>> i would put forward utuma to seat 1. the benefit of having niclole there, for working with nancy pelosi and her knowledge of the federal government would be a great benefit to the community and the city. i would hate to see her on a non-public committee. that would be my motion. >> i would move utuma to seat 1. it doesn't matter. commissioner kim: i think we can put that forward without objection. i respect the work of nicole,

but i recognize that the board of supervisors elect but those that advanced those of the low- income neighborhoods. i am going to continue to support sciammas, not that i think she is not qualified. the mayor does get to a point where they get to perspective on dc. i am not sure there is another position i could support you on on this committee or another one. i support nicole for seat 4. could we take a vote on that? commissioner elsbernd: aye. commissioner farrell: aye. commissioner kim: no. i ask that we move this forward with committee recommendation.

a committee report, thank you. at this time, we will close this item. thank you, everyone, so much for being here. madam clerked, will you call item number 4? >> there are seven applicants. commissioner kim: we have 5 seats for the urban forestry council and seven applicants. i will call the names as they are listed. first i have maria d'agostino

and then andrew sullivan. >> good afternoon. my name is maria d'agostino. i am seeking reappointment to chair 2. i remain uniquely qualified to sit on the urban forestry council. i applied for seat 2 and qualified to sit for any of the available seats today. i worked in the private sector for a while. i started as a volunteer. then was brought on board part- time and then full time. as many nonprofit employees do,

i went on to work for the bureau of urban forestry. i have been in my position since we applied for the council appointment. i am just recently back from the municipal forestry institute. it was a week-long the leadership intensive held at the arbor day lodge and met with colleagues from across the u.s. that work for nonprofit municipalities and state agencies. it was extremely invigorating and also relieve validating to touch on a couple of initiatives that i supported. since i have been elected chair by my peers in the last year, i

have been extremely cognizant of our use of time, especially the department of the environment's precious staff time that they dedicate to our meetings. one of the initiatives we were looking at was to look at our schedule and reduce our actual formal meetings and support a lot of work and informal group work where we would review our annual retreat and establish goals for the year and we are revitalize the way we present our annual support for supervisors taking away at the street tree list and make it more valuable for residents instead of just pushing it through. i would love to continue to

support the council. i am a longtime resident of the city. although i totally enjoy my commute on the caltrain, i contact very intimately with the planning department and engineering department and our nonprofit theire, i love my absolutely, probably one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the city. it >> -- i will remain steadfastly and urban girl concerned about urban trees. >> next we have andrew sullivan and then dan flanagan. >> thank you for your time. i have a brief presentation of myself. a point of clarification before

i start. i am listed as interested in seeking four, six, and 7. i believe the qualification for four is working for a non- profit. >> you are applying for seats six and seven then? >> also two. i am a member of the american society of landscape architects. commissioner kim: you are certified by a professional tree management organizations? >> i was listed in seat 2. commissioner kim: we know you are an applicant for six and seven. >> i am a landscape architect and have been for it the last 16 years.

i have been for 12 years in san francisco with various organizations. dealing locally, regionally, and across the country on designing construction projects. everything from small, private projects to large-scale public works. that straddle the line between private and public realms. my work as a landscape architect, i am not only concerned about the aesthetics and sustaining the beauty, but also looking at the work i do as it relates to the community at large. a lot of the work that i have done dovetails with the work of the urban forestry council. their work not just to sustain the urban forest, but use that

as an educational tool with the greater public and also the ecological goals that the urban forest can support. in my experience, the design and construction of the industry, they can use it. it gives me a unique perspective. also, the practical issues in measures related to the urban forest both private and public in both private and public spaces. i have a strong sense of civic responsibility. serving on the council would be an opportunity for me to utilize some of my expertise. i thank you for the consideration. >> thank you for being here. are there any questions? we have no questions at this time. dann fled again and then -- it

dan flanagan and then bonnie ora sherk. >> i have been there 2.5 years. you probably know that they have a very long and proud history of involvement in the san francisco and urban canopy. we have planted approximately 45,000 trees. after 2.5 years as executive director, i thought it was necessary that i serve on this council. i think that the voice is necessary and important in this regard. in many ways, we are very closely aligned to what happens in the urban forest. we are partners with dbw. as a quick aside, we redid our phone system.

