matter if you are in the same side or the opposite side, he will always talk to you and tell you why. it is my honor to nominate supervisor elsbernd for president. supervisor chiu: supervisor elsbernd, do you accept the nomination? are there any other nominations? [laughter]
12:21 pm
supervisor chiu: supervisor, boa campos? >> supervisor jim is next on the roster. supervisor kim: it is my first meeting. i want to take everyone. i know i will make remarks later. honor to nominate david chiu for president again. i think we all know we have a difficult year ahead of us with a huge budget shortfall. there are many policy
12:22 pm
initiatives we want to take as the city. i want to nominate president chiu because i think he will provide consistent leadership and his proven his leadership on the board. he has shown he can bring the board to gather, can make committee assignments based on what he thinks is best for the city. he can take an initiative for a lot of legislation priorities we would like to see. he has been an effective. ol-- bridge builder. he will listen to everybody. having served on the capacity on the board of education, i know how important that is in proving leadership. he is also an experienced leader on our budget. over the last two years, he has worked with budget chair of a lavalos and the mayor to make sure that we can balance budgets. it is my honor to nominate you.
12:23 pm
supervisor chiu: thank you supervisor kim. i will accept the nomination. supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: i congratulate you again on joining the board. i cannot imagine how excited you and your families are. i am here to nominate supervisor mirkarimi forbore president. he has shown great integrity as a member of the board of supervisors. he is a hard worker. he worked tirelessly for his district and the entire city. when i think of the things he is done in his district and for the city, he is a strong proponent of public safety and community policing. in his district, we have seen the homicide rate that peaked
12:24 pm
in 1995 to 99 2/6 to go to almost -- with sina homicide rates that pete go to almost nil. the department's work together. that leadership is what we need. there are many policies we will have to work on together. he has been a master at creating innovative legislation. he has been a great colleague working on the budget committee. it is without reservation that i nominate ross mirkarimi for board president. supervisor chiu: supervisor mirkarimi, do you accept? supervisor mirkarimi: i am honored and surprised. i decline. supervisor chiu: supervisors campos. supervisors campos: i want to
12:25 pm
thank president chiu for his service as president. it is very difficult position. we appreciate all the hard work and have done with the city and county of san francisco. from the beginning of this office, i have said that each one of us brings something to the table. each one of us has talent. each one of us has specific experiences that make us who we are. i think to the extent we need to move forward as a city, we need to have a collaborative approach to leadership. i think it makes sense to give an opportunity to another supervisor to serve in that position. i think all of us have bought about the position. we have a new interim mayor. we need to come together and. we need to focus on moving forward.
12:26 pm
with john of avalos, we have someone who has the experience of making sure the business gets done. supervisor avalos has been the budget chair for the past few years and played a key role in making sure we have a balanced budget. i also think we need someone who will work with all sides. i believe supervisor avalos could not have done his job as budget chair without the ability to do that. it is for that reason i nominate him for board president. supervisor chiu: do you accept? supervisor avalos: i do except. supervisor chiu: if there are no further nominations, without objection, nominations are closed. at this time, we will have public comments.
12:27 pm
madam clerk, please read the instructions around public comments. >> now is the time for any member of the public to address the board for a two two minutes each on the nominations for the office support president. they may do so now. if members of the public could make their way into the chamber, please line up to be escorted in. supervisor chiu: if any members of the public wish to speak to the nominations, please step up to the microphone. each member of the public shall have up to two minutes to speak. 1st speaker, please. i think that microphone is working. >> mr. chairman, i have lived in
12:28 pm
san francisco about 54 years. i pastor a church. i serve as the chairman of two boards in the city looking at jobs, development, growth. this to me is a great opportunity for a new beginning. we know and the federal government in washington, there's a difference between democrats and republicans. i do not think we can afford to have division with this board. such a tremendous job needs to be done. i believe that mr. david chiu has done an outstanding job in shepherding the human this project in the southeast as far as hunter's point and other developments. in my community of bayview-
12:29 pm
hunters point, we stand approximately 25% unemployed. we must have a president that is going to give the leadership that will be sensitive to the needs of the various communities in this city. we need a progressive leadership. beliemr. i will leave mr. chiu should leave the board of the city. supervisor chiu: next speaker, please. >> i am with the middle poke neighborhood association. i come to congratulate the board of supervisors and think the continuing members. i also come to speak on behalf of the russian hill neighborhood
277 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
SFGTV: San Francisco Government TelevisionUploaded by TV Archive on
![](http://athena.archive.org/0.gif?kind=track_js&track_js_case=control&cache_bust=152451898)