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it's an advisory board. their power is not in being able to stop an action of the peaverplet, but their power is making -- e.p.a., but their power is making them justify the action they are proposing to take, to justify the science that leads to that action. there's nothing wrong with that. there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. i suppose the bottom line is this -- we live in an extremely cynical time. surprisingly there's distrust even of the united states congress and all federal institutions, i'm afraid. this bill is an effort to take the step in the direction of restoring that faith and confidence. call it enhanced transparency, if you want, call it openness, if you want, call it just making sure we all know where the money's going and where the money's coming from, whatever you want to call it. this is a bill that tries to move us in the direction of not only better regulations when we must have regulations but better science to justify those regulations and the confidence of all of our fellow citi
it's an advisory board. their power is not in being able to stop an action of the peaverplet, but their power is making -- e.p.a., but their power is making them justify the action they are proposing to take, to justify the science that leads to that action. there's nothing wrong with that. there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. i suppose the bottom line is this -- we live in an extremely cynical time. surprisingly there's distrust even of the united states congress and all federal...
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>> well, i think we have recorded back to the board at the request of the board whether our votes werehe majority of the votes and a lot of those issues are new issues their i think gaining transactional and increasing most of them i would say were not successfully couped that is the pattern and it takes a long time the first time you get 15 percent of the vote and the next time 26 percent we recorded back how many of the votes were on the side of a prevailing vote and i mean bob can speak to it but generally speaking those types of resolutions are gaining in strength and i think that there is very few of them have been successfully adopted by the companies how to measure process to answer our other question it is slow proxy seasons lasts 7 or 8 or 9 months every year the deadlines for your simulation is very, very slow we've not seen our action of level one changed the proxy vote we believe that our proxy policy was already in line
>> well, i think we have recorded back to the board at the request of the board whether our votes werehe majority of the votes and a lot of those issues are new issues their i think gaining transactional and increasing most of them i would say were not successfully couped that is the pattern and it takes a long time the first time you get 15 percent of the vote and the next time 26 percent we recorded back how many of the votes were on the side of a prevailing vote and i mean bob can...
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and not staff to guide the board in a policy in direct approach i'll urge the board to include questions and the consultants rfp that will help the board to understand which consultants have the best qualifications to insure the lowest fees and transcript to mitigate the risks we provided a list of questions attached for your consideration in the selection process including the refrance from hiring manager that support the benefit retention and hiring the consultants that have the experience working with clients when factor environmental, social and governance issues into their decision-making process sincerely margaret and some of the questions are is your firm of pure consultantcy if you offer investment product are the real conflict of interests mitigated will you require all hedge fund managers considered to be fiduciaries describe our experience and track record working with public pension clients please provide a list of the managers. >> 30 seconds. >> you recommend and describe our experience and success in negotiating lower fees how do you factor in the government to do their due
and not staff to guide the board in a policy in direct approach i'll urge the board to include questions and the consultants rfp that will help the board to understand which consultants have the best qualifications to insure the lowest fees and transcript to mitigate the risks we provided a list of questions attached for your consideration in the selection process including the refrance from hiring manager that support the benefit retention and hiring the consultants that have the experience...
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pacheco is the board legal assistant i'm cynthia goldstein the boards director we'll to be joined by representatives that have matter before the board scott sanchez is the zoning administrator and he represents planning department and planning commission and joe duffy for the department of building inspection mr. pacheco go over others meetings guidelines and conduct the swearing in >> phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. out in the hallway. people affiliated with these parties must conclude their comments within 7 minutes, participants not affiliated have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker card or business card to the clerk. speaker cards and pens are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments. there are customer satisfaction forms available. if you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. this meet
pacheco is the board legal assistant i'm cynthia goldstein the boards director we'll to be joined by representatives that have matter before the board scott sanchez is the zoning administrator and he represents planning department and planning commission and joe duffy for the department of building inspection mr. pacheco go over others meetings guidelines and conduct the swearing in >> phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. out in the hallway. people affiliated with these...
