>> chair ambrose: okay. w[dog barking] >> we recommend the following steps including but not limited to. >> chair ambrose: okay, i will accept that friendly amendment. that will be my motion. commissioner smith? >> commissioner smith: at some point, it sounded as though we were simply asking pat to give this concept of our approval forward and then commissioner bush started talking about a motion and an amendment and now it seems as though you switched to a motion. i'm not sure if you're tall making a formal motion that requires a second and if pat understands what the motion really is. if you are simply asking us to approve pat going back and saying that we, the ethnics commission, approves this concept of restricting behested payments, etcetera. would you clarify that for me please? >> chair ambrose: fair enough. frankly, we wouldn't necessarily have to make a formal motion and have a roll call vote in order to give our feedback to staff. i think in fairness to him, he wants to know when he engages with th

thank you. >> chair ambrose: thank you for that director pelham. we're going to tune into the government audit committee hearing. interested to hear what they have to say. certainly encourage what the other commissioners as part of one of the items that comes up there is the question about funding for training and staffing and you can certainly convey that the commission continues to endorse additional support for ethics at work and our ability to do lobbyist, audits and etcetera. we will work internally and certainly working with the board to identify regular source of funding for what you're calling the city public integrity fund. regarding the two items that yod staff prepare for our review. i really want to hear both the form 700 as well as the disclosure of information that tyler has for us. i'm concerned about doing it now. i'm afraid it's going to get short rift. we're already five hours in this meeting. we still have to go into closed session and come back out and do two more agenda items. with the consent of the rest of the commissioners,

>> chair ambrose: okay. then public comment is closed. and mr. delarosa, if you can speak to that. and i understand the chair should be a licensed attorney, but there is really a substantial due process that has to go along with debarment. you're depriving someone of their livelihood. i've been involved in debarment proceedings before. it's extremely challenging to build the evidentiary record to overcome the objections, and by opening -- by changing the rules and introducing the concept of suspension, but i'm presuming is a lower bar because you have allegation, not -- not an actual conviction where that hearing has taken place in another court of law, and then, you're just applying it to your contracting process. so any way, all that to say i agree with commissioner lee that it would be best if hearing officers were above reproach and independent and well educated in the -- you know, in due process and there are not political appointees, but i don't know if that's part of the legislation. >> and through th

>> chair ambrose: okay. then public comment is closed. and mr. delarosa, if you can speak to that. and i understand the chair should be a licensed attorney, but there is really a substantial due process that has to go along with debarment. you're depriving someone of their livelihood. i've been involved in debarment proceedings before. it's extremely challenging to build the evidentiary record to overcome the objections, and by opening -- by changing the rules and introducing the concept of suspension, but i'm presuming is a lower bar because you have allegation, not -- not an actual conviction where that hearing has taken place in another court of law, and then, you're just applying it to your contracting process. so any way, all that to say i agree with commissioner lee that it would be best if hearing officers were above reproach and independent and well educated in the -- you know, in due process and there are not political appointees, but i don't know if that's part of the legislation. >> and through th

>> clerk: thank you, chair ambrose. madam chair, we are checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. for those already on hold, please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. if you have just joined this meeting, we are currently on the public discussion section on item number 4, discussion and possible actions on presentation by controller's office on controller's november 5, 2020 report. >> vice-chair lee: madam chair, i wonder if, while we're waiting, if i could ask a question. >> chair ambrose: thank you. and i'm sorry. i forgot to read your text. >> vice-chair lee: if you could because it's hard for me to ask a question. >> chair ambrose: commissioner lee has a question about appointments and notes that the director should not be in a political position. that's something that we can hear about from mr. delarosa. i just want to make sure that if somebody pressed star, three, they're not in a holding pattern. so back to the moderator, do we have any callers in the queue in. >> ope

thank you, chair ambrose. this item, typically at this time of year, the commission puts forward a schedule for the coming calendar year so it can be circulated on the website and in other meeting materials as necessary. last january, 2020, you might recall that the commission approved a bylaws change that the commission be meeting on the second friday of each month except in the case of unavailability of commissioners [inaudible] and of course over the past year with the shelter in place and the public health emergency orders limiting public gatherings, the commission resumed its monthly meetings in approximate august remotely, and that is, for the foreseeable future, is what we anticipate remotely, until we have been given the notice that we can meet again in public buildings. so this schedule that we've given you is still based on meeting the second friday of every month remotely. so if this is amenable to the commissioners, we would ask for your approval on this item so we can post materials and updates ac

