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ate activity and the slate marital activity. >> you want to make a motion. >> i make a motion we approve that to make it possible. >> second. >> public comment? >> larry bush from friends of ethics just a point of information while it doesn't go to the election department the clerk is responsible for accepting documents from you'll see california and not only from san francisco submissions so therefore they don't have a system that allows you to go down and find out the slate
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mailers involving the san francisco candidates by moving it to ethics you have that access it's a observe that disclosure. >> any other public comment? all right. all in favor >> i. >> opposed passed unanimously 4, 0 now we've gone through the items item one 2, and 4 directed the staff 67 as well but 67 is a more straightforward but directed the staff to take some further action and i would ask,
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sir how would you prioritize those recognizing there's a fairly heavy burden where should he start and just give me a week i know that the fcc has their regulatory calendar it makes sense that seemed the commission very much want us to move on item one we can draft the proposed language and begin our i p month to month and gathering records we could come back to you with that language in march and in march present a proposed calendar in terms of how we will go about doing this i'll recommend we exclude not only this stuff but there are one or
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two other things that we permit consulting stuff it is clear we have to do something in the next few months we put it together a package and put a proposed calendar and you folks can certainly comment on that and we'll make modifications. >> i understand are you talking about a calendar for item one or calendar for the other 2. >> i think all of them. >> a general calendar with a you know projected completion and timeline that sort of thing. >> commissions - >> and follow-up on your language with the understanding that item one is the one it has tremendous priority as opposed to the on the the others we want to see move forward but item one is something additional to see
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go away as quickly as possible. >> i fully support that timeline i'd like to see that. >> public comment on that proposed timeline? all right. hearing none >> i figure calendar is a great idea. >> we look forward to march 23rd meeting. >> let's turn to i think its number 7 decision and possible action regarding an amendment to the changes of the san francisco caption finance ordinance that were approved by the commission at the january 2015 meeting the
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amendment proposed the same disclosure on smaller written communications on both independence and elections and communications comments mr., sir. >> thank you, commissioners as we said last month the commission approved a passage for c from to standard device the reporting for third party's making expenditures on elections also included were changing to standard dices changes that must be on the mailers that are sent out those apply both the ballet measure committee and the candidates to the so-called election communications where you're not advocating for or against a candidate but
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mentioning him or her we did a great job of standardizing those rules there was one omission that's for small sort prinltd steering wheels like flyers and basically, we forgot to put the language in or i forgot to put in the language the subject to mailings and they're the same specifically with respect to the smaller those smaller items like door hangers and posters this is a clean and we don't think this will delay anything it is sort of a followup to make sure we're
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all correct. >> any commissioners have any questions or comments public comment? hearing none i hear a motion to - pardon me. >> i move we accept the corrections. >> in favor say i opposed it passes unanimously item no. 7 discussion with city attorney's office regarding the litigation against common sense voters and sf number ten for supervisor farrell for violations of local campaign laws. >> commissioners, i want to note i'll be recusing myself and
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stepping away. >> commissioner. >> any public comment on agenda item 8 conducting on whether or not we should go into closed session? hearing no public comment >> this is only about closed session. >> on the item itself or. >> i have a comment about the item itself noimz a michael garcia i formerly was on this body and served on the noiths was president and served on the board of appeals in san francisco and currently on the citizens general negotiations
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general going bond oversight committee and more than 15 years an ash traitor a financial industry authority you know hopefully, i only bring that up to know i sat where you sit and understand and awesome the responsibility it you have and the decisions you have to make and i respect i for that i have a therapy about this i also-ran for office and also had chris leo as a campaign consultant the way i feel supervisor mark farrell candidate supervisor farrell had a reasonable expectation on his part that campaign consultant lee would we have a duty of
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reasonable care to serve and protect his farrell's interests this establishes lee so far as i understand as farrell's fiduciary i not only violated the caption finance laws but breached emphasis fiduciary duties to farrell to hold farrell responsible for the action of lee is unjustify after one and a half years i'm not sure of investigation did not find farrell for custodial believable but in my opinion to preserve the litigation against farrell in a 5 year old action would be a waste of city resources and worse co-whatever