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casco corresponding to board rules and speakers items will not be accepted before the board and superintendant report is next mr. superintendant good evening a couple of items to update our community is it a fair statement or starting off with the superintendent excellent venture i was honored to represent the san francisco unified school district and as a member of the council for a one-on-one meeting in the white house with president obama i know some folks say that didn't happen he's the proof i'm the supervisor from president obama what is so important about it opportunity was that we do have a president who is keenly aware of public education and actually met with superintendent from the larger urban skublths u school districts as well as board members with the intent of hearing from us directly with the effects of proposals currently being discussed on knapp acholia capital hear the one funding english language learn and the brothers keeper we wanted to hear from us dribble i'm proud to report the president made a direct comment about the wish in san francisco so kudos from you from the
casco corresponding to board rules and speakers items will not be accepted before the board and superintendant report is next mr. superintendant good evening a couple of items to update our community is it a fair statement or starting off with the superintendent excellent venture i was honored to represent the san francisco unified school district and as a member of the council for a one-on-one meeting in the white house with president obama i know some folks say that didn't happen he's the...
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from any of the board dlblts or board organizations? no other reports by board members a report by the committee as a whole february that's me one informational item our digital learning framework we heard really existing work in our district has been doing around extending a number of things one extending computer science standards k through 12 and developing those are standards and presenting a plan that will could. to the full board as to how we'll go about or about doing that and extending work around digital literacy and introduction technology into destruction and greater levels and the overall approach to keep that in mind how we make sure our students have access to the digital learning it's happening all over the school reports if the legislation committee ms. wynns >> we have already recorded and taken care of the items two were on the agenda related to each other one to look at the perspective proposals i'm sure you're aware of they we have had two meetings one in january and one in february which was this week so white we di
from any of the board dlblts or board organizations? no other reports by board members a report by the committee as a whole february that's me one informational item our digital learning framework we heard really existing work in our district has been doing around extending a number of things one extending computer science standards k through 12 and developing those are standards and presenting a plan that will could. to the full board as to how we'll go about or about doing that and extending...
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ies there is a quote done deal quote/unquote with the retirement board some of the board members they think there's a commitment to purchase the down payment loans without having brought it to the retirement board for approval sf dr s is preceding are due diligence but we certainly have not begun to discuss this recommendations with the retirement board any way you can so often the announcement will help me get the full retirement board to support it when it comes before them later this year unquote and some of that with my apologies i took out a few phrases i kept it to a 50 word limit for inclusion but the rest is pretty much a direct quote of e-mail to mr. elliott. >> i've had spotty results are transparency with the mayor's office of housing a year ago inkwooig about the down payment loan we gave me information and now will not tell me how many of the fiscal year 2013-2014 loans that were not issued under deploying were revolted over to the next year and not tell me how many of the applications were received this year you have to be very, very careful with the mayor's office of ho
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and colleagues, are there any changes to the board meeting minutes of january 27th? seeing no changes may i have a motion to approve. motion by supervisor cohen and seconded by supervisor tang. madam clerk, are there any communications. >> i have no communications today madam president. . >> can . >> can you please at this time read the consent agenda? >> the small business commission to establish a region a registry and authorize a a a $50 fee. >> thank you very much i want to thank my cosponsors and supervisor farrell and supervisor yee after speaking with supervisor tang and others about the particular legacy businesses in their districts that might not be protected under the legislation i'd like to make the amendment to the legislation. we are removing the category of businesses that were eligible for recognition and instead have included language that would allow the mayor or any supervisor to nominate a business in their district and the idea there is no one knows the businesses better than the various supervisors who represent that district and we're also aski
and colleagues, are there any changes to the board meeting minutes of january 27th? seeing no changes may i have a motion to approve. motion by supervisor cohen and seconded by supervisor tang. madam clerk, are there any communications. >> i have no communications today madam president. . >> can . >> can you please at this time read the consent agenda? >> the small business commission to establish a region a registry and authorize a a a $50 fee. >> thank you very...
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percent building the city should a restrictions for vvl in hedge fund and 96 percent building the board should ask about the deinvestment of hedge funds to go off to cal teachers union to investigate infrastructure you should visit cal ferries and talk about the hedge funds 94 percent are not prepared to see their member contributions 25rdz future retirement increase in hedge funds fail and 93 percent would not charge - >> the staff to perform adequate due diligence on hedge funds and 98 percent building that all union members should be surveyed for their preferences in investing in hedge funds and 95 plus building that this board should not make a decisions to invest in hedge funds without approval of the 54 thousand plan beneficiaries i urge you to vote no on any asset obligations thank you time (clapping.) >> if people could listen up to speak on public comment i'll work off the speaker cards first. >> good afternoon board members i'm worked at laguna honda for 20 years i'm not an expert in vvl but warren buffett is and george sorry is and mr. cal per if they don't recommended the pe
percent building the city should a restrictions for vvl in hedge fund and 96 percent building the board should ask about the deinvestment of hedge funds to go off to cal teachers union to investigate infrastructure you should visit cal ferries and talk about the hedge funds 94 percent are not prepared to see their member contributions 25rdz future retirement increase in hedge funds fail and 93 percent would not charge - >> the staff to perform adequate due diligence on hedge funds and 98...
