and said why is there im30u7bd money that's to be routine by the planning commission, and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote inappropriate use of the impound money it was actually a 345ek we were trying to simplify things and instead confused them we thought it is best to show you a whole person and all the places they're getting paid from so let me give you a concrete example there's a young man named luke's who works on outreach on impound and that's where he is paid and then combrpg we couldn't show him as a separate entity he's a piece of the program to the u6r9 person is like a part of her salary from other departments and small piece of the toxic budget thank you narnz that was

an error that he fixed some of the other comments made we taking into consideration and i would like to say we're confident that the budget before you is consisted with the intention of the impound account and meets those requirements. >> one of the discussions that we had in our oh i'm sorry, i want to say per nancy's question we're going to respond to her directly and specifically to have those specific discussions to make sure we're all on the same page you'll see a detailed back and forth but the discussions in the future and we have time to make the adjustment the commission had a very spirited discussion at the operation committee over a

couple of operation committee over a challenge you saw in our budget that was a structural problem that had to do with 45 percent of our budget comes from grants and grant will not also cover alley all the expenditures they're called non-library if someone goes on ma 2er7b89 we have a deficit in some of the areas that are very important to the mayor and finally in keeping with the mayors directive we look at how we improve our services and shared prosperity we had a wonderful discussion with wong and other gentleman about the program we might perpetrate in creating a community council so

we took all of these comments you gave his from the operation committee from our meeting and put together a proposal for the mayor's office we had a wonderful discussion yesterday with the mayors budget office about the general funds and they were impressed they thajd us said our presentation was very responsive to the mayors initiatives aid request of us in that wish we're going to spend the next thirty days between now and the budget due and exploring changes and make it more than whole so i want to acknowledge the roll that this commission has played in the budget i don't know about past years i can say this current year you've been terrifically he active so i'm grateful for that with that, i would ask that you after hearing public comment you approve the budget before you knowing that is a draft and

tweaks as we moderate and i'll be happen to answer as with joe any questions you have. >> cultivations commissioner fung. >> i am wondering in terms of the committee council on waste do you have a concrete number to present to the mayor's office or we still in discussion. >> we changed the name to community and environmental council we want the first subject matter but permission to address any another kinds of environmental suggestions and we've heard ideas actually and we presented a number to the mayor's office we looked for a position as well as potential funds to support community engagement so we prepared our big ask and we'll see what's possible.

>> thank you and thanks so much director raphael i can say you and the team have earned the full excitement of us at the commission from the time you've spent and the time with the operations committee and off-line you've been responsive to us so exceeding everyone's exception of how well, we, work together you went to the next level we're excited to support you and this next step after the 12 questions i had for joe i didn't ask lecture we'll have public comment actually, i asked them all no questions good job with the first presentation we're really excited this is great and only going to get

better i know that nancy has a card and also want to say thank you for your comments oneself you get the acceptance we've received and reviewed and continue to if we can dr. do you want to supply comments. >> oh yeah. sorry commissioner stephenson. >> yeah. how structural she's been in the process and the commissioner for the last two or three years have been saying about the unfunded mandate and for the last year about the fact that we have oil you all those that number one labor costs associated with the grant and often it is hard to get a big snowball rolling down a hill but once it starts it's great to have the extra push from you. >> all right. so we do have a

speaker card from nancy. >> good evening, commissioners my name is nancy wrote the letter to you and to the director rafael with the copy, of course, for the full commission documenting my concerns that proposes 2015-2016 that you're considering improper use of the impound accounts one of any concerns was addressed in the budget i want to stress my comments does not reflect an opinion of the value of any program in this department i'm focused exclusively on the impound account guidelines approved in 2007 if identify the

approval and the maximum percentage of money for the its with the aid of the city attorney's office office director ruben restricted did use of the waste and disposal and the impound account fund come from refugee taxpayers it is necessary to make sure those are spent for the reasons court has talked about the regulatory fees for the refugee rates and costs of administrative and operational programs and as well as the community effects by the regulated activity the guidelines reasonable this view we specifically the impound account have a direct connection to the waste and they talked about the budget online the

services and the by the people of each service relating to the prublgs and management of san francisco wait management the i as a long time follower of a garbage rates have identified areas that are not compliant with the rules now, it's your responsibility to evaluate whether the budget meets the existing guidelines you've spent for the impound got you have the fiduciary r0e7b89 to oversee thank you use if you can't certificate one hundred percent that the funds are appropriately ridding regulated you must call for a special meeting to rise the budget from the 3rd of february i appreciate dr.

