there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. let me say a few words about commissioner moran. he's one of these people that i can say, what's not to like about him. you are very knowledgeable and when i had a chance to meet with you, your passion comes out and you care about the organization as well as the people who you are serving. i'm very happy to know that you are fully committed to the community choice aggregation program. i will be supporting your renomination. okay? supervisor campos? >>supervisor david campos: thank you very much, mr. chair and i want to thank everyone who came out. thank our general manager and our former general manager ed harng

rington for being herement i think it hard to imagine any other commissioner getting the support across from the political spectrum. my experience is there are a lot of people who get on commissions and don't really do much, but there are people like mr. moran who really work hard and take this very seriously. so with that in mind. it is my pleasure to make a motion to move this item forward with the positive recommendation and do so as a committee report so the board can hear it at the october 1st hearing. >>supervisor norman yee: supervisor tang? tang tang >>supervisor katy tang: i'm very happy to make that motion. it's incredible that we run this water and power system and we are

very thankful that you decided to come back. thank you former general manager ed harrington and general manager kelly right now. thank you for your service and really happy to have you reappointed on this commission. >>supervisor norman yee: well, any objection? the motion is passed. thank you. [ applause ] >>supervisor norman yee: madam clerk can you please call item no. 2. excuse me, we are still having a meeting here. >> city clerk: item 2: 2014.2.141050[appointment, park, recreation and open space advisory committee]hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending february 1, 2017, to the park, recreation and open space advisory committee. clerk of the boarddvacant seat 5, succeeding jeremy goldberg, term expired, must be nominated by the district 2 supervisor from the organizations listed in resolution no. 391-13, for a two-year term ending february city clerk: sf 21234 there is one seat and one applicant. >> c'mon up. would you like to make a

statement. >> good afternoon, i know there is an open seat. my background, i'm an engineer currently working for an architecture and design field. i come from alaska but i love coming to san francisco where we have a great urban community but also recreation community and this is a great space for long-term residents and people visiting the city. i'm applying because i like to see this place cultivated and developed and i don't consider myself representing any specific demographic. i just love being there as this public space becomes more in demand as we are all aware and i think it's important for people who are interested

and farewell among the community. >>supervisor norman yee: any questions? thank you very much. >> thank you. any public comments? is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> i just want you to know that supervisors farrell is supporting this nomination. supervisor tang? >>supervisor katy tang: sure, i know there is a lot going on in san francisco right now trying to -- serve the young and i want to nominate supervisor farrell's position for a positive recommendation. >>supervisor norman yee: motion passes. congratulations. madam clerk, item no. 3.

city clerk: [appointment, entertainment commission] hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending july 1, 2017, to the entertainment commission. clerk of the boardd vacant seat 3, succeeding naomi akers, resigned, must represent the interests of the public health community, for the unexpired portion of a four-year term ending july 1, 2017.city clerk: [appointment, entertainment commission] hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending july 1, 2017, to the entertainment commission. clerk of the boardd vacant seat 3, succeeding naomi akers, resigned, must represent the interests of the public health community, for the unexpired portion of a four-year term ending july 1, 2017. city clerk: [appointment, entertainment commission] hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending july 1, 2017, to the entertainment commission. clerk of the boardd vacant seat 3, succeeding naomi akers, resigned, must represent the interests of the public health community, for the unexpired portion of a four-year term ending july 1, 2017. there is one seat and two applicants. >>supervisor norman yee: charles stephanski. >> my name is charles, i have been working as a nurse in uc sf and have worked nightclub security setting up events for friends and family and being supportive in the public aspect of making sure things are safe. also spent some time doing cooking for a while. so my experience in the health care field and entertainment venue i believe is very extensive. hoping those sorts of information are

for mine. i have submitted my application and letters fl health officials and i have one more letter of recommendation if i can turn that in. i hope that will make an appropriate application. >>supervisor norman yee: okay. thank you. any questions? seeing none, thank you very much. >> mr. demetri is not here and i believe someone is here to speak on his behalf. patrick finger. >> my name is patrick finger, i work with dmeet tri. i'm going to read his letter. i regret for not being able to attend