. >> commissioner ambrose, you're muted. chair ambrose. >> thank you very much. i know that your report, in addition to the item that we've just discussed, also includes the status of the collections, as well as matters that have been referred out. i see on the collection that the cases that are pending have all been put off it looks like until august of 2021, because of the backlog i guess in superior court. and i'm sure that we're in no position to ask for special attention there. i mean, those cases have been outstanding so long. i'm not sure. you know, there's much hope of get money out of a stone. but there are some, though, on that list that are more recent campaigns. and there's an individual listed as like a treasurer or something. i don't know the answer to whether or not is it the individual who is the treasurer for, you know, say the josh arsay for d.c.c. that's liable for that fine? or is it the candidate whose committee that is that's liable for that fine? just curious how that works. >> yeah. under the campaign and governmental conduct code, could b

the grandparents are ambrose and francis d francis taylor mad son. she is the daughter of james taylor, a participant in the journey of the golden horseshoe, one of the first expeditions of white europeans to the blue ridge mountains with governor alexander, and as a result of that he receives thousands of acres of fland what is now orange county. so the ambrose and francis are in king and queen county and they have over seers and slaves to clear the virgin forest and plant tobacco. it will be the way that madison's made their livelihood for the next multiple jep rations until the type of the civil rar. so they do not get -- they do not move until some ten years later. and they established a home sight near what is now the mad son family cemetery and they call their place "mount pleasant." and they build a little house. it is a form called a platters cottag planters cottage. it was modest, but it was the time of house they would have built if is a story and a half. to the grandparents set up shop in the early 1730s. within six months of their settlin

the grandparents are ambrose and francis taylor madison. francis taylor is the daughter of james taylor, one of the participants in the journey of the golden horse shoe, which is one of the first expeditions of white europeans to the blue ridge mountains. result of that, he receives thousands of acres of land in what's now orange county. so the ambrose and francis are in king and queen county and they send overseers and slaves in the early 1720s to clear the virgin forest and plant tobacco. the planting and cultivation of tobacco by the labor of people they held in savory will be the way the madisons tha s made the livelihood until the time of the civil war. so they do not get -- they do not move to montpillier until some ten years later. and they established a home site near what is now the madison family cemetery, and they call their place mount pleasant. and they build a little house. it is a form called a planter's cot tanl. it was modest, but it was the time of house they would have built if is a story and a half. so the grandparents s

thank you. >> chair ambrose: all right. thanks for that. i'm wondering, again, if we shouldn't see if there's any members of the public that have any comments before we get into questions with the controller's office staff, so actually, moderator, if you could please find out if there are any public callers in the queue. >> operator: madam president, we are checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. for those of you wishing to speak in public comment, we have just finished the presentation on item 5, discussion and possible action on presentation by controller's office whistleblower paragraph staff on annual report of whistleblower program for fiscal year 2019-20. you will have three minutes to present your public comment, six minutes if you are using an interpreter. please hold. madam chair, there are no callers in the queue. >> chair ambrose: all right then. public comment is closed. i'm going to go back to the commissioners. commissioner lee, i see your hand up, so i'm going to look and see if you have a text -- you're typing

former chelsea and charlton player mickey ambrose is one of those behind this letter and joins me now the letter say? basically we want the football association to be reviewed. the research has been done, but it's taken nearly 20 years since the passing of... so, we want government to step and because we can't rely on government bodies any more. i'm sorry, we just can't rely on them. they have had plenty of time now to look into this in more depth, and this letter... you talk about action, what would you like to see? we know children under 12 are not hitting the ball in england, scotla nd hitting the ball in england, scotland and northern ireland. what more do you want to see don? -- see don. we want to challenge the research that they've done already which is taken 20 years —— see done. that's a bit of a joke, to be frank. standards in this day and age, the amount of money in football, think of the next generation of football. football across the board. young kids are taking up football. right 110w kids are taking up football. right now as we speak, and places like that. so, we want