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for their consideration next tuesday that urges the sfmta board or to this board to adopt a requirement that applicants or participants in the commuter shuttle pilot -- or the commuter pilot program, now a pilot, demonstrate that they have conditions of labor harmony as a part of their permit application, so we'll see, i presume that will go forward to the full board next week and likely be approved. i think it came out of land use unanimously. we will be working with the sponsors of the legislation and the city attorney's office as well as our own program staff in termser of what options we have with that regard and we'll be coming back to you once we have something developed in terms of following the spirit of what the board of supervisors is likely to be urging this body to do. >> can we have a moment on that one before you move on with the rest of your report while it's fresh in anyone's mind. i wanted to check to see if anybody has anything on that. >> yeah, i do have a question so in terms of the people who applies for the permit, is it the transportation company or is it the -- >
for their consideration next tuesday that urges the sfmta board or to this board to adopt a requirement that applicants or participants in the commuter shuttle pilot -- or the commuter pilot program, now a pilot, demonstrate that they have conditions of labor harmony as a part of their permit application, so we'll see, i presume that will go forward to the full board next week and likely be approved. i think it came out of land use unanimously. we will be working with the sponsors of the...
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steel any items removed from first reading by the board? on tonight any items served by the board for discussions commissioner wynns >> thank you i'd like to sever k 21 on page 85. >> all right. roll call vote will take place in section o superintendents proposal there are none together board members proposals none together request to speak item j regarded matters i have one speaker sheryl davis i have 2 minutes. >> hi so i made a couple of notes so i wouldn't forget when i wanted to talk about first, i want to thank you for your support with the john lewis visit it was awesome and amazing i want to recognize cindy mathison that helped to coordinate the busses and getting 4 hundred students to san francisco state so i really wanted to thank her and kevin in making that happen hydra mendosa helped out we got every student a copy of book that was amazing everything is playing out from the march on selma we hope the kids understand the opportunity to be with congressman lewis i want to make mention of april 9th jamming listen who is national b
steel any items removed from first reading by the board? on tonight any items served by the board for discussions commissioner wynns >> thank you i'd like to sever k 21 on page 85. >> all right. roll call vote will take place in section o superintendents proposal there are none together board members proposals none together request to speak item j regarded matters i have one speaker sheryl davis i have 2 minutes. >> hi so i made a couple of notes so i wouldn't forget when i...
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not required we'll be joined by the deputy city attorney for the board and he'll be providing the board with legal voices at the table a scott sanchez the zoning administrator for the city and he's representing his office as well as the planning commission and pea planning department we're going to be joined shortly loophole by joe duffy representing the denial and nick the senator plan checker with the street use and mapping i don't see him here but chris with the urban forest internal revenue with the public works mr. pacheco at this time go over the go over the procedures. >> please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. out in the hallway. permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties must conclude their comments within 7 minutes, participants not affiliated have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker card or business card
not required we'll be joined by the deputy city attorney for the board and he'll be providing the board with legal voices at the table a scott sanchez the zoning administrator for the city and he's representing his office as well as the planning commission and pea planning department we're going to be joined shortly loophole by joe duffy representing the denial and nick the senator plan checker with the street use and mapping i don't see him here but chris with the urban forest internal revenue...