my application. today i am applying for the public health seat of the entertainment commitment. i hope that you will vote this favor of my application today. i bring a distinctive set of skills for which the entertainment commission could benefit. in my position as a director of events. i have worked extensively with the san francisco visitors bureau as well as many governmental agencies including sf dph and many others. knowing how residents and business owners and react to policy is a strength of mine and i would like nothing else tools to manage that to propose policy. i have worked in public health and direct issues of hiv and aids and mental health

and substance abuse. as such, barbara garcia sf director of health has endorsed my nomination. in my daily work i tackle such issues. our venues are situated uniquely to take the reduction in strategies and reach opportunities. folsom street events avail themselves and such venues can benefit from sharing best practices including developing emergency protocols and recruiting large staff events among other things. this is a track record that we would be willing to demonstrate. in the importance that the city places on cultural events including outdoor festivals, i believe that my nomination to the entertainment commission is vital by way of

support of the office of campos and wiener for events and outdoor festivals. we completed 250 is surveys and the folsom fair we completed 700 is surveys in order to help assess the economic impact of these events on our city. your vote for my nomination will signal to the community that you value the non-profit sector as a partner with government. not only is the folsom street events a charitable organization but benefits national charities working with public health and union services and public health. my application is for supporting the local industries. thank you for your time and

consideration. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you. >> i'm happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability. >>supervisor norman yee: i see no questions. i wanted to acknowledge that supervisor wiener has joined us in this meeting. i have one speaker card for this item. terrence allen. you have two minutes.2 minutes. >> good afternoon, mr. chairman, supervisor, my name is terrence allen. i'm going to speak with two hats as a member of the california music and culture association which entertains venues throughout the city. the board of directors has taken up the issue of recommendation for dmeet ri and wholeheartedly support his nomination. he brings his unique and combination

of skill set of hands on the ground with successful execution and interface with department bureaucracy in the county and also a heavy and strong public health background. something that i learned about only through this process. i was quite surprised. so with this endorsement i will put on my hat and say that when this entertainment commission was being formed we spent a lot of time thinking about how we could envision forward, 10 now 11 years so that the seats on the commission would continue to represent the staekdz stakeholders and after the original public health seat whos at the time, has

been at that seat. i think he's a great choice. thank you and i ask for your endorsement of dmeet ri for this position. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you very much. anyone else? c'mon up. >> good afternoon, i'm mike leon of the san francisco eager and we 100 percent endorse dmeet ri for this position. we know him and feel he's completely qualified for this position. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you very much. anybody else with a public comment on this item? c'mon up. can you make sure you speak on this item. >> this morning i discover one formula which is usually in focus of expression

>>supervisor norman yee: excuse me. you have to speak on the agenda item. >> call focus for business. about internal bearing we would not be able to reflect. >> i will give you five 5 seconds on this item. >> you don't have the core element like state limitation. >> i'm sorry. you can wait for the next item if you like. thank you very much. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment

is closed. i noticed that this seat is related to public health and i wasn't too sure what that definition is. so city attorney, can you help us out in defining what is meant by this. >> deputy city attorney john gibner. this seat represents the interest of the public health community. that's pretty much broad language not specifically defined in the charter itself. and so largely it's going to be a policy call for the board. both of the applicants here have experience with public health initiatives either paid or unpaid in their community service. so either of the candidates

are qualified under the charter and it's really a determination for you which of the candidates you believe is better to hold the seat. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you very much. supervisor campos. >>supervisor david campos: thank you mr. chairman, i want to thank body of the candidates. anytime there are more candies than there are seats, it's never easy to do and whoever doesn't get appointed it's my hope they will continue to pursue their interest in serving. for me, it's been very clear from the very beginning having seen the application of dmeet ri before that this is an individual that needs to be and should be appointed to the entertainment commission.

