away from the curb or 15 feet away from doorways. but i should say that i just gave the definition of vaporizer if a person has a medical marijuana card and its use for legitimate medical use, not just any vaporizing of something with a big noncigarette looking vaporizer, but it's legitimate medical marijuana use in a non-cigarette simulating device. that's my understanding. >> so, i'm glad to hear that l.a. has passed a similar ordinance. and since my daughter lives in l.a., i'm glad for her. she's hopeful that she will be moving back here in san francisco soon. certainly i wouldn't want her to move from one place where they actually have a better erin ~ air indoors than san

francisco. i don't want the zombies to come back. whether you're on one side or the other side of this issue, whether it's toxic or not toxic, i'm hearing enough that seems like it would be toxic. and for those that say maybe it's not toxic, well, then that's not good enough for me as an argument. the whole issue of advertising and targeting children, we he know other industries have done that. it doesn't surprise you that this is just another attempt to target children to get themselves into smoking cigarettes. it's true. we've done so much, not really in this city, but in california, and now throughout most of the united states, that you could go to public placeses

and not feel like you're getting contaminated by things that you don't want on your clothes or your lungs and so forth. i mean, people can still do whatever they want if it's not affecting me. so, i not only would like to pass this ordinance with a positive recommendation. i would also like to put my name on there as a coauthor. >> thank you. so, i'd like to move -- >> supervisor tang. >> no, i just want to thank you for that and thank you for the comments and questions today. i think that today i really feel comfortable with supporting this legislation, mostly because it's not a ban entirely on e-cigarettes. it's really just saying, as supervisor yee mentioned, you can do it, you can buy it, r do it in the comfort of your home. with that i would like to support supervisor mar in this and make the motion.

>> so, i'll move positive recommendation from this committee. >> okay. without any objection? this motion passes. [gavel] >> thank you. (applause) ~ >> so, i'll be continuing the meeting. if you would like to leave quietly, i would appreciate it. madam clerk, can you please call items 5 through 10. excuse me, everybody.

i need to clear the room. we still have other items we have to hear. so, can we entertain a motion to convene in closed session. is there any member of the that wishes to speak on items a5 through 10? seeing none public comment is now closed. [gavel]. >> colleagues, is there a motion to convene in closed session? >> motion to convene in closed session. >> no objection? closed session. [gavel]

>> without any objection, the motion is passed. [gavel] >> madam clerk, are there any other items? >> that concludes our business for today. >> if there is nothing further, this meeting is adjourned. [gavel] >> thank you.

morning. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us i know you'd probably like to be at the bay bridge. i want to thank you mayor ed lee for welcoming us as we introduce a piece of legislation that lo will allow us to fight the good fight for the accreditation of city college of san francisco but to roar it's enforcement and stabilize it's fund. all 3 pieces go together. i'll be introducing two hour speakers the superintendant of the san francisco succinct and the community college erick

skinner and we are community college san francisco trust if he ann anita as well as jenny from chinese affirmative action and i believe alyssa from the local a ftc f t. so again, we all know there are great challenges to observer about beau loved college college of san francisco for its accreditation. city college i don't need to reaccount it's on the only portal for hire education and for workforce training. it's also one of san francisco's largest employers and a great

customer to san francisco's small businesses. we must sustain our san francisco city college. the news is good the chancellor is well aware of what needs to be accomplished to save this month important campus and district of the one hundred and 12 if i can be bold. so he has every incentive and i'm consist it will get down. in spite of the of the good news and the progress we're making that there are some who would otherwise enroll in san francisco who are not. we have to make sure we do that we've lost 16 percent of enforcement. to positive expectation accreditation will be sustained and the message is everyone who

wants to enroll should and we'll make sure no one is going to get dropped and we have to stabilize funding and that's the point of this bill. without the stabilization of funding what happens is what is the known as a visible cycle. students don't enroll and as a result faculty have to be leadoff and it gets smaller and smaller. that's why we have to stabilize the funding. the bill makes it relating minor amendment there's a single year of funding stabilization in california statute. for example, in the 2013-2014 school year the funding level is

the aim as 1213. could leaguer to call 2013-2014 the base funding but 2014-2015 we'll stick with the funding and going into 2015-2016 the funding will be no less than that 75 percent and then 90 percent and the last year out will be in the morning that 85 percent. i say, no less than it's our hope as we get to the outer years reinforcement will be on the rise but it's a safety net a basin so we can work to restore enrollment and all through the process of sustaining accreditation. what will trigger the use will