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the outcome of the litigation i understand you're an attorney and other attorneys but we all know if you go through litigation whatever the outcome it can effect our repgs reputation that's the more and more most important fact if the city is going to consider whether or not to through this process and consider taking this to litigation it can do greatest harm to someone that was x-rated and this procedure should stop it up for your time. >> any other public comment particularly on who the commission should go into closed session? commissioner want to express or make a motion in in regards to whether or not we go into closed
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session >> so moved. >> second. >> all right. all in favor, say i. >> i all right. we will then >> we're back in public session san francisco ethics commission month to month for february 23, 2015, having been in closed session the commission vote not to disclose the concept of the closed session other than to say that it voted and requested that supervisor farrell file a response no matter march 15
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inform the commission forfeiture letter served on him. >> pardon me. >> that needs to be voted on. >> i so moved mr. chair. >> second any public comment? there being no public comment commissioners have comments before we start to vote call for a vote >> all in favor, say i. i. >> opposed carried 4 to nothing turning next to item 9 discussion and possible action on the minutes of the commissions meeting of january 27, 2015,
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commissioners have any comments? any public comments there hearing none i'll entertain a motion >> second. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed motion is carried unanimously number ten discussion of the executive director report i have one highlight regarding the statement of economic interest they are due for filing on april 1st this year in addition to the sunshine and ethics forms we'll send out a reminder to the commissioner and instructions obviously if you need hem let us know part of what is stated in the report we with are not
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waiting for the state to develop a statewide format instead of moving forward we indicated we're going to be seeking public input on the form 7 one hundred i let's the commissioners let the first meeting is this friday we're moving forward on that. >> commissioner keane yes mr. st. country can you tell us the making of the materials available in the images of san francisco. >> thank you. i meant to we have gone through someone from the language access office met with us we've glutton the pertinent documents we've identified the documents wore to translate and identified the cost and we're working with them to
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set up a t timetable so hook up w us we can cover most of the initial costs but i'm anticipating we modestly mate ask for a small supplemental appropriation the estimates i have to get permission from the mayor's office budget office and controller's office to transfer fund and see how much we have left we anticipate to begin starting the translations this year and possible not all done by the end of the by the end of the year a lot of our document are updated particularly the maudlin and guides make sure we have a proprietorship we only have to update the sections rather than
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redo the whole thing this is underway. >> thank you thank you item 11 items for future meetings there anybody? have any items they want to suggest to the staff for future meetings there being no public here the public has no suggestions i understand and item 12 i'll entertain a motion to adjourn >> so moved. >> all in favor, say i. i. >> meeting's adjourned
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grand opening of the chinese rec center. ♪ 1951, 60 years ago our first kids began to play in the chinese wrecks center -- rec center. >> i was 10 years old at the time. i spent just about my whole life here. >> i came here to learn dancing. by we came -- >> we had a good time. made a lot of friends here. crisises part of the 2008 clean neighborhood park fund, and this is so important to our families. for many people who live in chinatown, this is their backyard. this is where many people come to congregate, and we are so happy to be able to deliver this project on time and under budget.
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>> a reason we all agreed to name this memorex center is because it is part of the history of i hear -- to name this rec center is because it is part of the history of san francisco. >> they took off from logan airport and the call of duty was to alert american airlines that her plane was hijacked, and she stayed on the phone prior to the crash into the no. 9 world trade center. >> i would like to claim today the center and the naming of ait. [applause] >> kmer i actually challenged me to a little bit of a ping pong -- the mayor actually challenge me to a little bit of a ping-
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gentlemen, in times of the astrology i'm saying this is loving peace that the addition of the wood elements the goat characteristic is taught of love and peace and to be helpful and trusting to clinging and of a nature resistant to change but. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> the mayor is here oh. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> and now ladies and gentlemen, welcome to chinatown community children's center.
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