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percent of the api that live in california it's enforceable to building that a law it discriminations could be a reality in the state bus it's started a sex collected abortion in february of this year it if pass but it's one of the biggest deposition restrictions in the country it's naive to think we won't see it again those threaten the lives of women immigrants especially asian-american immigrants have made the city what is it. this is a scooper about the asian-american community and encourage the patients to mistrust the skaefr on the basis
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of race it is not okay to stand by and think we'll not see the law again, we need to encourage the scoopers is not acceptable please stand with asian-american women and support this >> next speaker >> good afternoon. i'm linda i'm here also in supports of the option to sex selective abortion bans really all over the nation i'm here as a san francisco recipe and as a asian-american with me woman those bans are critical they're not about equality and banning deposition, in fact, the people who are the proponents of the ban are consisting voting against women's rights the abortion ban
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used the asian-american community as a tool and it per pats skoorpz i'm sure you're aware of you know that comment of color including asian-americans already face many barriers in terms of health care such as the language and the immigration status and low rates and insurance we doesn't need another barrier to health care. i'm sure as an expectant mother i won't expect gender would play a role in how i plan my family i support in and i urge you to as well >> thank you. next speaker.
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>> good afternoon, supervisors i'm jennifer i didn't with the jen i's action i've here to support the resolution condemning sex selection bans across the country the impact of those are leading to reprieve health assess it's banning outline dorpgsz and the lawmakers are trying to do so city by city and county by county and state by county those force the medical folks to question women based on the race and culture and deeply interfering with the important and private relationship between decreases and patients. further those laws are being passed bans stereotypes specifically asian pacific islander communities to advance their own conservative political
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agenda we're deeply concerned with the racial precisely occurring in the doctor's office with the selection even if abortion plans thank you to the asian pacific islander wermz forum for the issues impacting the api women we want to thank the president chiu and the co-sponsors supervisor breed and supervisor cohen and supervisor kim and supervisor tang for championship the gender equality and in human right we ask the rest of the colleagues and supervisors also to join no supporting this solution in san francisco where more than 40 percent this city has the first jurisdiction to stand with women and denounce the discrimination thank you >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm noel i'm also in support of the
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resolution to option the sex selective brorpgs baselines they're about banning abortion the people behind the laws don't care about incrimination they vote against women's rights and sex selection deposition bans use the asian-american sex deposition bans for their advantage this creates barriers for the reproductive health in the city asian-american women shouldn't be treated different and the asian-american faces the language barriers due the immigration status and low income health care. in the city where over thirty percent of the population is asian-american it's important that are elected officials support us and speak anti
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against the discretion please stand with the asian-american women and support in resolution >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm libby i represent the physicians the doctor led advocate organization with the medication to promote the sound policies we provide health care for women of all races to achieve their education and plan their pregnancy. the proliferation of sex selection bans around the u.s. shows and out of touch with the women's lives the decision for an adoption is complex and the sex selection goes against everything. target asian-american women seeking services to terminate pregnancy distorts the concepts
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the rights so southern population have penalties we know that the doctor patient relationship must be ground if the truthfully medication and free of intramgs and governments shouldn't interfere with the decisions the patients make. sex selection drpgs deposition bans do nothing for the racial equalities their true intent is more insidiousus to decreasing the access to disproportion brorpgs. the women's assess should have not ability for the access and to have a comprehensive health care. so thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is
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is ashley morris i'm here on behalf of the als we support the sex selection baselines they are championed by those who wish to chip away abortion until it's gone those takes the decision of women of color and composite them ail women should be able to make the decisions sex selection bans undermine that ability from woman who can't get the care so thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. and good afternoon. supervisors my name is charley goose i'm representing the san francisco apartment association but also a broad coalition of interest
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rates neighborhood unions and neighborhood groups and former planning commissioners and ada people and many people who look at that i'm here to speak out against the supervisors plan we've heard from ab about home sharing and agree this helps to pay for rent this 0 allows for the home shares to recollect the abdomen ab in a way that actually prevents the loss of the how's stock the home shares are misrepresenting the ab where
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air ab is the full-time residential apartment for trans yept use it will not allow the city to oversee those await property enforcement mechanisms we'll also more rentals the department has oifshd a warnings against the legislation the advisory committee says it fails it realize the issues. the planning department's report also reveals many modifications that were not reflected in the version of the legislation i ask firing time and issue that will impact the quality of life i ask for your thoughts. >> thank you. next speaker.