ambrose produced witnesses who testified that the boyfriend had physically abused marjorie in public. the lawyer made his case so compelling that the jury found her not guilty. >> i thank god, and i thank the jury and everybody. >> marjorie eventually met another man, richard armstrong, and married him. his life came to an unfortunate end too. >> he fell and hit his head on a coffee table. she took him into the emergency room. he was seen. they claimed that they thought he had the flu or something like that, and he was okay to go home. she went to get the car to take him home, and he collapsed on the floor and died. >> police investigated the death and cleared marjorie. marjorie then sued the hospital for malpractice. >> he died, and she won a large settlement. >> so when marjorie diehl-armstrong's name flashes on the 11:00 news, people with pretty good memories in erie recognize it, right? >> marjorie's back. so when her name came up as related to the death of james roden, there was not a surprised person in town. >> roden, her third dead partner, was the one shot and frozen. but onc

and the longtime activist soren ambrose s died in kenya at the age of 57 from complications due to covid he was a key strategist in the anti-globalization movement. as a member of the group 50 years is enough, he helped organize the april 2000 protests in washington against the world bank and the international monetary fund. in 2001, the "financial times" credited ambrose with "trying to dismantle the world's financial architecture." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. when we come back, we will look at the growing movement to develop a people's vaccine. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman in new york joined by my co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new jersey. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: president-elect joe biden pledged tuesday to distribute 100 million vaccine shots in the first 100 days of his administration. biden's vow came on the same day brit

last question that i asked everybody on my programs was so battle is over, complete union disaster ambrose burn side looks terrible. that campaign fails miserably, should abraham signed the emancipation proclamation? that's just the attention from, okay, remember there is a large war going on here. it is not just the slaughter at fredericksburg or what is to come a chancellorsville. there is more to talk about here. i think that would get people to think in a broader term. so they cannot just walk away dismissive of the battle or dismissive of burnside because they realize the momentum keeps going. the war continues even if it seems like, you know, this is a complete disaster. there is still pieces to be drawn from it. >> my last fredericksburg question. how did you handle the beautiful alignment dedicated to richard. it was dedicated in 1962. >> around the centennial. >> beth, would you mind just very briefly telling our audience the story about kirkland and the take on that story and handle you handle that monument which for those of you who have not been to fredericksburg, it's right on

ambrose dlamini was just fifty—two—years—old.w coronavirus infections for a second day in a row. more than 1,000 new cases were confirmed on sunday. officials say they might have to tighten existing restrictions to control the spread of covid—19. the first covid—19 vaccine vials have arrived in canada. the country's health regulator approved the vaccine made by pfizer and biontech last week. the vials are being sent to 1a distribution sites across the country. a french paralympian says he wants to climb three mountains in the pyrenees. david labarre — who has only around 10% sight — has already reached the summit of mont blanc. he now wants to cycle and climb up three more mountains in france and spain. the bbc‘s tim allman has his story. climbing a mountain is hardly easy for anyone. but imagine what it must be like for david labarre. visually impaired but always determined, he can only see shapes and spots. that will not stop him, though, even if he may not enjoy the full experience once he gets there. translation: of course th

what teenie has died after contracting cope at 19 that's according to the government the 52 year old ambrose the army announced in november that he had tested positive for corona virus but he said he was feeling well he was later hospitalized in neighboring south africa the mummy had been prime minister of the country formally known as swazi land since 20. britain's health minister met hancock is says london parts of southern england will go into the tightest tier of corner virus restrictions at midnight on tuesday pubs and restaurants will only be open for takeaway and people only allowed to meet outdoors in public places. e.u. commission president urges love and the lion is reporting some progress in talks over the ease future relationship with the u.k. it gives she enters or trying to resolve differences on issues including fishing rights and fair competition for business britain leaves the e.u.'s single market in just over 2 weeks the u.s. has remove sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism opening the african nation up to financial assistance that could help its struggling eco