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we will have two internal staff we'll have a consultant that will be other than the boards consultant and try to have one, if not 2 other public employees or entities that have experience or expertise in the selection and evaluation of hedge funds so it's a 5 person panel and we'll be eliminating our consultant from the process. >> that's the recommended amendment. >> may i ask a question. >> have we in the past exclude our consultants from evaluating rhd. >> i don't believe so. >> have your clients ever included you from the rfp process in evaluating applicants. >> no it is part of our contract we would include the hedge fund to fund and candidate review process but not the hedge fund process that is a different amen we considered it i guess we graded i guess only the last contract 8 years ago it was included point scope of services. >> but not direct. >> not direct. >> can you say that 8 years ago the hedge fund was in your contract. >> we had two extensions and i think our last contract. >> 2008 but again the listing of activities that we're expecting were basically at the discreti
we will have two internal staff we'll have a consultant that will be other than the boards consultant and try to have one, if not 2 other public employees or entities that have experience or expertise in the selection and evaluation of hedge funds so it's a 5 person panel and we'll be eliminating our consultant from the process. >> that's the recommended amendment. >> may i ask a question. >> have we in the past exclude our consultants from evaluating rhd. >> i don't...
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the department for wages as the department has testified and that's required by ordinance 26014 of board of supervisors and also the sfmta advise as a stated in today's meeting with the proper sprirngs the unarmed services should be adequate to address the needs our recommendation on page 16 we recommend you amend the proposed resolution to include and not to exceed 499 plus for the first 3 years with 3, one year options at sole discretion we've made the recommendation to be consistent with the resolutions that have been approved by the board of supervisors and recommend you approve it as amended. >> thank you very much mr. rose. >> supervisor katie tang. >> i apologize if i didn't hear this i wanted to confirm our okay with the budget analyst recommendations okay. at this time i'll make a represents to approve it as stated and after that approve the flying i'm sorry reds with a with a positive recommendation to the phone number. >> we have a motion on the floor first we'll open up for public comment anybody wish to comment on item 6 okay seeing none, public comment is closed we have a m
the department for wages as the department has testified and that's required by ordinance 26014 of board of supervisors and also the sfmta advise as a stated in today's meeting with the proper sprirngs the unarmed services should be adequate to address the needs our recommendation on page 16 we recommend you amend the proposed resolution to include and not to exceed 499 plus for the first 3 years with 3, one year options at sole discretion we've made the recommendation to be consistent with the...
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steel any items for the board. >> any items served by the board of superintendent discussions and removed roll call vote please - oh, yes commissioner walton. >> i want to annunciation i'll be abstaining on one item on page 34 pause i'm an employee of the organization. >> thank you very much so roll call vote will take place in section o commissioner norton asked to be involved in the commission subject we'll postpone that until it she is on her way if it's okay to proceed with the rest of the agenda item on board members proposals speakers and action no one tonight and we will move to j request to speak regarding general matters. >> excuse me. dr. murase on item 8 i wonder where to entertain a conversation about poisoning this until another time to inadequately go through the proposal shall i wait until the proposal is heard i hate for the committee to have to wait a long time for that so - >> i suggest we have this discussion when i call the item h and we'll be able to participate in that conversation. >> so we are on item j request to speak regarding general matters i have 4 speakers (
steel any items for the board. >> any items served by the board of superintendent discussions and removed roll call vote please - oh, yes commissioner walton. >> i want to annunciation i'll be abstaining on one item on page 34 pause i'm an employee of the organization. >> thank you very much so roll call vote will take place in section o commissioner norton asked to be involved in the commission subject we'll postpone that until it she is on her way if it's okay to proceed...
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when we presented to the rate fairness board last time. it was important to be able to describe to them for their consideration both the program design and the rates. sort of like what are we getting for that price. and so what you see in the schedule is meeting with stakeholders to discuss program design and policy guidelines, taking those program design guidelines and procurement reform issues to our commission and then taking it to the rate fairness board. so we will know as a staff that we've done some outreach within the community, we've informed, we have taken that into consideration, we've informed our commission as to what we recommend, we've taken that into consideration and then we bring it to the rate fairness board for them to consider as a package, the program design as well as the not to exceed rate. then we go out, we do a lot of things, but one of the thing we do then is go out to the market and see if we can get resources to match that program design at that not to exceed price and we come back to the rate fairness board w
when we presented to the rate fairness board last time. it was important to be able to describe to them for their consideration both the program design and the rates. sort of like what are we getting for that price. and so what you see in the schedule is meeting with stakeholders to discuss program design and policy guidelines, taking those program design guidelines and procurement reform issues to our commission and then taking it to the rate fairness board. so we will know as a staff that...