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>> tom. this the the cover of the negotiationer from last year that has a great article in politics and money. you can find is you'll joy the article send it off to a superior court justice that voted for citizens united. before i know about sex in the 1960s i read about young teenage girls dying because of illegal abortions freedom of choice and total health for everyone. again, i mentioned 1967 tangle life in the year of the country
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martin luther king did i understand a right that spends more on the money for not for people jfk what have picked up the banner and what we have now is a is separation of wealth you pay your federal tax up to one hundred and 13 thousand 10 percent goes but above that everyone should pay. last year our want said social security we can make the cost of living low this country needs to change. we need to change the course even in san francisco 70 percent of people in the city can't
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afford a new home or live here. we need to change thank you. thank you. next speake thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors devastating with the citizens lobby i wasn't planning on speaking but john told me i'll be able to we've enjoyed getting to know you better on this outreach and we're gratified to hear of more sports we understand it needs to be an amount vote we're on pins and needles. we hear that you've been getting our phone calls we're, of course, a force-out there we have a viable solution to our compliment crisis it is good for your economy and will be very proud to have your support
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today. thanks. >> thank you is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak general public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. >> colleagues let's go through a couple of finished items i understand that item 22 mr. clerk read item 22. >> item 22 is a motion that the board of supervisors convene on closed session on september 9th for receiving advise from the city attorney regarding anticipated a special tax district known as the transit transbay facility district. >> i understand we might be tabling this motion supervisor campos. >> oh, i'm sorry sorry i called item 20. item 21 my apologies i want to
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call item 21 first arrest that's a motion that the board of supervisors convene in closed session for the purpose of receiving size from the city attorney regarding amended litigation for the earlier 33 prohibiting in the buffer zone in a health care facility >> supervisor campos. >> i'm sure you're aware of we've been working on this item for a number of years and also know that the mayor and supervisor cowen worked on a similar item to address this issue we actually introduced this for a closed session in the event that a closed session meeting was needed i don't believe it's needed at this point and my understanding is that there is no need from the prospective if the mayor and supervisor cowen as well with that murder in the first degree i'll ask we make a motion to
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table this item and supervisor campos has made a motion second? public comment on this item with regards it that seeing none, public comment is closed. and the motion to the table can we'll take that without objection.. we'll take that without objection. that is the case. if we go to the adaptation collapsed i mr. clerk and items 23 through 29. a single roll call vote or go removed and considered separately >> supervisor farrell's. >> 27. >> i understand that 26. >> yes. >> if we could take a roll call. >> 26 and 27. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed composer
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supervisor campos. president chiu. supervisor cowen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. absent. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. mr. president, we have 10 otherwise >> resolution adapt item 26. >> item 26 is a resolution to declare september infant moerment month in the city and county there's one minor change. >> can i have a motion to accept that change supervisor cohen and second that i supervisor tang we'll take that without objection. that is made and an is flying resolution same house, same call? ? we'll take that without objection. is adapted as amended. item 27 mr. clerk if you can read that >> item 27 a resolution to
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authorize the coerce to improve the county property tax goals and the central duties not to exceed $530,000. >> supervisor farrell. >> colleagues in the a resolution on behalf of of our accesso accessory xhurs office to support accurate staffing levels about state tax resolution we have created the partnership agreement program the 3 where are politely program limited to 9 selectively offices to allow the states offices to allow the tax administrative active tax duties this authorizes them to apply for the grant we have to
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grant it down the road we've seen with the budget cuts the accessory other was this is a positive development so hope to have our support and have it come back later on. >> okay. colleagues roll call vote. >> on item 27. >> supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. president chiu. supervisor cowen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. there are 11 eyes. the resolution is adopted now let's go to item 22 mr. clerk you called this
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>> you called it. with that, i i would like to entertain a motion to go into closed session first a motion is there any public comment? whether we should go into closed session >> oh, the imperative items. okay. let's >> mr. president, i'm on the roster. supervisor kim >> i want to make a motion to resend the vote. >> okay. let's make a motion first to resend - supervisor kim which items did you miss. >> i believe the on item 23 through 29 except for 27.
