ly system by the dominant voting systems. >> so we have a motion on the floor and have public comment too. >> >> and commissioner crews wants to add something. >> i just wanted to thank supervisor -- i'm sorry commissioner mar for bringing this forward as an item for lafco to look at. i would just make one suggestion in terms of timing to mr. fried is that as we think about 2015 and your involvement with the department of elections and perhaps we will want to do a pause on the undergrounding report if necessary just to engage department of elections as it pertains to the open source voting job. do you have any thoughts on that? >> yeah, i actually thought

about that and i agree with you there is a need to work with the department of elections. i was watching the hearings in the board process and closer to november they have an election and their time is spent on that. i will figure out to get the information from them earlier in the year but hold off doing the work and the writing and the stuff that takes more time to put together the report until after we finish the undergrounding so that is the first request that we got and i have been thinking how to engage with them and they have their schedule and important things to do and getting that out of them and getting the information. sticking it in a file for a while and then finishing undergrounding coming back and finishing up this report after that is done. that's my current thought but i need to talk to more people and see how realistic that is. >> that's great. i also want to say i am really happy to see supervisors wiener and tang

engage lafco. while we are certain focused on cleanpowersf i think the value of lafco and the work that you do mr. fried as staff is incredible to see and to see san francisco really utilize lafco in the way it can be as an agency. thanks. >> and i would tend to agree with making sure that we have the proper prioritization of our projects as well. although i do see value in the projects being asked of us or of your staff. there was something i wanted to add. oh the contract with election system is i believe with secoy a i think it's important that you go forward and tell you about the urgency and the contract lasts until a certain date so we can't act on changes until that contract is over unless we null that contract so that is important to

look at so we have a sense how we might want to proceed because we could actually -- it's possible to vote to kill the contract and move forward with a new system but given that might be challenging i think it's important to know when that actual contract is finalized. >> i agree with you completely. when i was watching the hearings sounds like there are one and two year extensions that get done. the report won't create the system. here's the pathway for the city and county and work that needs to be done to create the open source system itself so i wouldn't assume that we do it's not something you get within the next few years but perhaps outside of that contract with what is left with sequoyah. >> right if our contract isn't going to expire for a couple of years the urgency isn't that great even for lafco so the focus is on clean power first

and foremost. >> yeah. >> let's open this up for public comment. any member of the public that would like to comment. >> yes bruce wolf speaking for myself. on the elections and open source software. i suggest that the city become a member of cavo and association of elect officials and do work on open source and security is correct and there is consistency across these types of softwares. i think it's important. it gives you a breath of information and substance for that. i believe it was originally contained in the original language of the legislation and then subsequently later was pulled. thank you. >> good afternoon. one more time commissioners, eric brooks local green party, our city. first i would reiterate what

bruce wolf said and that should be included in the legislation and then for on future agenda items when you do have your next joint meeting with the sf puc this is just kind of a point of information -- especially i think the supervisors might be clued in on this but the public members i want to make sure you know about it. in the scott wiener london breed legislation that cleared authorizes the puc to sell express hetch hetchy power in the city to make money and bring clean energy to the city. >> >> originally when that legislation was drafted in july it did not include making cleanpowersf a priority customer of that power, and thankfully advocates approached supervisor

wiener's aid and they graciously included an amendment that makes it clear that yes cleanpowersf is in the queue by that power and that is very important. even if cleanpowersf buys that power at full retail rate there are benefits from that because it helps -- we were discussing the wind power, solar power doesn't happen to be working and you have hydro power there as well in the mix and balances the resources out and help lower load curves on peak load and save money on the whole system as a whole so i want to tip you off that is what is in what passed on tuesday and that's important. thanks. >> thank you. any other member ever the public to comment? seeing no member come forward we will close public comment and we can go on to the next item. >> you have a motion on the floor i believe. >> i'm sorry. we have a motion on the floor. can we

take that colleagues without objection? okay. very good. do you want to restate the motion so we're clear about it? >> just that we follow the board of supervisors' urging to do the study on open and transparent voaght system in san francisco. >> great. and that was seconded by commissioner campos and take that colleagues without objection. and our next item please. >> item number 7 public. >> public is open for any item related to lafco and seeing no one come forward we will close public comment and before we adjourn i want to thank sfgtv staff for the work broadcasting. madam clerk our next item. >> item 9 adjournment. >> colleagues we are adjourned. have a great weekend. take care. bye.