this is a candidate that i think not only meets the requirement of help and work in that area but in terms of how and what he has done in the entertainment community. i think it's really hard to imagine a more stellar appointment. so i will be supporting dmeet ri today. i know he is not here, but usually you want to hear from each candidate. this committee has heard from him before. he had applied previously and i said at that point i think he should be on the entertainment commission and i'm proud to support him today. >>supervisor norman yee: supervisor wiener? >>supervisor scott weiner: thank you, mr. chairman. i'm happy to come back to the

meeting to support dmeet ri for the seat. i was disappointed when the committee was not able to forward his appointment to the board last time but i understand there was an in incumbent in the position and had a lot of attributes for strength and i'm glad that dmeet ri did apply and i'm in support of him. dmeet ri i have known for many years in roles running events and he really is a complete package for the commission. a long history for entertainment and nightlife. last time he applied, i think one of the holes in the commission or a hole

was that there is no one who really represented the street fair and festival community. our street fares and festivals have significant challenges just is surviving in san francisco. our city departments do not make it easy for street fairs and festival. the sisters of perpetual indulgence just got a bill dramatically higher than it was supposed to be. that happens all the time. i want the entertainment commission to be much more involved. i know the commission is moving in that direction and being a commission er will help in that momentum. dmeet ri also is a complete package because with his experience in the nightlife, he also does have a long

track record around public health particularly around hiv issues and when you are running a street festival as massive as folsom street and somewhat smaller in terms of up your alley, public health has to be front and center. there are a lot of opportunity if the street festival is not well run for people to experience a lot of different health issues. so dmeet ri also has that aspect of public health covered. he's a stellar candidate and he has my support is. i would like to say to mr. ste phanski, you sound like a great candidate. >>supervisor norman yee:

supervisor tang in >>supervisor katy tang: thank you for your comments. i too had an opportunity to meet with mr. yosh moesh yannis, i think he's been respected in the community and traveling all around san francisco and i'm happy to support the motion to forward mr. moesh yanis to the board. >>supervisor norman yee: i was i mpressed with mr. dmet ri the first time and given the relationship to public health and he qualifies and i'm more than happy to support the motion. without any objection, the motion passes. thank you very much.

>>supervisor norman yee: madam clerk can you call item 4. city clerk: 4. 141052 [appointments, immigrant rights commission] hearing to consider appointing five members, terms ending june 6, 2016, to the immigrant rights commission. clerk of the boardd vacant seat 1, succeeding vera haile, deceased, must have a demonstrated knowledge of, and interest in, the health, human service, educational, or employment issues that affect immigrants residing in san francisco, for the unexpired portion of a two-year term ending june 6, 2016. vacant seat 2, succeeding haregu gaime, term expired, must have a demonstrated knowledge of, and interest in, the health, human service, educational, or employment issues that affect immigrants residing in san francisco, for the unexpired portion of a two-year term ending june 6, 2016. vacant seat 3, succeeding bill hing, term expired, must have a demonstrated knowledge of, and interest in, the health, human service, educational, or employment issues that affect immigrants residing in san francisco, for the unexpired portion of a two-year term ending june 6, 2016. vacant seat 5, succeeding teresa chee, resigned, must have a demonstrated knowledge of, and interest in, the health, human service, educational, or employment issues that affect immigrants residing in san francisco, for the unexpired portion of t seat 9, succeedin elahe enssani, term expired, must be an immigrant to the united states who is

appointed in accordance with charter, section 4.101, and have a demonstrated knowledge of, and interest in, the health, human service, educational, or employment issues that affect immigrants residing in san francisco, for the unexpired portion of a two-year term ending june city clerk: sf 41234 there are five seats and seven applicants. >>supervisor norman yee: would you like to make any comments before i call up the applicants? >> good afternoon, chair yee and supervisors campos and tang, executive office in immigrant affairs. i'm so pleased that so many qualified individuals are interested in joining our immigrant rights commission. we have so much work to do and we can use the help and expertise. regardless of whether or not any reform or order happens this year, we as a city still have to maintain our commitment to more than 300,000 i am grants that are a success and whose english is not their primarily language. staff have loved working with commissioners. i hope you will reappoint them to the commission. they started a number of projects for us and i would hate to lose the momentum that we gained. all the candidates this year are very impressive and i have met some of them. i just want to note that ms. leeah price and -- we have completed nine workshops and completed over 3,000 residents application

