there should be consultation with nurses and doctors to assess the impact. also, i would like to know who initially proposed this project to begin with? to me it represents the dead hand of nat fort. i would also like to know how the overall process of muni -- hal has the service progressed since the implementation of this project? have the services gotten better, or not? i would like to know this. these are things i would like to explore. thank you. >> the last person who has turned in a speaker card. david [unintelligible] >> i also look forward to the stakeholder meetings. as an almost vegetarian i guess that would make me a vegetarian stakeholder. but never mind. [laughter]

two can -- two -- two comments on this, i mentioned this morning at the transportation authority meeting that some of the near-term projects that were low cost and high impact would be appropriate for that funding source. those are not the big projects. there will not be a lot of money and it will not fix all of mission street, but the small things that might be involved with stop optimization, way of finding, other things on that long shopping list. >> long shopping list? >> very long shopping list. finally, i should update the board that i have been in conversations with julie in victoria at the planning department about what types of projects, whether they are big or small, require different types of approval by you, staff,

the board of supervisors, and what types of environmental review are appropriately triggered. an ongoing conversation in which we are trying to make clear that big projects requiring singles out changes probably do not, you are probably looking at what is in the middle and what is an appropriate public review process and if it relates to the number of people impacted, the number of stops, the number of lines in the hours. there are a number of different metric to be in use and we are having an ongoing conversation about what is needed in review baskets for you and the public at large. >> thank you. >> directors, if that is all, you move on to your next item as to whether to conduct a closed session. david wishes to address you on this matter.

>> david [unintelligible] again. two items on the close session. ctuc practices, i have not looked at the settlement agreement. i do not know if it has been made available to the public in terms of what practices would change in this proceeding -- i guess that is the best term for it. if it has been made available, i assume that it soon will be and i would hope that staff could soon explain in a public session what those specific changes are, not just by way of press statements. i hope and trust that they will serve the citizens well in terms of safety and the state in terms of ensuring the oversight on practices.

i will leave that to your good judgment in a closed session. the other item was the brent walker litigated claims. i have noted before with this board, and bill note again, this is yet another settlement for a former employee. i do not know the nature of the claim. i do recall that as one of her final acts as acting director, i believe that ms. johnson approved a change in organizational structure that resulted in eliminating the position that ms. walker was in. i recall seeing an e-mail from last summer. i do not recall the details around this. as i understand it, this person was serving in an at will position, and it is those that will positions that cannot be used for organizational restructuring in a way that one just decides we do not want that

person any more. if the city has to pay these kinds of claims in damages for this and other past actions, it has ultimately cost us a lot of money. i would hope that you would look carefully again at these kinds of employee settlements, how much this costs, and what we can do in future to avoid these costs. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> motion to convene a closed session and incurred attorney- client privi week, two weeks in advance? >> the third, which is a tuesday. the thursday before is when the information will be provided. i do not know yet when the complete budget book will be ready, but we will certainly provide you enough information so that you can have an informed discussion, if not decision. the secretary has already asked me to hasten the production of

the budget book. i need to find out what the time line is. >> i think roberta and those who will get it electronically and who will request a paper path -- a paper copy. >> you have built some time into this, haven't you? >> the first chance to review the proposed budget will be april 3. you could take action on april 3. you could defer action to the following meeting of april 17. if you do that and decide you are still not ready to take action, we can schedule a second meeting. i think we already have a place holder on the calendar. >> the very last day of april. >> should we want to go to the wire. we need to get it here. >> july 1? >> as a procedural matter, we did not have, in my experience -- have not always had that luxury. that is something we have talked about.

i do not know what we will do on april 3. but i appreciate you are building it that way. >> i credit the board secretary for making that schedule. >> you are learning fast. >> thank you. >> and we are adjourned. >> thank you all. >> good meeting. thank you. >> i should e-mail -- >> let's get the party started.

and i want to thank the mayor for being here and our team, the schoolboard. most important, my wife and son are here. i think i will read this because i don't want to get emotional. i wrote this letter, and i took some time to think about it. it is with mixed emotions, i announce my retirement on july 10. the time has come to retire so i can spend more time with friends

and loved ones. i think it is important, while i still can ride my motorcycle. i have had the opportunity to work with some fantastic colleagues. they have done a phenomenal job . this is like a dream come true. the last five years have been an opportunity i have never had. it is nice to end my career. it has been an honor and

privelege to serve this community. they had the wisdom to hire me. our work has restored my faith in the excellent opportunities that do exist. school boards can serve the students that are most under- served. the work has a long way to go, but if san francisco maintains its course, we will have no problem in determining student success. the freedom fighters have stood