testing positive for corona virus 2 weeks ago a government statement released on social media says that ambrose meany will be taken to a better school facility in neighboring south africa it says that he's responding well to treatment by jury of m.p.'s of someone president mohammad who bihari to parliament to answer questions about last week's mass killings in borno state at least 67 people were killed by boko haram fighters on saturday senators have criticized biharis government for failing to stop the attacks they want security chiefs to be sacked the president's spokesman caused anger after blaming the farmers are putting themselves in danger. the united nations says that it signed a deal with ethiopia's governments to get unrestricted humanitarian access to the to gray region the agreement will allow aid workers to federally controlled areas more than a 1000000 people of thoughts have been displaced by fighting which began almost a month ago. tens of thousands of those displaced of left the country fleeing across the border to sudan al jazeera has spoken to one university student you have n

testing positive for cope with 19 weeks ago the government statement released on social media says ambrose meany will be taken to a medical facility in neighboring south africa it says he is responding well to treatment. the mother of a 9 year old girl from south london who died after a severe asthma attack is trying to make legal history she is fighting for air pollution to be recorded as the cause of death something that's never happened before and has no name barbara for its strong evidence to support her. deborah was a key swimmer dancer and cyclist by the age of 9 she had the reading age of a teenager but she never made it to her 10th birthday over a 3 year period she suffered numerous seizures going into hospital 27 times with breathing problems an inquest in 2014 found ella died of acute respiratory failure after a severe asthma attack but that was quashed when new evidence emerged about local air pollution her mother wants air pollution recorded as the cause of death something that's never happened before in the u.k. for the 6 years of her life there is no warning of how everything

like if you know your jazz -- i played with ambrose akamusri, jonathan finlayson, people who had monstrous going to be third chair, might as well be behind guys like that, i guess. >> yeah, yeah. i was the flashy dresser of the bunch. i also ruined the pictures. i ruined the songs and the photos. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's very good to see. the movie is called "soul" coming to disney plus on christmas day. gather the children around and watch it. daveed diggs, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] be right back with the bird and the bee with dave grohl! >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. help the world believe in holiday magic. and this year was harder than ever. and yet, somehow, you all found a way to pull it off. it's not about the toys or the ornaments but about coming together. santa, santa, you're on mute! just wanted to say thanks. thanks for believing. abundant wind and solar energy, we have the power to take on climate change. use less from 4 to 9 pm to keep california golden. >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert

like if you know your jazz -- i played with ambrose akinmusire, jonathan finlayson, people who wouldbe third chair, might as well be behind guys like that, i guess. >> yeah, yeah. i was the flashy dresser of the bunch. i also ruined the pictures. i ruined the songs and the photos. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's very good to see. the movie is called "soul" coming to disney plus on christmas day. gather the children around and watch it. daveed diggs, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, daveed. be right back with the bird and the bee with dave grohl! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. stwith the xfinity hello 2021 sales event. get powerful internet you can count on... ...and $250 back when you... ...add xfinity mobile with nationwide 5g on the most reliable network. keep in touch with family and friends. stream your favorites with ease. and take your devices to the next level. get xfinity internet and mobile together... ...and say hello to 2021 with $250 back, for a limited time only. this

i first came to see the d-day museum in the days of steven ambrose when it was on the lake shore and my visit in 2018 showed me just how it's changed and developed in amazing ways since then. i take my hats off to everyone involved in this very impressive, very amazing enterprise. i'm glad to be -- sorry. am i a little too close to the mic? okay. i'm very glad to be speaking here. i'm very glad to be speaking here today and not on monday. [ laughter ] i was talking to my son, our son, over the weekend, and said i was coming to new orleans and give a lecture and i was very gratified when he was really interested to know, he said, dad, when exactly are you speaking? and i said wednesday the 15th of january. he said, well, if you were speaking on monday the 13th of january, you wouldn't have had a single person in the audience. [ laughter ] i said, thanks, jim. he got me up to speed on the game, lsu and all that kind of thing. so tonight i'm going to talk about another joe. not g.i. joe, not joe burrow, but uncle joe stalin. and it's interesting that roosevelt and churchill had that kin