assistance and over 1200 volunteers, city, employees and residents have worked 12 -hour days for applicants for citizenship feeling in 400 applications and as all of you know those application forms are really difficult with 21 pages. if you don't spoo elk the language, it's difficult. our helpers have also helped with undocumented youth. i hope you can continue to appoint individuals who care about and respect the people we serve and will roll up their sleeve and stretch their thinking and help ensure that san francisco is a safe place for all. i will be happy to answer any questions if you have any. >>supervisor norman yee: you were very clear. thank you very much. i'm going to call up the applicants in the order in the agenda.

mr. romanenko? >> good afternoon supervisor. andre romanenko, i graduated from san francisco state university studied six languages. russian, spanish, english, japanese and studying portuguese and i understand ukranian. i graduated and am a licensed attorney and work as an immigration attorney which is also a consulate in san francisco and some family immigration and some business immigration. i arrived to the united states in 2001 from bella roost.

i became a legal help to attorneys now i do my best to provide legal help to immigrants at a reasonable cost. now, a few words about my knowledge and immigration issues. immigrants come with all kinds of reasons from employment to housing to education. i refer my clients to the office of affairs. when it comes to children, i volunteer once a month providing for representation and at least twice a month i work as a pro bono attorney at the immigration court for those who come to court unrepresented. the reason why i wanted to join the commission is because i do have a lot of knowledge on immigration issues and i want to work on policies that will

remedy those issues. any questions? >>supervisor norman yee: i have a real quick question. not that any of the current applicants who are reapplying had any issues with missing meetings, in certain commissions and advisor groups many people that get appointed miss a lot of meetings. do you have the time to make all the meetings? >> i'm sorry, i didn't get the question? >> i know you are not up for reappointment, but if you were reappointed, would you have time to make the meetings? >> yes, absolutely. i will find time to make the meetings every month. >>supervisor norman yee: okay, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next up is almudena

bernabeu. >> it's a tough name. good afternoon. okay, i will talk about myself. i am originally from spain. i came to the united states 15 years ago. i'm an attorney. i started as an immigration attorney, lucky me, but i was able and after two 2 years to teach into doing something that seemed at the time more compelling as human rights litigation. very much with the same communities i considered myself lucky from getting to know the latin america through the process i was able to seek remedy in u.s. courts with civil actions and spanish courts through civil actions for those abuses that were committed in the civil wars and the

times of oppression. so it was, i guess, you know always the story about that i will go back to immigration and i guess every single time off that i had which hasn't been a lot in the last 5 years, but it haeb coming down quite a bit i was able to do volunteer work with the immigrant community in san francisco. and very strong with that and finding people who from different platforms from the catholic church, different nominations and with the mission district been able to work for immigration. for years being an immigrants it's i understand the language and able to

catch up with american lawyers. getting involved in a more civic way, understanding the processes and understanding the services for this commission took a while. it is for the first time that i through friends and colleagues that i understand that platforms like commission and others are great places and great groups to help the community which has been my constant desire since i started my professional career. it's also the international work allow me i believe and perhaps that is why i think that i could be a good addition to the commission in this particular time in my life. the international work allow me to go back to the country in central america, guatemala, mexico, columbia. they had a strong tie with immigration and criminality and violence unfortunately with the united states and has been allowing me to

put two things together which is to understand the life of the immigrant here and lucky and close to them and understand the cost of that immigration and how important it is for us to work and i believe for the commission to have a perspective in understanding what's happening there and why that's printing -- precipitate ---ing the very important decision of allowing money for the children from central america. i happen to be talking about this, we need to understand what is costing for these kids to leave. without that i don't think we are going to be as helpful others we could be. this is my passion and work and san francisco