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>> let's resends and revote supervisor kim has made a motion to resend we'll take that without objection. on items 23 through 29 a roll call vote vote. >> with 27 as amended. >> supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. president chiu. supervisor cowen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. there are 11 eyes. those resolutions are adopted two imperative items first, the supervisors item with the international aids conference in 2018 we've been provided a
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requisite finding and there is is second seconded by supervisor campos my public comment on the resolution in support of san francisco's bid to host the 22nd international aids conference. okay >> the resolution in support of san francisco to bid host the 22nd aids conference in 2018 and we. >> we have a motion and second sooegdz and same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this item passes and mr. clerk if you could call the 49ers item for not the 49ers to play and strengthen their
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policies and second by supervisor avalos public health any public comment on that item? and same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this item passes as well. now mr. clerk can we go to item 22 >> yes. item 22 has been called and. >> and with this a motion to go into closed session by supervisor mar i second by supervisor kim my public comment whether we should go into closed session? >> yes. tom. i'm also curious i'm in chambers i'd like to hear how the city would like to hear this and a couple of people in television lands that wants to see this too why not? >> thank you very much any
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other public commenters on whether or not to go into closed session seeing none, public comment is closed. and i want to say colleagues, we're voting on motion to go two clogsz closed session a possible litigation and we're going to go into closed session to get advise from the city attorney regarding the potential formation of the community facilities district so with that, colleagues, can we go into closed session we'll take that withouyou.
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>> okay. we're now pack in open session colleagues first not to discussion the tapgs in the closed session we'll take that without objection. the motion passes not inform disclose the information and with that, why not go back to items 15 through 18 i want to acknowledge mr. restrict. >> with the boards commission i'm going to report back on the portion of the discussion the mayor has been firm through all the controversy over the melrose
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he was not illegal to give on the money that was die to it to build did infrastructure from of those give for little denouncing of heelths we've been into so there a conversation again and again we on behalf of the mayor said we can't do that we're operating favorable and keep on going with the rates as proposed that was conveyed strongly as recently as yesterday and during that conversation yesterday a new kind of idea came to the floor that was the first, we recall willing to think about a workable way the idea of keeping the melrose rates as proposed in front of the of the board today butlogically the threshold of thees vacationing evaluation on the way the melrose builders
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from 12 to 2 percent to inmate that for sustained the period of time in which the taxes are paid we'll hear from natd i can't from thirty to 37 years a mortgage that goes longer you can slight less but pay the same amount by extending the period of time slightly decreasing the rate of escalation of the rates keep the city whole and keep the same rates through bond to a pay for the projects we've spent a day quickly looking at the numbers nadia will give you more clarity and the same amount of money it is important we're requiring in return from the
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developers legal waivers on four items they'll have to legally wave rights to litigation on this melrose any public comment? hair have to promise to wave the 90 day promise period if not waved before it property owner vote and promise in writing to vote for the melrose when the property owner vote occurred and fourthly and importantly if smor for some other reason the melrose were defective or couldn't take effect those permanence will have to negotiate with the city to pay us the same amount of money in champion we're proposing that the board take a two week continuance to do two things one change the items before you to reflect the payment period but important importantly circulate to the 6 developers effected by the melrose the waiver they need
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to sign for and only after two weeks we have those waivers in hand we will then recommend to the board to adapt the new payment terms on your meeting two w from now we'll recommend you move forward open the melrose with the original rates and escalation that you have in front of you that's basically, what we discussed i want to tend o end in terms of thanking very much all of you for first of all, standing firm that was something by the didn't want to give ground specifically supervisor kim and supervisor wiener and another supervisor we're clear we're on board and we're grateful with that, i'll give to nadia to go into the numbers >> so
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