among this year's winners are -- kristal ambrose from the bahamas, who pressured the government to bansingle-use plastic bags, cutlery and straws, and styrofoam containers and cups. chibeze ezekiel from ghana, the national coordinator of 350 ghana reducing our carbon. he also works with ghana's youth climate activists. nemonte nenquimo, an indigenous leader in the ecuadorian amazon who led legal action against oil extraction in the region. and leydy pech, a maya woman from opelchÉn, mexico, who promotes sustainable development practices for mayan communities. pech is also a beekeeper, protecting a rare native bee species. this is pech speaking at this year's goldman virtual ceremony. >> the price gives me the opportunity to tell the world thathe lanes of the ingenous people are being sipped away by the imposition of mega extraction projects, echo industry, tourism, and others that strengthen a model of capitalism that threatens natural resources and our way of life. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodma

minister is what teenie died after contracting company 19 ordered to a government statement 52 year old ambrose de la meany announced in november that he tested positive for corona virus but was feeling well was later hospitalized in neighboring south africa had been prime minister of the country formerly known as was the month since 2018. farmers in india staging a while now had day long hunger strike i as protests against government reforms to the agriculture sector intensify union said the changes will hurt their earnings and benefit of big corporations the government insists that measures will attract investment and those farmers incomes 7 of several rounds of talks between the 2 sides have. but a spy writer john kerry has died at the age of 89 after falling ill with pneumonia he was best known for his intricate intricately plotted of cold war thrillers a number of which were turned into films and his real name was david cornwell and he found some of the inspiration for his books while working for the pursue secrets . for bestselling author john le carré the world of espionage was an endles

mickey ambrose — who played for both charlton and chelsea — says the football association and playersto just sidestep and sweep under the carpet, but this is a 157 year organisation formed in 1863, yet, it's taken 20 years to get to this stage. i mean, wejust yet, it's taken 20 years to get to this stage. i mean, we just want action. well the football association has given us the following statement regarding the letter... and the pfa has also told us... we've had a few upsets at the world darts championship but two time champion gary anderson is through to the third round. he beat latvia's madars razma 3—1 at alexandra palace. england's dave chisnell is also through — after beating keegan brown by the same scoreline. and england's cricketers will be allowed to fly to sri lanka for next month's test series, despite the country's ban on commercial flights from the uk. they will take a chartered flight onjanuary 2nd and be tested for covid—19 before theirjourney and also on arrival. they'll then spend ten days in a bio—secure training bubble before the first of two matches starts in gal

teenie has died after contracting kovac 19 according to a government statement here the 52 year old ambrose de la nina announced in mid november that he had tested positive for the corona virus but was feeling well he was later hospitalized in neighboring south africa many had been prime minister of the nation formally known as swaziland since 2080. police have shot and killed a gunman on the steps of new york's st john the divine cathedral shortly after a christmas carol concert attendants were leaving at the end of the event when the masked man opened fire no one else was wounded the gunman's motive remains unclear . farmers in india are staging a day long hunger strike as protests intensify against government reforms to the agriculture sector unions say the laws will hurt their earnings and only benefit big corporations the government insists the measures will attract investment and boost the farmers' income several rounds of talks between the 2 sides have failed. and iran's foreign minister has summoned the envoy of germany and france after the european union condemned the execution of

testing positive for cope with 19 weeks ago a government statement released on social media says ambrosemany will be taken to a medical facility in neighboring south africa it says he's responding well to treatment. nigerian m.p.'s have summoned president mohamed of the harlot of parliament to answer questions about last week's mass killings in borno state at least 67 people were killed by boko haram fighters on saturday senators criticized biharis government for failing to stop the attacks they want security chiefs to be sacked the president's spokesman calls the anger after blaming farmers putting themselves in danger israel's ultimate prime minister benny gantz says his party will back an opposition bill in favor of dissolve parliament the preliminary vote on the issue is just passed 61 to 54 can says he's lost patients with benyamin netanyahu and is ready to break their alliance with a long overdue budget isn't passed immediately the move could force israel's 4th election less than 2 years lawyerly assure you that because surely i had no illusions in regard to netanyahu i knew his re