>> wow, are the beetles here or are we just reoping the playground? i'm not sure which. thanks to the 2008 parks funds, where you're standing is the home and all of you san francisco voters gave a $20 million investment in this

neighborhood. i was born and raised four blocks from where we stand today. i came and played in this park, on the equipment, in the you know what i mean you know jim gym and structure today. >> to make this a park that everybody can enjoy, a diversity that would show the city that this is what san francisco is all about. >> what we got here is 3,000 new square feet of places for people to be healthy and be active and the community to gather. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to this place. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not

forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park. good evening. >> that's what i like to hear okay. the regular meeting of the go board of education of the san francisco unified school district for december 9, 2014, is now called to order. >> roll call please. >> thank you, commissioners mr. haney ms. maufas ms. mendoza-mcdonnell dr. murase ms. norton ms. wynns

thank you, president fewer ms. sonata and mr. chin thank you. >> please join me in the pledge of allegiance thank you and now this is item a approval of board minnesota e minutes may have the regular prevail the minutes. >> approval. >> thank you, ms. son at mr. chin mr. haney ms. maufas ms. mendoza-mcdonnell dr. murase

ms. norton ms. wynns and president fewer 6 i's. >> i'm so happy. >> 6 i's now this is item b presentation to the board of education superintendent support. >> thank you, president fewer before i give my thoughts for the evening i want to announce we're withdrawing item m the update on the san francisco police department memorandum of understanding with the board of education and i'll cocky want the record to red light thank you for the song that's the way we roll in san francisco good evening people get excited about the last meeting of the school year of the calendar year sorry

not the school year. >> so ladies and gentlemen last week, we celebrate the inclusive schools week with a successful kickoff open the steps off our city hall we had performances from assess and sfusd at the arching and the students if the tenderloin elementary school who are also joined by a number of the county supervisors and commissioners fewer and rachel norton and treated to the sound the george washington marching band inclusive schools week is a celebration as inclusive school week mayor ed lee visit sunset elementary school and donated a set of ipads and helped to

celebrate the inclusive school with the staff also the interim president tilly chang and president fewer and hydra mendosa and rachel while we celebrated the inclusive schools week inclusive schools week is a long held belief in the san francisco unified school district and we celebrate inclusive year returned thank you all for a celebrating the inclusive it of all our students i want to mention that this thursday the annual you sfusd at arc sing along will take place i'll be there with my allergy tar and our superintendent carranza will be on violin a two man gig not to stop senator mark

leno will be there and maybe superintendent lee will join us question hope you'll be joining us the arc is on 15 hundred street and from 10:30 to tloungs while guam i don't know. i hope everyone will join us this week a international code week from first grade at that high school in various activities to inspire this valuable skill for college career and life dozens of volunteers from local companies will be there along with their experience in the field we're glad to join it international

movement i lasted to see our students i want to an a somber note december 14th is the two year anniversary of the traffic at sandy hook school if you remember students and staff lost their livelihood's we're with the fellow the fellow carter's and the san francisco unified school district is doing it's part to help keep guns off the street i'm proud to have passed a legislation in support of gun violence authorized by be various commissioner as well we support this nation's effort to end gun violence and assuring our families are aware of the san francisco police departments and community leaders buy back

on saturday december 13th from 9 to 10 on 1038 howard street as we think about our colleagues and students please take a moment and participate in the buy back on saturday from 9 to 10:00 a.m. on howard street i want to issue a late breaking notice the national weather service has issued a storm for northern california we don't mention this but it is characterized as the storm of the decade we novice everybody this wednesday enemies and friday december 12th will be a heavy rains and wind our school district is working with agencies for how the storm effects the schools and getting

to and from school and the impact on school building as electricity and flooding please check our website for tns continuance updates and listen to k bcs or 10:00 a.m. for updates on the storm our schools will providing media illicit about the storms that at this point schools will be open we ask you exercise an abundance ever caution get there safely to be in our schools and also finally from all of us here at the san francisco unified school district we want to wish everyone a happy holidays and we have new year please staff rest up and we look forward to greeting i back here

on the first meeting of the board of education in the new calendar year. >> thank you superintendent. >> this is now item c recognize and accommodations superintendant. >> thank you, president fewer at this point, i would like to invite to the podium mr. tim allen the director of the family foundation and also the principle from balboa park high school to join us at the podium i'll have them as a a few words we're going to honor one of our wonderful teachers at the balboa high school. >> tim tim allen the director the foundation thank you all for coming to honor mr. wilcox our

