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ready to fulfill this important assignment and want to thank alex for gives us a opportunity to work with him in this capacity and to let you know for those that down, but it is exciting to go through alexs life because it is in many ways similar to many lives of students that are entering city college. he was a immigrant here and as a immigrant he chose california to be his home and stayed and then went to city college in san diego and completed that where and after that he took up the challenge of getting his bs at the cal. go bears. of course and then-- comp titian. the bears got one
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of the best basketball players of high school yesterday. >> a couple [inaudible] >> and then got his masters as sf state yet again demonstrating the local education institutionerize extremely valuable to everyone. his work in federal government and of course the service to our city working for mayor nusem and then supervisor-former supervisor beven dufty. also he did a good stent at reck and park i i wrurking along sid hime and built a incredible reputation, but his expertise is shown through the different assignment whether budget finance or management needs, all this is a invaluable contribution to the sit a college. the dedication of public service is a part of
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lalxes life. we know most recently as a federal employee and doing one of my faichberate aensh the gsa because i used to be purchasing so i know that bureachyeracy well. but he helped and wanted to make sure throughout his life city college is a institution we want it to be and preparing everyone that comes through there to be part of a great work force for am 20th sench raempt i know our leadership at city college whether it is trustees or special trusty or challengeler or all the support that our education leaders give or that the city gives, we are going to exceed accredidation. that is behind us. going forward we'll exceed those standards because that is what our economy demand, that is what our sit aments to have. we have public, private part nrbships that are beginning to
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show up in dramatic fort this is a a challenge of what we meet when we have companies like google and wells fargo step up, interfaith counsel that knows the valuef our education institutions. our own committees, our chamber of commerce where they signaled unit sf and embrace our education institutions, all of them, or sf city going to all the public nugzs institutions and make sure they center the resources they have. we circle the education. as i told alex thiss is a great time. it is a time when you join trustees helping us not only turn the corner, but i think a new day, which is the public private partnership i always felt was at the strength of our institutions all of them whether they are arts organizations or education
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institutions, whether they are servicing our public. therenewed sense the business knhunty can embrace the mart of city and do well. it yuts the city in a exciting way. i also want to thank trerfb who is alexs partner for not only being here, but for your support . thank you to family and friends always because when you take up public office you always want your families to be there with you and with all the challenges that we have, i'm sure we'll bring families closer toorthd with the work that we have ahead of us. also i want to just give a special shout out to doctor nattily burg whos position on this bord alex is filling. doctor burg spent a great deal of her
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professional life at city college. 18 years as trusty over 30 as a part of the staff and i'm personally grateful to her service and knowing that she gave such a great contribution to our city college that we selected someone that would be perfect to fill that spot p. we honor her today with this appointment as well so a great shout out to doctor nattily burg. so with all this enthusiasm with the sit a expects our education institutions to be a part of this wundserful city that we have that now it is my pleasure to administer sth outhd to alex randolph and alex would you please raise your right hand and repeat after me >> i >> i alex
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>> do solemnly swear, to support and dchd the constitution of the united states >> to support and defend the constitution of the united states >> and the constitution of the staitd of california >> and the constitution of the state of cal >> gaenls all enemys foreign and domestic >> against all enemys foreign and demectic >> [inaudible] bare to faith and aliege nsh to the constitution of the united states >> to the constitution of the united states >> the & the cojsitution of the state of california >> and the constitution of the state of california >> that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation of purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter . and during such time as i thold office of >> and till the time i hold
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the office of >> san francisco city college board >> san francisco city college board >> of strust ease for the state and county of san francisco >> of trusty of city and county of san francisco >> con grat ulations. alex randolph. [applause] >> wow, that you can thank you so much. some of you know i'm not good with birthday parthies or event because i worry nobody would show up. i'm very grateful by the amountf support sw friend and family and see wright here in this room. good morning everyone. mr. mayor thank you so much for this incredible
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privilege to join my fellow trustee as on the board. i want to thank you for the strong smoret qu leadership over the last couple years for city college and all you do for pub lb education in the city. i want to recognize a fellow city college trustees here today, androshort or who scaformer trustee in the audience. other elected officials, member thofz board of supervisors and school board, but especially want to recognize and acknowledge my partner of 10 years who has been there from the beginning [inaudible] mr. mayor as a product of california community college system, i can't think of a better time to join city college board than right now. something all might not know is i started my college education in san diego at groges mont
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college rchlt you may say i wouldn't be here today without groges monts college. english isn't my first lajolog. my mom raised me by by herself in germany and i moved by myself for 1 year of high school. my sat scores were terrible, i won't tell you what they were and i f i got into ra4 year college i know i couldn't knet the agree unless i want into debl. my parent didvent the opportunity to go to college and i was worried i wouldn't as well. thankfully i had a incredible guideants counselor in high school who told me about community colleges. i remember the day 12 years ago this month when i was in the library at grossmont college and logged on foouc burgly and fountd outd i would gelt in.