rafael's comments and look forward to working you her and you this is too soldiers i encourage you and go back and read the guidelines and look at them and apply them i have more comments we'll leave it at that. >> thank you very much further. dr. >> thank you, commissioners thank you for the opportunity inform speak on the budget i have some concerns here and i used to be a department associated dean at san francisco state university so i'm familiar one in the toxic reductions the speaker spoke about environmental justice i don't see my declarations e.r. delineation we think have a question on the relationship to dollars disbursement by

neighborhood if i have a disproportionate they've presented this to the department of public health in the african-american community is such an acutely ill population in san francisco why is there not equal dollars 345u78 to deal with the issue so we can have a revocation rather than sometimes arguments say there recent a relationship you keep us sick to ask for another grant but not solve the problem in this bucket i don't see the breakdown by neighborhood on the particular topics only a subject if i have a disapportionment of tusks of toxics in hunters point i don't see the same volume of toefkz as in bayview saying sadly i hope as a advocate we convince the

mayor jointly we're funding the air in terms of the unfunded mandate it a ridiculous only a politicians verbiage not when the where the rubber meets the road with we need the dollars for the implementation and changes right now from the air district agrees it is the greatest hazard to human health the heartache rate is the highest of all neighborhood directly co-related with pollutant same as asthma we did our studies in 48 one score i won't mention 55 percent of the babies in first grade were asthmatic i am talking about engaging the students in other research 80 percent of the babies are asthmatic how do we deal with that can we get a

breakdown by the neighborhood a disproportion it's placement so see what's take place and we have 11 children 11 neighbors one of the kids got run over by the cousin in a car you need to get the dollars to make a change 1r50i789 is a crucial issue thank you for the time i look forward to working with the commission on 09 things as well. >> thank you decrease any other members of the public wish to comment seeing none, public comment is closed i can assure the speakers we'll continue the dialog with the statements before and tomorrow and going forward as well all right. we have a very special item i know - and don't we have to vote. >> i'm sorry, i have a

flashback to operations i forgot i left the room we spent a lot of time commissioner wald and anything before we entertainer motion to approve any thoughts like what you hear. >> i do i do think that the department is heading in the right direction and as director raphael even mentioned this as good budget and i am willing to trust her and joe and jennifer and the people on the operations committee and tom to insure that the final budget is is in fact, consistent with the guidelines for the impound account thank you nancy for broushgs and it

will win e benefit the button at the end of the day that additional attention has been focused on it i want to take a minute and try to channel and dispute your contentions we're not going to get into this duration since rubbing benefit is here i want to indicts put your contention between wildlife wildlife is their habitats that are directly and adversely effected by mismanagement of the waste by improperly disposed chemicals and toxics and other materials i want to say tonight i am hopeful and counting on you guys to close the diversity in two of the programs that are

most important to me bio diversity and climate but vbd i'm prepared to vote yes. the vote to approve this preliminary draft budget i thank you you guys for doing all the work in the operations committee to get it to this point. >> so this was a motion? >> oh yeah. >> all right. and can we have a second. >> commissioner ching ting wan commissioner king comment and i too have been looking at the budget since we got the letter from nancy and the ftes that we are broken up that bring money

into certainty programs from impound other programs like outreach service other areas of the departments across the board you know e j. wrote a letter that kind of specified i feel comfortable that with it you know the departments and you know quickly read through which ones don't have an impound at all i see that i can make a justification for others i'm impossible with that like i said, i read the letter that was not it was a small portion that of a discussion we had at the operation meeting we discussed the structure of the departments of his opinion and taking care of people and unfunded mandate

but i looked at this as a i believe you know i'm a person that when i cross the bridge and i think that it someone is charging mayor edwin lee me $6 when they charge you more because they need to repair the bridge and the bridge is done and we're still paying $6 i'm one of the people that think that so i don't think we have dismiss that question so you know because i am one the people that you know when peter's are raised when you're doing it for the as a sake of putting it in a city kitty i'm not down with that, i take it seriously to the extent e stent i will be looking at closely during budget 7, 8, 9 i'm confident with the budget that the conversation that

commissioner arce we're no line but i'll be scrutinizing that going forward. >> thank you commissioner king. >> other comments all right. seeing none, if we can have a vote on it all opposed by the same sign opposed? we have approval thank you for your all your hard work. >> okay. >> and now something for one of our best friends in the world can you read item 7 margaret and approval of the messages for the one commending commissioner on the environment sponsor is deborah raphael and the