foundation was started way back in the early 90s, the carl stone family gunman begun a resort bun software it got into games for those who remember they started a print shop and did all kinds of things they decided to take 5 percent of their profits and fund a nonprofit 501-c 3 vks of the years they encouraged the employees located in the bottom to volunteer for various charities in the bay area in the late 90s the company went through a hostile takeover and lost the company they kept the enar denouncement the family sat down and said what are we're going to do with the money

several of that are educators at the focused on teachers they took the next step and did something to focus on secondary teachers that teach in division communities across the state of california and then where most teacher of the year awards are granted some people are picked some are chosen by principle and association the family said let's make sure in order for a teacher to be considered he or she must be nominated by a form student that has either congratulated from a four-year university or currently enrolled in a four-year university so the vetting of the teachers we selected is quite substantial i

get $10,125 nominees i have to narrow that down to 12 or 15 depending on the year and depending on whether i want the boards head to explode i do a very, very in debt intensify interviewing six or seven students to span the career of the teachers and someone that graduated the first or second year there was a great deaf telling him i interview the principle and several colleagues before i finally get to the teacher and know brown more about the teacher than they know about themselves i learn a lot over the past 10 years i've learned what makes great teachers a couple years ago i

spent an entire summer going through 5 or 6 hundred interviews of students and i went out and read the research what makes a focus teacher from the scholars and oddly enough what the kids said was what the educators found the teachers in the classroom he see teachers with a great passion and enjoy walking cerebrothe classroom they close the door until the kids learn the material they respect the teachers who make this tow the line but make sure the kids reach the exceptions of the kids they care about their students and care enough to make them learn so once we select 5

teachers every year we give them a total of $20,000 we give them $15,000 up in marin county and we withhold 5 thousand dollars that 5 thousands is given as a grant to the school and it is to be spent as the teacher sees fit it's my honor and pleasure to present actually, the third time another the check to a ceo credible teacher i see all the teachers teach i know what the kids tell me is true i saw everything first hand sitting in mr. wilcoxs office so kevin here's a check for 5 thousand dollars (clapping). >> that's wonderful i'd like to

invite principle kevin to say. >> few words. >> thank you superintendent good evening, commissioners had this is one of the moments so many as principle but that i really just cannot be more proud strangely feel very much at home here tonight it is great to see everybody but i was asked if we had a classroom available because alexander era television wanted to do a lesson they said do you have a classroom with chalkboards i said i have a teacher that used them i said try the light boards their fantastic no, he sticks with the

caulk board but that kind of antiquated style or strategy that is go where it ends he is one of the teachers when you come into his classroom he can talk about a supreme court case or hamlet and the students are climbing over each other to answer the questions the level of inspiration is wonderful as well as they share the same telling him in other classrooms he was there as the dark days one of the key reforms to help the complete reform and turn around of balboa high school i'm honored by somehow a little more

by your practice and just berg to do this for you tonight eric i'd like to thank you and please come up and say a few words that would be great (clapping) a autopsy yeah. >> oh, thank you so much y wow i get a certificate too thank you everybody i'm honored and understated and happy to be here happy to see you folks he support the studies class. >> yeah. (clapping.) i love teaching at balboa park and san francisco and literature coming to work i like to coordinate with you all i saw i love you guys and happy to get the award and happy to get 5 thousands to distribute as i see fit thank you

(clapping.) >> eric. >> why did he do? oh i get a picture. >> yeah. (clapping.) thank you very much so while we're doing recognizes and accommodations it is only appropriate that at this moment

i announce it is the last former meeting of board of education in which commissioner kim tree will be participating at this point we've prepared a short slide show which we will continue to have looping as board makes comments so, please commissioners any comments that i'd like to mention that commissioner maufas has served on the board for 8 years we came on together she came before me we were advocates before we joined the board a founding member of the parent advisors couldn't and active member at the school i hope you'll wish her a farewell and thanks if you have comments

share with the audience and the rest of us. >> yes. commissioner murase. >> thank you commissioner maufas for her service it was a great sacrifice to her family i'm not ready to say goodbye you'll be on the odds of the giants and representing the community but i really want to thank you for all the sacrifice and hope to continue it. see you. >> i also want to say commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell. >> i want to thank you 8 years is a long time to serve isle you've done that with a lot of heart you came in contact with