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my partner trerfb moved from vietnam and thanks to [inaudible] community comage in free mont was able to transfer to uc berkeley as well and that is where we met. as you can see we are a better family. as you can see community college runs deep in our family and we wouldn't have the life now without a community college education. but our story isn't unique. there are over 80 thousand students every day at city college that dependent on the education and access to public education to improve their life and a better future. i take this appointment very seriously and personal. these student desirfb to have the same fime of fluent a better life that i did not so many years ago. i know what it is
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like to navigate the complex and often times over weming brurocracy of community college system. insureing access to high quality serveess and counseling is one of my priorities on the bord. for the past 80 years city college played a important role for many famentlies that tried to have a better life. like the mayor said, nothing grows or economy better than public education. community colleges are the lanch path for greater opportunities and play critical roles for groups and students like myself that had been excluded from college education. as a openingly gay man of color i'm especiallyly sense toative to the path way communeky college provides for lez goodian and gay community who can still face gair ba yirier tooz get fl to college. relationships and partnership
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ozf communitys is a passion. for my first job at the mayors office [inaudible] to my job with devon [inaudible] at the board of supervisors or phil [inaudible] recreation and park department and currently with president burr ocobama and his administration making government more open and accessible for all has always been the true driving force in my life. city college needs all our help to be successful. my background in public manlagement and guv nrns as well as [inaudible] non profits and neighborhood will be a great tool for myself that i hope to bring to city college to bring it forward. the current accredidation challenge is a wake up call for show how important city college is to the sates higher education and work force opportunities. i'm so thrilled that even burr ocobama the president made
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community college a sener piece of his agenda. think of all the opportunities this will provide for making the first 2 years of community college free for everyone. [applause]. i hope all have there opportunity to listen to vise president biden make remarks about this this last weekend. brf i conclude i want to acknowledge nattily burke for nob naurb er started at city college ij19 sixz 7 as a instructor. she then served on the-as a dean of the school of health and physical education in the 199 o#'s before serving on the college board including several years as the president. it is a incredible privilege to
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follow in her foot steps and grateful for all she has done for the city and public educationism mr. mayor i can't tell you honored and excited for the opportunity to serve the city and the student. i work forward to working with you and fellow trustees qu elected officials at the local state and federal level to move tit city college forward. i know we have a lot of work to do and ready to roll up my sleeve jz get to work. thank you so much for being here. i appreciate it and look forward to working with allf oia to make city college a better place. >> .
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>> thursday, any kind. proceedings. and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record.