discussion and action. >> thank you monica we've been 2k4rib9 and we've all been. >> some of us have been thinking. >> yeah. thinking about and talking about in commission and committee meetings it's not been that long in many ways spiritual center and consciousness on a lot of the issues, of course, a long time serving commissioners ruth and we have some things we want to say and things we want to do and surprises because if there's one thing thing i know the commissioner loves surprises we have a lot of friends in the room one special friend we know of on the route to be here with us but if we can do one thing there's things we want to say with it about your allocating it

serving commissions on the environment serving more me commissioner would you mind if you can join us if you wouldn't minded joining us everyone commissioner ruth ca advances (clapping). >> and monica is going to say some things about our dear colleague commissioner ca advances. >> commissioner ruth ca advance commissioning her for her service to the commission of the environment whereas she was appointed by gavin newsom on july 12, 2006, and reappointed by mayor ed lee serving observe on the san francisco commission on november 30th and whereas commissioner ruth was serving as

the vice president and policy committee vice chair and whereas commissioner ca advances has demonstrated to protect the environment working with the lines with the fund and treasure island and the yerba buena and the nature society and audubon society serving with the san francisco bay area association and the executive director important the friends of the urban forest and as she served countless hours for the bayer director and many on the conservatism committee honored with the sierra club special service award for san francisco tomorrow and whereas commissioner ruth chief administrative officer advance a champion for the recreation of the san francisco natural

heritage and whereas she needs worked to promote the sustainable development with the treasure island yerba buena i said all that to say this and candle stick developments and america's cup and whereas commissioner chief administrative officer advances was structural in the development of the citywide bio diversity policy for the bio diversity position in the department and whereas commissioner chief administrative officer advances to protect the bio diversity has included the comprehension with the reduction and 3w4r50i7bd employed age discharged into the bayer and ocean and moving reptiles california and banning the release and as commissioners ruth is a dedicated advocate for her rhythm for the fingertip and

whereas ruth chief administrative officer advance was an your own advocate for banning the plastic bags and the where was your ruth chief administrative officer advance has dedicated her services to the environment and the department of environment would like to extend the dedication and whereas the commissioner and the department are appreciative of all the work that commissioner chief administrative officer in advance now be it resolved that the commission on the environment and the department of environment recognizes ruth's attraction to protecting the environmental well-being and wish her the very best in our future endeavors. >> yes. department of education. >> how do you do all that

(laughter). >> amazing that was over a long period of time. >> so i would like to read a note from david ass map this is from david i'm sorry i was not able to be at the commission meeting to thank you in person your years of service to the commission and 70 to san francisco i've howard your distribute and dedication as a true environmentalist you've been a voice of conscious also willing to ask the questions that others w40u79 wouldn't ask your port for the nature in san francisco is steadfast and try your dispatcher from the commission leaves a gap hard to fill you'll be missed david and

(clapping.) oh you were going. >> no, no i wanted to an so david as everything knows was a deputy and acting director so on behalf of the staff and department we wanted to give you a gift that means that you're never allowed to really not be a part of our department because when if you used this gift everyone will know where your heart is so geremo will you present the gift to the commissioner. >> and, of course it is we usually wrapping we couldn't go - >> (laughter). >> maybe our husband will help you unwrap wow. that's beautiful but you're going to have to open it in front of

everybody oh, look it's boys we didn't make it hard on you. >> all this time. >> it's beautiful wrapping. >> did you get this out of your textile collection. >> probably some school eddie that it there you go bees. >> who wrapped this it is masterful. >> ryan wrap it. >> ryan wrapped it. >> oh no. there's a knot who has a knife i hope not but if you have one. >> oh, my god it's tape. >> we need a drum roll a long

drum roll. >> thank you it's a great facial expression this is so great debbie remembered how much i wanted one of these. >> right yeah. >> those are on for staff and people that are near and dear to my heart in the department we'll be reminded how much your missed ruth wear it with pride. >> (clapping) and know if the director felt you one thing director raphael reminded me i know myself in moments like this what would

long time sf investment director and new current epa jerold bloomfield say 23er7 here like a moment like this so i'm going to ask him jerold bloomfield everybody (clapping) >> well ruth it's a sad time for the city and for me you really i think kind of helped set a direction and many of the things that we did as a city and as a commission and the mayor on board and they take credit it was ruth when started it and helped to get it up and finish it

ruth taught me the difference between yerba buena island and treasure island it is difficult to get to the island we have 8 outstanding dates and permits with her to go on our trip 7 years ago every year we're tried to get out there we'll continue to do that i remember in some of our controversial days when we tried to ban plastic bags ruth and joe hoop and few of us we're trying to push hard to get it done the first time any city did it and the pressure even before that ruth really, really hates hell yum balloons so anything filed with air we have a lot of pressure from corridors we probably