abdicate with their local legislators with the same message you are providing in this resolution. we have sent messages to all the units we have, about 67 pta units in the school district. there are numerous other organizations during the same thing. we have 1 million pta members in the state of california who are advocating with their legislators, who are some of these republican legislators. we are doing our best to help support this. can't you for bringing this forward. -- thank you for bringing this forward. president mendoza: before i hear comments from commissioners and staff, i propose we have all our names on this resolution. i think we would all agree to have earnings added to that. >> i just wanted to add a point

of information ms. parker reference about the deadline for the passage of the approval by the legislature. our understanding -- this is pretty new information. i think the question was raised two weeks ago on this point about the timeline to have the legislature approved place in one or more ballot measures on the june 7 ballot. i believe ms. parker referenced a date was established as march 1. we have learned today than that date has been moved to march 10. that is two weeks from thursday. any way you slice it, time is of the essence. i applaud the board for taking this action in a timely way. i hope 3/4 of the other boards in the school district to the same. vice president yee: a quick

question. once we pass this resolution, who do we give it to? commissioner wynns: i do not know what staff person you want to assign this, but i am sure there is a way to do with the line -- online to forward it to the state pta, and through them to the education coalition. thank you. vice president yee: why don't send it to our local representatives also backs commissioner wynns: -- also? commissioner wynns: and our legislators. president mendoza: i wonder if we can do a similar message from the students. a letter-writing campaign, or whatever you guys can do as students to advocate for this thing. i just want to put that out there. i also wanted to -- commissioner fewer wanted me to remind you

that there are rallies happening with additional support. on wednesday, march 7, it is being sponsored by the aft california faculty association, the san francisco state chapter, jobs for justice san francisco, and the united educators for san francisco. this will be held at city college at the mission campus from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. this is about the state funding crisis and how it is affecting education across the board. we encourage everyone to support these organizations and speak about quality schools for all, and the terrible state budget crisis alongside that. with that, if there is no further comment. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner maufas: yes. commissioner norton: yes.

commissioner wynns: aye. vice president yee: aye. president mendoza: yes. elvina fan: yes. president mendoza: support of all the board members. i want to thank our commissioners to brought that forward. we hope to see this on the ballot. thank you. next item is board members' reports. does anyone have any standing reports, reports from school events, and reports for committees? we have the augmented curriculum and program committee. commissioner norton: we heard a report from ms. desmond on the title three plan. we also heard from the assistant

superintendent about plans for inclusive practices that will be provided at every school. march 4 is a half-day of professional development. it is the first strong evidence of our commitment to expanding inclusive practices. the next meeting will be on march 7 at 5:00 p.m. president mendoza: thank you. a report from the city and school district select committee. commissioner fewer: we reported -- the san francisco unified school district reported on its enrollment procedures. the executive director of our education and placement center came and gave a very good presentation. supervisors were concerned they did not know what was going on. they emphasized that all of our meetings are televised and all the results are available on our website at any time.

we are trying to have a better form of communication of our enrollment procedures as we progress on our middle school pathway with our supervisors. president mendoza: thank you. report from the committee of the whole. vice president yee: we had discussion items which would have been the superintendent zone, in which there are two teams, one for the bayview and one for the mission. they discussed what staff have been doing for the zone. this whole effort is really in the beginning stages. our discussion is who had the sig, the school improvement grants, and who did not. how could we leverage it, and what could we do? we were reminded that most of

these schools have had additional funding in the past, and continue to, because of star schools and dream. it was, for us, the beginning of the discussion. i know we're going to have fewer of these as we move on. president mendoza: are there any other reports from board members on any other standing meetings? commissioner maufas: i want to mark briefly on the african american honor roll, and what i failed to mention. unfortunately, she has left the room. ms. marshall -- this event was one sponsored by the san francisco unified school district -- was once sponsored by the san francisco unified school district. ms. marshall has taken it upon herself to bear much of the burden of organizing and getting messages out to teachers and