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i'd like to advise those viewing members streaming or watching live on television we are expecting a large number of people for the 3:00 p.m. calendar we've arranged for two overflow room 4016 room can accommodate people and this broadcast will be activated in those rooms so your opportunity to follow the procedures in city hall are available to you outside those chambers in room 416 and 421 when your opportunity to speak make your way to this room commissioners i'd like to take roll commissioner president fong commissioner wu commissioner antonini
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commissioner hillis commissioner moore and commissioner richards commissioner johnson is present. >> commissioner first on your agenda items proposed for continuance item one agreement for disposal of municipal waste on the landfill in salon county the appeal t is appropriated until may 21st and the next c and d on market street conditional use and variance are proposed until may 21st 2015 further under your question of question of calendar commissioners items 14 ab and 15 ab d and b and we're in receipt
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from the project sponsor is request until may 7 and the dr requesters are a here and not in opposition to that for continuance i do have two speaker cards for that. >> okay. >> melinda and robin. >> hi good afternoon melinda i'm here on behalf of project sponsor for item 14 and 15 we are school board asking for the may continuance we've received different requests for the recent uses and project design and working with the planning and planning department to provide this information and make sure the department and the commissioners have accurate and
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complete information about the project we appreciate your willingness to grant the continuance and the project sponsor to allow us so. >> thank you. >> hello commissioners my name is robin tucker i'm the chair of the pacific avenue neighborhood association and the dr requester and i've commended to my group has commended to a continuance i did want to make a statement to the commission this has caused a significant inconvenience for my organization and the neighborhood leaders we even flew someone back from india early to appear here today it is my hope it is legitimate reason and that all effort will be made
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by the project sponsor to accumulate us and in a more convenient way the next time something like that comes up and appreciate the commission continuing those items. >> is there any additional public comment proposed for continuance okay. not seeing public comment is closed. >> commissioner moore. >> i never pressed the bottom at the previous meeting. >> uh-huh would someone like to make a motion? commissioner richards >> sure move to continue item 1, 2 ab and 14 ab and 15 ab. >> second. >> on that motion to continue commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner moore
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commissioner richards commissioner wu and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero to be continued as testified. >> commissioners, that places you under your under consent calendar commission, and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests, in which event the matter shall consent calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing. item 3 case cu a on scott street a confusion and item 4 at 3822 conditional use authorization and item 5 for the case cu a on
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hate street conditional use authorization commissioners, i do actually have one speaker card for item 4 for 24th street so i'm assuming this person jim would like to pull this matter off of community. >> if you want to you have to pull it off of consent if you're in support they're may not be a need to make comments. >> if you're not in support we'll pull it off very good shall we have that at the beginning very good. >> any public comment on item the consent calendar? >> if you want to speak to the matters on consent we have to
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take them off of consent all right. very good. >> any public comment on consent if so had it that is. public comment is closed. >> commissioner wu move to approve item 3 and 5. >> on that motion commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner wu commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero and item 4 will be considered as a first item under your regular calendar. >> commissioners, that places you under your regular matter. >> commissioner antonini marry most importantly beat la beat la beat new zealand's too on another matter in receipt of a
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matter to the bay area council i've sent to the commissioners about the high rising costs of hours date 3 slash 17 2015 that makes good points you know building less housing than expanded is a big factor in driving up costs it not something that the dot com and california is neglectful in building houses it hurts the economy and makes housing more difficult and talented people leave the state another recommendations they're in favor of the things to building affordable housing but we have
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target individuals specifically rather than you know helping saufts them to find housing particularly people that be critical in the operation we think to public safety and others and the final comment in sum mansion we need to bystander one hundred thousand more housing in addition to what we have it is a very good piece and answers questions and points us in the right direction we'll have that made available for the public i received it from matthew reagan and we'll try to get it in the public records. >> commissioner richards. >> interestingly enough an article in the chronicle noah valley cashes in on growth because the neighborhood commercial district is growing up a lot of development this is
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the first time we're going to hear and second in today's colonial david leigh political professor is circulating a ballot initiative to allow public comment to be streamed live as it is offered on line as well as anything on the agenda to sign 50 people to - not every item we hear can be squeezed into a small box i've seen telephone pole signs on and on on this issue all overtime and has a good chance of passing how to implement something of this nature and the last item is in
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our last hearing on the d dr i said to have a discussion how the thirty properties forwards to be legalized. >> commissioner moore. >> yeah. i'd like to report to the president the commission as a whole we had our fourth subcommittee an rules die it was a very good meeting, however, the issues there are 5 are quite complex we need to put more meat on the bone in order to bring it forward we'll meet again on may 14th and hope by the time we have accomplished what we set out to do the second thing for a long time i've been interested in the issue of the institutional master plans as a progress that helps us
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understanding the existing and future plans of major institutions in the city i've talked about that probably 9 years and have supported many good institutional master plans, however, salaries or there's a valuableness i want to put on our action agenda we have a recap on what led to the original legislation to the master plan it is quite usable, however there were people involved around i've asked it to be on the agenda item the next thing the commissioners comes down comes for future meetings following up on what commissioner richards said i've forgotten in the heat of the battle last week, we should
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please set meeting dates for hearing the 38 porjz that will come before this commission as cus or drs the hearing is not tied to the dir and could i assume one could wait until after the closings of commission comments of the dr comments and then start scheduling them i look to the adopt to help us schedule them to start sometime in may an under take that. >> i see zoning administrator sanchez notice ably wringing his fred so terms of hearing the various applications it's been