with me to make sure students are a priority. it is not our fault. that is a state infrastructure problem, and in spite of those cuts, as a result, we are one of the few districts that is doign well, and we are having to make tough choices, but we are going to get there. think about the fact that in 11 years we have had steady grow th. in the last three years, we

have showed double digit growth. we had teachers and administrators who saw this as a civil rights issue. when we improve the conditions of underserved children, we serve all children, so i want to commend the work. there is a lot of work to be done, but i leave knowing the work will continue because we have quality people. the city, the partnership we have developed is like no other

place in america. where else can we have all the other departments work hand-in-hand. where else do they go otut there and believe in children? i want to commend the community for standing up for social justice, so we have a lot of work ahead of us, and i may be a lame duck but not a dead duck. negotiating with partners,

hoping we eliminate as many layoffs as possible, because this is one community, and we need to stand up for one another. it has been an honor and a privilege. thank you very much. [applause] >> hi, i am the president of the school board. today is a sad day for our

school district to know superintendent garcia will be leaving after the school year. it seems like we just started this journey. what we have seen is positive growth in students. we have increased access to rigorous curriculum. this includes requriement for high school graduation, so we could say we have much to celebrate, but the board wants to continue the positive

direction. there is no one single school board member that feels we are finished. we want to continue to support our goals and initiatives, so we made a decision to invite one person who has played a centra l role in achievements, so we are going to invite this person to take it to the next level, and that is no toher than oru current deputy superintendent. [applause]

>> thank you. [speaknig spanish] ladies and gentlemen, i just shared a few words with you in spanish because entering schools, i only spoke spanish. i cannot tell you how proud my parents would be that we have focused on the path to be successful so they will be superintendents and doctors and

lawyers. this is a labor of love, and i can tell you san francisco is unlike anyplace else where we believe in social justidce, and that does not happen without the leadership you see. most of all, our students, so i look forward to wroking to continue the work we started. i look forward to pushing ourselves to provide a better opportunity. my partner, my wife who is with

me today, thank you for being here. i would have had my children here, but they are in school, but i want to thank the board for this trust you have placed i n me, so thank you very much, and i look forward to this next chapter. [applause] >> i want to bring up our mayor , who is a strong supporter o f f public schools. we are grateful to have him as

co-chair, so our strong partner in public schools, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you. i don't know how someone my age can figure out an escape so easily, but i want to congratulate you, and on behalf of city government, thank you so much for sacrificing. these days you haeear about heas of educational institutions in transition, and there are a lot of people who regard education

as academic. i get a sense carlos was a different person, and he was always different. the first thing i noticed when i first met him, he was not speaking as an academic. he is speaking about kids and how we want them to succeed. he has championed programs and relationships, whether in the school board or toher programs, championed programs that are aimed at making kids first in

our lives. that is what i liked most. it should not be a surprise he is leaving at a time there has been marked improvement. whether it is championing programs, these are programs i learned about, and realizing they are aimed at achievement gaps, and they have made great stridesw while the other children were enjoying the benefits, what has made it different is the special

relationship with our city, one i will make sure continuses to happen. we are never satisfied with the status quo. if we were,w e would have gone baack to when the mayor was suffering. we care for our kids, not just in precious hours of education, but success has to do with education. that is why it has never been about a rainy day fund. we can support what goes on in

and around the schools. we are always experiencing the cuts at the federal and state level, and we are always challenged, and it is not only those cuts beginning in kindergarten. how many express that it is about continuing all the way to college, and then to have carlos working with the dept of public health, or as a member of my

cabinet, so many other departments engaged in the need for our kids to be successful in and out of the classroom. it is those i believe to be mroe successful, and i know richard is going to inherit this as we meet new challenges. we are going to approach them in an enthusiastic way, that is the best way we honor your leadership, to carrry those out in more increased vigor.

we have been funding a ltot of work and going about the business of solidifying a relationship that is created, so thank you for putting kids first. thank you for expressing your love for 37 years, not only for institutions but for people when you can express your love, it gets us into saying i want to join because parents fee ll it, because school board members

feel it. that is what gets me up every day, if i can get kids knowing education is 24/7. everything else has to be successful. we have to have academic foundations. if we can get all the others successful, we can figure out other revenue streams so we are not worried about pinnk slips. we are not going to lay off teachers. this is where we have to go. thank you for the progress. i look forward to this.

thank you very much. [applause] >> we know you want to spend mroe time with family, but i think you want to travel the world. we are going to miss you. we made the decision, there were a lot of people who want to make comments. today is about us moving forward. we have that partnership. we have strong leadership, and i trust we will continue

positive growth. weas of now, i give you an o pportunity to speak to us individually. thank you very much. [applause]