be a significant risk to accreditation. so we know that criteria is already met by san francisco. in the bill will be a second criteria. i want to clarify that the intent was not to engage conversation of the special trustee itself reason it's there as an accountability standard i'll be amending those words with wards to the legislative process working with all the sponsors chandler to the faculty and the students and the festers all of those who are involved in st. patrick the accreditation and the well-being of the college to come up with a very real and acknowledged

accountability standard they'll want to see that. that's a work in progress and we'll be focusing on that as we go 0 through the committee process. with all that said those who have been fighting the good fight to make sure this jowl in the crown of san francisco stays in place i want to thank him for hostiles hospitality and friendship and that's mayor ed lee (clapping.) thank you senator. time and time again senator leno has come to the aid of the city. you know, in the last couple of years his stewardship in the states budget has been welcoming to have that contact driver's license and understand what the states doing.

he's latest thing is the vehicle fee and now we've asked him to take on yet again and he's been gracious with his time and leadership in taking on. you know, it's not about the city college being popular it's necessary for us to or have our city college. it's necessary for job creation and business and educational goals for all our residents. you'll not find very few people in the city who have not been touched by our city college. the dictating backdrop with 0 trustees and special trustee here and bryce representing the states chandler's office and the

teachers the certified union that represents them along with the individual elected trustees we're here to say we're taking care of business. and this relationship that we're building here is not going to end because of the challenge to accreditation. we're actually widening the set a relationship with the city and all the education leader and financial leaders on a course that will continue to support city college forever. so with senator leno's leadership under stabilization it's one huge parole in an ongoing discussion to make sure that the of him challenges that are identified as part of the accreditation is taken into

consideration we don't want a self, if you will, challenge because of low enrollment we've got another challenge. we want to have people who are lent to our city college whether it's the controller's office or my director to the valuable time to support chandler tyler to make sure that everything is financially accountable. it's my more than hope i'm essentially telling you with senators leno's leadership and the other leadership we're not going to fail and allow conditional to fail or allow on accreditation challenge something we can't manage in the city. in fact, i think we've done and

evidence this solidly everything to date particularly in the last year every time a strong foundation for city college to be over this financial cliff. and we'll continue to see that strongly united in the city because we have a body to convince. i believe that that convincing is even more strong with the stabilization effort that we're holding on here. we're beginning relationships that i think the city college will appreciate and it's something by the did with our school board years ago. now you look at how they've transformed and changed with us. we're not he letting go of the city college accreditation we believe that people see the evidence is clear we have a very, very good solid city college. so again, this is a way of my

saying thank you to everybody here and surrounding me with our wonderful effort effort. there will be more announcements positive about what we're doing so we're off this financial cliff. thank you (clapping.) thank you, mr. mayor. i'm going to introduce our special speakers robert and our chandler of the community college of san francisco and our board of trustee person and ted whose the president of the metabolic part >> thank you senator and thank you, mayor. clearly that bill is an extremely important bill. as we've said we've made

progress towards our accreditation and we continue to work hard but clearly without the financial accreditation we faces a cliff. it's gratifying to see the support from senator leno and mayor ed lee pr the mayor has lent his support in all kinds of ways and now we're going to get support in stabilization that puts us on a road to maintain accreditation immediately. i thank all of them and especially senator leno for sponsoring this bill (clapping.) well, you truly it's a pleasure to be able to stand here and tell you that city college is still open and still extraordinary and it's my goal to sustain that for generations to come. with the help that we're being

given by the city i want to thank the mayor first and foremost he's been a wonderful partner and perhaps i'd like to call him my new best friend he was the second person who called me when wee i took this job. he is teaching me about how wonderful this city is. i want to thank senator leno and the state chandler dr. harris he's been a wonderful friend but more importantly he is a a visionary for what the colleges do for the state of california. i am happy to lead the best faculty and staff and more importantly students who come to city college to find not only

their dreams but have their hopes transformed into revolts that they perhaps in some cases never thought about that's where why this institution is not too big to fail but important. everyone there is as committed as i am. we've got funding to help us continue that. it will help us to avoid the death spiral it will help us to continue to sustain the things that city college has been known for for almost 80 years. i want to thank everybody for being supportive my university partners and most importantly the people of san francisco. thank you