getting responses back from teachers, and really fund- raising for this event. as she indicated, it started off at a memorial church, and then it grew to third baptist church, and much larger facility. it is now graciously being hosted at st. mary's cathedral. i just want to thank her and pat womack for the tireless hours they do volunteering and putting this on for students. they have found the pathway to being self aware and finding their future lies in the work they do now. i just wanted to acknowledge her and ms. womack, and the volunteers that helped her. anyone who is interested in participating can contact me. i will direct them to her. president mendoza: i wanted to bring up two items. i want to congratulate the

superintendent and his staff for a successful school-site council summit we had a week after our last board meeting. we have a lot of workshops and good feedback from community members on that. congratulations on that. i also attended a d6 community meeting with supervisor jane kim. we had a lot of discussions around the educational needs around the carmichael community and outlying area, and what is happening with rec and park, and how we can ensure quality and safety for our students in the community. i want to thank supervisor kim for providing the opportunity. item t is the report of closed section -- closed session actions.

the board approved the expulsion of a middle school student. a public employee was dismissed. the board acted pursuant to the code to authorize the superintendent answer to fund managers -- and certified managers to offer their release for the school year. there was the appointment of one principlal, four site managers, 18 assistant principals, and four supervisors. there were classified personal transactions and the acceptance of gifts for the month of january, 2011. before our adjournment, we are very sad to have to adjourn our meeting with three wonderful

people that have been in our lives. i would like to start by asking jill wynns to honor carolyn marks. commissioner wynns: a political figure in her own right, she died on february 12. she suffered from multiple illnesses. she was 89 years old. she had training as an economist, took interest in health issues, and have political skills. she was an invaluable adviser and sounding board for her husband in his long career in public office, which included serving san francisco for 38 years in the state assembly and senate, first as a moderate republican and then as a democrat. marx was a dogged campaigner, famous for his personal touch. i do not know if i should say this. marks said whenever three san

franciscans got together, he would show up. he attended birthdays, celebrations, and parades. he sent congratulatory messages to his constituents. he is said to have sent out 50,000 letters a year. however, the letters were the work of his wife. she was responsible for crippen notices in the papers and sending letters, said their child, the trustee of city college. she entered the political arena herself as a candidate for the san francisco board of supervisors in 1996. in the citywide election, she got more than 50,000 votes, but failed to win a seat. those of us in public life will remember her as a tireless campaigner, most recently for her son, and for her unfailing support of her friends. she was an active parent in the school district, including serving as pta president.

she served on the commission on the status of women. i am sure if commissioner murase was here, she would attest to that. she said one of her most important accomplishments was getting the richmond district library named in honor of her husband. she was born in providence, rhode island, and graduated from bryn mawr college in 1943. she worked as an economist at the state department in washington, with an understanding she would lose her job when the men returned from world war two. she also served as an economist for the united nations, and later worked for them in new york. she returned to san francisco and married in 1955. she is survived by two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren. the board of education expresses

our condolences to the family and to the political community of san francisco that will sorely miss her. president mendoza: thank you. we would also like to adjourn our meeting in memory of dan, founder of the department of musical theater at the high school of the arts. he died suddenly the week before last of complications of pneumonia. he was only 58 years old. he taught since 2004, and directed many shows including " jekyll and hyde," beauty and the beast," and "seussical." he used numerous and elementary schoolchildren in the cast as determined whos. students went to special

matinees of the show and learned they can pursue an education in the arts at the public arts high school. that was the best out reach the could have. his work won numerous awards for himself and his students. he was given a fellowship a few years ago to study in poland by the san francisco foundation, and was a recipient of the dream catcher award. he was an artist to chose to work with students in the public schools. he was a brilliant director, designer, and producer, whose vision had permanent impact on arts and education in san francisco. that included the complete renovation of the theater, all with donations from students, parents, and community members. this is a testimony of his devotion to the school. he led two departments and help students get to college. he kept in touch with them after they left and was a mentor and a source of support to many young artists. he went to the hospital with pneumonia two weeks ago and was

gone by wednesday evening. the board of education expresses our condolences to his family and the school of the arts, where students and teachers will always miss him, including students of the future who will be poorer for his absence. this is also adjourned in memory of them ryan, a retired art of the mr. that passed away on february 19. he was involved in the visual and performing arts program for many years. he was the first principle of the school of the arts. even in retirement, he worked tirelessly as a vocal advocate of arts programs. he was active with the san francisco organizing project, grace lutheran church, and the sense of community. he was a strong supporter of rebuilding the park side elementary school to the dianne feinstein elementary school. he regularly came to board meetings to testify on behalf of the arts education programs.