now i get all of the phone calls. anytime there is a random phone call about the urban forest, i get it. we planted 11 hundred six trees last year. we hope to plant 1300 trees next year. we are committed to planting and caring about the trees of san francisco. i would be honored to serve on this council. >> next we have bonnie. she is not here. rose hillson and then terry milne. we also have -- sorry. >> good afternoon. my name is rose hillson, and i am a member of district two. i applied for seat 6 because of

the way it is written. i understand that seats seven is a community seat. i do not qualify for any of the other seats. i want you to know that i am a native born san franciscan. i went to high school in the city and graduating class valedictorian. i went on to university and graduated. my mom always said, make sure you take care of the things that do not talk back to you. i always wondered what she meant. now i know because i have a green thumb. something that always happen -- happen along my travels as i discovered a rare plant in my backyard. this rare plant is unknown. it went through dna tests and

everything. i got to thinking, what programs are there in the city to check this plant? wildlife service's people are not involved. i found out it was the urban forestry council. this tree is now landmarked. i went ahead and try to look at some projects i could work on as a community member. this is a grass-roots effort. i started working on this project at the playground with the rec and parks department. i am continuing this project with reinstating the historical botanical environment that used to be there. i am trying to make it a more beautiful place. it was full of weeds and still

is. every second saturday i am out there sweating and digging in the dirt to get this place revitalize. i enjoy working on the council because it is important that when certain trees are planted in the city, they also have some of the cultural differences that is important for one group of people but not others could be t tree, but is not thought of. i appreciate your consideration. thank you very much. >> thank you for being here. terry milne and then sandy sherwin. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am here to apply for reselection on the urban

forestry council. i am not a landscape architect. i am a member of the committee. i do not have the professional qualifications. i do have the community qualifications. i have several years of tenure on the council. during my time on the council, we it agitated for the landmark tree ordinance. since then, we have more than 13 trees in the city that had been landmarked. i personally assisted with some of those nominations for those landmarks. we also work on constructing an urban forest land, which was authorized for the supervisors and now has been turned over to the planning department to be added to the city's general plan. the council supported sidewalk pocket parks and the better

street programs. we have participated in san francisco arbor day is which is less than two weeks from now. i believe i bring some action and institutional knowledge to the urban forest council. we have aspirations for expanding and maintaining the urban forest. thank you. >> thank you so much for being here. sandy sherwin. >> i have a resume here. good afternoon, supervisors. my name is sandy sherwin. i live on the edge of the excellus your district.

both of these organizations have supported by candidacy without a public record of doing so. i have a master's degree in environmental economics. i am completing an additional certificate at the university of california at davis. after moving to san francisco 16 years ago, i quickly began being involved at the botanical garden at golden gate park and other land stewardship activities. i additionally work on a variety of urban and rural habitat restoration projects. i am a member of many environmental organizations from urban planning to hands-on nonprofits. that contributes to my diversity, but pragmatic thoughts on land stewardship. i am experienced on design and storm water runoff management. a greening project of mine on an

abandoned property won a community beautification award. i believe we have opportunities to enhance children's tourney decks -- experiences. we can reduce the heat. i worked to encourage replanting is and inform others about the importance of proper ongoing tree maintenance. the urban forestry council is deeply concerned about this issue. we have increased public awareness as to the importance of street trees. i would love to be part of making this happen. because of this practical work experience, i have been grounded, realistic approach to