(clapping.) good morning. i'm raphael i'm on the board of trustees. first of all, thank you mayor ed lee for convening us here and your commitments to city college and keeping it open adding to san francisco's diverse communities. it's no secret that the last year's have been rough and the perverse is that the people who have been hardest hit are the people who are the least blameworthy the students the faculty and staff who continue to deliver a great education there the difficult things like pay cuts. i want to thank those. of the of the united states faculty from a f t and others.

there's been good news this morning one of the things that's been incredibly heartwarming to me is the support the city has shown including last year voters passing prop a and by the more than the 2/3rd's required to insure that city college continues for another 75 years. it's reassuring to see san francisco's elected officials stepping up from the mayor and his team hydra mendosa who provided extraordinary support for accreditation and the fine work to our city attorney to the strong expressions of support from nancy pelosi and our chronicle delegation. that makes us feel good but

today senator leno takes an extraordinary important step and makes a great contribution. everyone agrees city college must stay open but with our bill senator leno city college will delivery and begin to emerge from the dark neutrons. i'm here to expend my daunt thanks to senator leno for taking on this challenging mission nothing related to campground is easy tempers are short but senator leno is a good and respectful loner and i have confidence he has the ability to craft the bill everyone can support. thank you senator leno we're very lucky to have you

(clapping.) >> good morning. i'm president of the city college academic senate. thanks to everyone for their hard work and remarks. this legislation is important inform the instantly it is a restraining order stability of the college. because of the colleges capacity as the workforce training providers it will benefit the city as well as the entire region. we educate the folks and we think that's define night thank you (clapping.) as my father would say good. we're happy to take any questions >> yes, sir. >> this bill is in response to the accreditation commissions acts that threatens the

university as far as being to federally fund what burglary the accreditation agency that passes the bill to protect the city college first is that from the accreditation agency conducting its business, and, secondly, there is a privatization drive and the recent action by the board of trustees who paid the administrator the money outside of their agreement does this question the role of the special trustee and is it for the public interest or some other kind of interest. >> thank you for your questions i thank you because there are many issues real very serious issues that we will be addressing collectively and individually with the.

community college of san francisco. the bill focuses on funding stabilization. so the question with regard to the commission nancy pelosi has had her comments repeated and other congressional folks and the city attorney is addressing the no right so all those questions will be and the. the bill has an urgency clause because we want it to be taken place immediately in 2014-2015. it requires a 2/3rd's majority of votes so to the degree we can recognize there are other important and serious issues concerning the city college of san francisco but not to have those issues cloud the direction and purpose of this bill k is what i'll be focusing on we need

2/3rd's vote. so with regards to the commission itself and with regard to the salaries those must be addressed those is about funding stabilization >> what about the authors - why should they care about. >> you put your finger on my job. the way i'll present this to my colleagues, we have a one hundred and 12 district system and that we're all in this together to the degree that the largest and most important part of it is struggling right now. any risk to a particular campus is a risk to the entire system and should another part of the system find itself for whatever

reasons as a result of the commission or internal challenges the other parts of the system will be there to protect. this can happen to anyone or anywhere. we're not taking away from any campus. so again, it's recognizing that the system is only as strong as it's parts. you you've been parish over here >> will you clarify that the commission is going to amend the criteria is that going to come out can you clarify the amended. >> i can give you the charter and versus it's going to be at the time out. in its place amended in will be after the convention of stakeholders to come up with an

accountability standard that will be significant enough to reflect well in the eyes of the administration in the department of finance >> do you find that in special terms of naming the controversy over the decision to continue to (inaudible) of wells fargo as well as other decisions what was the concern. >> sure. sure. given that my my name is name is on the front of the bill i have to take responsibility. but the reason i believe and my sponsor buildings it shouldn't be in the bill it attracts all the kinds of questions and it's not about the special trustee it was placed there by the chancellor. i'm not here to comment about that with regards to the funding stabilization it wasful there

are for the purpose of not attracting the attention this is about funding stabilization >> (inaudible) and the funding. >> i can let the chandler speak to that. >> this spring we're about 16 percent down from where we were last spring. when you look at that in terms of dollars and cents it probably means something like 23 to $26 million in less funding than perhaps what we have today because of the current stabilization. as you can quickly grasp this is an extraordinarily amount of income that will beke