his wife is a retired arts administrator for the school district. the board of education expresses its condolences. this was a tough week for the school of the arts, and for the arts community. on behalf of the board of education, we adjourned are meeting for these three amazing folks who have been in our life. good night. meeting adjourned.

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the public utilities commission to order. >> [roll call] president vietor has an excuse to attendance. the next item is approval of the minutes of the special budget workshop meeting of january 13, 2011 and a special budget workshop meeting. >> any additions or corrections? all those in favor? it is approved. >> general public comment, members may address the public -- members of the public may address the commission on members -- items within our jurisdiction.

>> the afternoon, thank you for hearing me. i like to thank the general manager and staff. in support of the infrastructure development. i just wanted to introduce myself and provide an invitation to the public utilities commission for a conference to be held in coordination with the federal government tomorrow. information is in the folder. we have been in the improved labor compliance program. i am one of 40 certified

consultant in the state of california to provide assistance. we have been able to collect over $2 million or a correction meeting to be made. we are interested in facilitating contractors that are having problems making sure that the local hire requirements are fulfilled. we would like to express our support for that. it is certified by human-rights commission. i have a master's in public administration and contract compliance. the invitation is the first of

its kind. it is the first time in agency is taking the time to go into a community to look at the work force and other interested community members. specifically of interest, section 3 requirements that discusses what the federal government -- what regulations have been, creating the disadvantaged areas. i am hoping to see representatives tomorrow as it would have the information directly from back and available.

thank you. >> the next speaker card is from mr. jackson. >> good afternoon. i would like to say congratulations to the new commissioners that are here. i was here to support you at the last hearing downstairs. this is the first time that the department of labor is coming to san francisco. one of the reason for that is because of the passage of the local hiring. i refuse to wait another 40 years for san francisco department to come into

performance. i received a call before coming here today and i am really burned out. a department which is one of those work force ones. i named it to somebody. you know what? i am upset because what they don't seem to understand is that i pay their salaries. it is a slap in the face when the u.s. department coming from washington d.c. begins looking for information because i have known the lack of knowledge, and i know you have people watching

this meeting today. do not allow miss jackson to file a complaint against your department. >> the information provided to us, is there a copy of the invitations to the they will have that information? >> we have a couple more speaker cards, but it might be related to what is on the agenda today. it would be the approval of the budget. i believe that is the topic you wish to address. >> we will be accepting public comment on that item. anybody else that has public testimony on something that is not on the agenda today?

>> when is the meeting going to be held? >> tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00. people will, and to mingle with the people. -- people will come and me go with the people. the agency, the cbo's. >> do you know who is coming from the department of labour? >> you can call and she will give you the name of the lady that is coming. >> secretary solis isn't coming?

she was my former chief of staff. >> it is nice to see you back at our meetings, you haven't been here for a while. >> some of the staff came to receive me. i had a kidney removed in november. so yes, that is good. they are keeping me healthy to do what i am doing here today, to let them know that playtime is over. >> i don't believe we have any other speaker cards, mr. president. commissioners have received an electronic copies, this will be

the time when commissioners might make a request related to the advanced calendar. >> please call the next item. >> any new business the commissioners wish to bring out. >> any new business? >> the next item will be the report of the general manager. >> before we get into the local higher ordinance, we have a lot of the weather related issues, how the weather is affecting our facility.

>> we wanted to give you a quick update on the weather. we have had a number of precipitation events the last couple of days. a couple of things happen in our system that you don't know about. this is getting an idea of the practice, giving us precipitation in the bay area. to give you an idea, this is the reservoir. this is where you can see the snow in very visibly. this is where you can see the snow in very visibly.