planning. i have a very high level of enthusiasm for enhancing the san francisco urban forest. it would be wonderful to work with the forestry council and the organizations within city government. we must move our city hire in the national rankings for coverage. increasing our urban trees gate advances our carbon goals. the district was ranked second as far as un used plant locations. i am working hard to change this. i believe we can do more to connect the dots with issues of the environmental justice, urban health, watershed protection, all over our city to protect our forests. i have taken personal initiative to attend a sub committee and full council meetings on my own volition. i would be very happy to have the opportunity to serve on this

commission. i would like to thank you in advance for considering my qualifications. thank you. >> to our clerk, when we talk about members of an organization, are we talking about employees of an organization or participating through dues? >> you will have to ask the city attorney. >> [inaudible] commissioner kim: miss adams, i

know this is not a charter permission -- commission. do you have a response to the question? do you have to be an employee of a nonprofit to qualify as a member? >> currently, the way it's it's right now, we have one applicant for seat 2. we have two applicants for seats 4 and 5. we have four applicants for seats 6 and 7. the question is it if we might be able to fit under some of the applicants of membership in a nonprofit group.

if you are a member of friends of urban forest, which is a nonprofit group. >> for any other candidates for seats 6 and 7, is anybody else a member of a non-profit organization? commissioner kim: i will open up for public comment. it is there any comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. i was hoping to ask some questions. i would add at least suggest, because we have one applicant on chairing the committee.

>> i nominate to move maria forward for seat 2. commissioner kim: without objection. >> i thank everyone for coming. we are blessed to have a lot of candidates. i feel strong for rose for seat s 6 or 7. she is very active in my district and i would like to move for 4. i would like to move rose forwar d for seat 6. commissioner kim: without objection. this is my first time meeting all of the committee members. i would like to thank those that's out on the committee thus far. thank you so much for your service on this issue. i'd love to see trees in our

city. it is an important part of what makes san francisco a beautiful place to be a part of is the attention to our environment and landscaping. i would like to see mr. flanagan as a member of a nonprofit organization. personally, i would love to see representation from districts that have not always been represented well in this area. i appreciate isandy sherwin -- th -- tat -- i appreciate that sandy sherwin has applied. i do know that district well. it is important that we do this on neighborhoods that have not had the same attention that the rest of the city has.

>> could we put dan in seat 4 , sandy in seat 5. i would make a motion to put andrew in seat 7. commissioner kim: i think we can do that. we have a motion to aflanagan for seat 4, sherwin for seat 5 and sullivan for seat 7. we have no objections. i'd like to thank all of the applicants that were here. mr. milne, thank you for all of your service to the committee. it is great to see this dedication to the city of san

francisco. these are the hard decisions that our committee has to make. it is good to have some fresh new voices. thank you so much for your application and your time and service. we will move forward without objection. thank you. madam clerk will you call item 5? >> considering appointing one member for the chairman of the sweat free it advisory group. commissioner kim: is she here today? we do have your application and interest to sit on this task force. >> good afternoon. my name is eleanor morton.

i am an accountant in the city of san francisco. i have represented employees, low-wage workers, and labor unions at a loss for more i am a law partner. -- law lot firm, where i am a law partner. as a passionate san francisco resident who is very concerned about the city and how it spends its dollars, i think i can bring both expertise and commitment to make sure this is done in a way that is consistent with avoiding and eliminating the use of sweatshops. >> thank you.

any questions, supervisors? is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> we make the motion to move eleanor forward. commissioner kim: that was the seat i agree to put you in. thank you so much for your application and your willingness to serve on the committee. thank you for your service. madame clerk, will you call item 6? >> this has to deal with public notices. commissioner kim: the deputy clerk is here to speak on this piece o. >> is different to be on this

side of the test -- side of the desk. you know that the ordinance define the home page. it was determined that we needed a little bit more clarification on the words severing. the ordinance before you defines the word summary. this legislation could realize a cost savings of over $50,000 per year. after discussing the previous ordinance, this would not preclude those up by federal and state law and include land-use matters such as an eminent domain, etc. the board would appreciate your support in the passage of this. >> any questions? this is a clarifying question i have asked a couple of times.