first -- should we leave it as is? commissioner campos: i think it is important to highlight its. it might catch the eye and be more interested -- it might be helpful. >> we have a section called "what's new." i will put it there. commissioner campos: if we can have a motion to except the 2012-2013 lafco budget? seconded by commissioner schmeltzer. can we take that without objection? done. call item number six.

>> authorization to amend the agreement with miller and dolan to extend the term to june 30, 2013. >> fason fried, lafco staff one more time. the contract for miss miller's services will be expiring. this is a continuation of her contract. for whatever reason, the contract has gotten off of the calendar or budget cycle. staff is recommending that instead of extending it for one year and have it, and not point in time, we are recommending that we extend it through the end of next fiscal year that will mean that contract will be a 16-month contract in total. over that 16 months, over the last year, we spent $88,000. most of it has come out of the cca fund for her legal services.

we're asking and the contract itself is for 125,000. we're asking to keep it under $125,000, continue that and added into the system. for 16 months, we will need a little bit more. it should work out a budget early -- budgetarily for us. commissioner campos: i did think it was important to make sure that the contract are based on the fiscal year. i think for purposes of accounting and budgeting, it makes more sense. that is the reason we are doing it this way. commissioner schmeltzer? commissioner schmeltzer: thank you. again, now that we have worked with miss miller for a number of years, first in her role as

providing legal counsel, the prior executive officer in the interim position that i think she has held for three years, i think she has done a very good job, a very capable java. >> i will definitely agree with that. one thing that i appreciate about miss miller aside from the expertise is that she is very mindful of the fact that we want her to be efficient. we are certainly very appreciative of that. why don't we open it up for public comment. seconded by commissioner mar. without objection.

call item seven? >> authorization to amend the agreement with the dalessi management consulting, to extend the term to june 30, 2013. >> this is another contract that has come up and expired. sfpuc utilizes him with the model. the expertise is definitely well worth it. the initial amount by $25,000 over the course of the last year -- we want to extend it through the fiscal year the same we did with ms. miller's contract. we're looking at full budgets

and everything else with it. but we are not going to look to extend any extra money than what has already been allocated. we do need him, it is good to have his services available. the sfpuc has asked to bar him, so out of cooperation, we have authorized that. commissioner campos: why don't we open it up for public comment? any member of the public that would like to speak on this item? public comment is closed. motion by commissioner avalos, seconded by commissioner schmeltzer. without objection. thank you. call item eight? >> public comment. the members of the public may address us for informations within the jurisdiction and are not on today's's agenda. commissioner campos: any member

of the public that would like to speak on any item not on the agenda, please come forward. three minutes. >> eric brooks, san francisco green party and our city. commissioner olague, the other commissioners will have heard this a couple of times already. i want to say in public for your benefit. another issue that organizers and i have worked with at that lafco worked on many years ago is to ensure that the future of communications and francisco becomes a public utility and not controlled as it is right now by comcast, at&t, and entities like that. the reason lafco got involved was because of the dubious attempt earthlink and google to take over wireless internet services in san francisco as a private monopoly, a duopoly

thing. right now, we are doing a lot of work on community choice. as soon as that work gets done, based on what we are getting from the fcc, even under obama, we have moves by a very massive corporations to take control of the internet. advocates that have been working on that are pretty afraid that if we don't move soon to set up a public broadband system in san francisco that covers the entire city, we will get preempted from doing that by corporate takeover. as soon as we get community choice put to bed, we need to jump on that right away. commissioner olague, i wanted to make sure you got that message. commissioner campos: any other member of the public that would like to speak?

public comment is closed. >> item nine, future agenda items. commissioner campos: colleagues, this is an opportunity to discuss or introduce any other item that you would like for lafco to consider as we move forward. why don't we open it up for public comment. seeing none, public comment is closed. item ten. >> adjournment. commissioner campos: meeting adjourned, and i want to take this opportunity to wish a happy birthday to commissioner pimentel. she makes me feel very old and we wish her a very happy birthday with her family and the middle -- and little laurie. meeting adjourned.

>> 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