thank you, commission chair ambrose. this report is a third in a series of public integrity reports -- public integrity reports to assess policies in wake of city's attorney investigation stemming from alleged wrongdoing by former public works director. the reports as you know from previous meetings are conducted with the city attorney's office issued with the goal of highlighting areas where laws need strengthened to avoid a future similar circumstances to prevent abuse and fraud in the city. the controller's report was issued the end of june and was we had the controller's staff here to present its findings and recommendations regarding conflicts of interest. the contracting and procurement processes. second report was issued in september and that addressed gifts to the departments through non-city organizations and creation of risk of pay to play. that report was also presented to the commission at its meeting last month to provide opportunity to provide input. just last week the controller's office issued the third i

thank you, commission chair ambrose. this report is a third in a series of public integrity reports -- public integrity reports to assess policies in wake of city's attorney investigation stemming from alleged wrongdoing by former public works director. the reports as you know from previous meetings are conducted with the city attorney's office issued with the goal of highlighting areas where laws need strengthened to avoid a future similar circumstances to prevent abuse and fraud in the city. the controller's report was issued the end of june and was we had the controller's staff here to present its findings and recommendations regarding conflicts of interest. the contracting and procurement processes. second report was issued in september and that addressed gifts to the departments through non-city organizations and creation of risk of pay to play. that report was also presented to the commission at its meeting last month to provide opportunity to provide input. just last week the controller's office issued the third i

same year in 2000, richard rhodes, william f buckley junior, joan didion milton freedman, steven ambrose, and arthur's lessons are junior, all appeared. corvo dolls were the guests, here was a portion. >> the heart of an aristocracy are the schools. and use the example of your daughter in the example of bush who went over to andover and yale. i would've gone to harvard if i'd not chosen the army instead. the schools are what control the opinion off the children of the rich and/or powerful. i had a stepbrother who is going to inherit a lot of money. and he was sent to groton. that is where groton st. mark's in solon schools. and then for those who will be rich to make them into not only gentlemen scholars the best values. it's how and opinion is formed they know if you send to groton but they are going to get in the way of political training. their view of the t world, i belong to the ruling class. i have a stepbrother. but i'm not going to inherit anybody. so i am sent to ecuador which is for the bright boys of the ruling class who eventually work for the rich boys and who will become ju

former chelsea player mickey ambrose says the football association and players' union the pfa have beenn't continue tojust sidestep and sweep under the carpet. but this is a 157—year organisation formed in 1863, yet it's taken 20 years to get to this stage. i mean, we just want action. well, the fa gave us a statement they say they've helped lead the way in ground—breaking research into the links with football, and have "a clear and unwavering commitment, both financially and with resource, to support objective, robust and thorough research going forward. there are no matches at the world darts championship today, as the tournament begins its regular three—day break, before resuming on the 27th. one man who can enjoy the christmas break is gary anderson. the two—time champion is safely into round three, after beating latvia's madars razma 3—1 at alexandra palace. he said he was going home to his family before heading back to alexandra palace on boxing day. gary anderson will get his full christmas dinner. he will be all right before it goes back on boxing day. it is essential to get you

. >> commissioner moore, chair ambrose. >> aye. >> five votes in affirmative the motion is approved unanimously. >> so the motion the meeting is adjourned. thank you all very much. happy thanksgiving. we will see you back here on december what day is it? >> it is a monday. it is december 13th. >> i am double-checking right now. >> monday? >> it is on monday. earlier this year. we had modified to a monday meeting at the request of the commission due to year end planned schedules at that time. >> december 7th? >> we have the 14th at 9:30 a.m. >> i am glad i asked. i did not recall that we had movedded to a monday. we will see you on december 14th. thank you so much. >> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually fro