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the board may cpr consider while ada other entities providing the if the board proofs a level 2 this would be an action as the staff through the analysis provide a come forward with the recommendation that you direct staff to engage with folks who can provide those types of index fund on investment up to one hundred million dollars in a fossil frugally free index. >> questions by the commission and confirmation. >> you mentioned the risk aspect in our analysis can you discuss the inflation risks maintaining when you sell oil and my wife and i stocks those are the protection of the portfolio so if you could discuss the loss of inflation i'll be very, very appreciative number one and number 2 is the timeframe for your analyze it is 20 years obviously 20 years is not a long period of time to look at investment for a fund that is supposed to last in perpetuity do you have a long-range horizon i'd like to see that that is important in terms of the risk aspect obviously the return aspect of 20 years a relating short period of time and number 3 has to do with names the companies that we are
the board may cpr consider while ada other entities providing the if the board proofs a level 2 this would be an action as the staff through the analysis provide a come forward with the recommendation that you direct staff to engage with folks who can provide those types of index fund on investment up to one hundred million dollars in a fossil frugally free index. >> questions by the commission and confirmation. >> you mentioned the risk aspect in our analysis can you discuss the...
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that we need a loefrment fix so we don't have to come forward here everyday pass this onto the full board and talk about long term strategies for the challenge. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm nancy deputy director of the social services we serve over 22 hundred people in the city that are hopeless the point i want to make the speakers have said things about the long term solution think about do the math if the minimum wage is - what does 7.5 percent get you may $23 a month or $5 a week bethink about that in making this dignities. >> thank you. >> thank you for putting this into process pefb. >> debbie from the human services network i want to look at 9 properties for a moment i understand that some supervisors are uncomfortable that came about shortly after the budget process concluded i agree that is not the way we want to do things but one crucial piece of information after the process was done in october the controller put out a report $22 million in unanticipated revenue for fiscal year 2014-2015 if we had known about the $22 million when the 3wuk9 u budget process
that we need a loefrment fix so we don't have to come forward here everyday pass this onto the full board and talk about long term strategies for the challenge. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm nancy deputy director of the social services we serve over 22 hundred people in the city that are hopeless the point i want to make the speakers have said things about the long term solution think about do the math if the minimum wage is - what does 7.5 percent get you may...
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colleagues seeing there no more discussion on the item may i have a motion to send those to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you very much motion by supervisor wiener and seconded by supervisor kim we'll take that without objection. this motion passes. >> madam clerk call item 5. >> a resolution authorizing the facilities between the city and the mexican museum for one dollar. >> ladies and gentlemen this was supported by mayor ed lee and supervisor wiener and supervisor kim supervisor kim has opening remarks. >> i'm proud to join the mayor and supervisor wiener and supervisor campos and supervisor wiener that authors the city between the city and the mexican museum this is a project that has a ton of history and gone through many challenges and obstacles i want to thank the parties this was a long awaited area plan for the mexican museum in the parts of city where we have more than art and the museum and the jewish contemporary museum it authorizes the mexican mime to lease 48 thousand square feet other than the mission for 6 of year term for o
colleagues seeing there no more discussion on the item may i have a motion to send those to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you very much motion by supervisor wiener and seconded by supervisor kim we'll take that without objection. this motion passes. >> madam clerk call item 5. >> a resolution authorizing the facilities between the city and the mexican museum for one dollar. >> ladies and gentlemen this was supported...
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i think they should do that concurrently with going with the board process. that will be the only time in the timeline from step by step perspective that it would change so when it's gone through the mayor's office process that they are able to issue it out to the general public an getting the proposals shortly there after. that would be the one thing and if you take that and that's 30 days, you can move everything else up along that change 30 days sooner and if the board were to complete the process quicker than 90 days you would take that same amount and move those items up more. you have the potential to move the time on the rfo process and get the rfo issued and sign 2 months earlier if it went according to the regular schedule. the rest of the agenda, third time i'm actually fine with and believe they have put together a very solid timeline. i agree i don't want to put something there and say we can shave 3 days off here. let's give them the time they need and i think they have done a great job. this is one item that i would like to see changed. >> in te
i think they should do that concurrently with going with the board process. that will be the only time in the timeline from step by step perspective that it would change so when it's gone through the mayor's office process that they are able to issue it out to the general public an getting the proposals shortly there after. that would be the one thing and if you take that and that's 30 days, you can move everything else up along that change 30 days sooner and if the board were to complete the...
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. >> i'm here as a private citizen as always i'd appreciate if those packet were handed out this board and it's chief executive officer how are they smarter than warren buffett he's warned against hedge fund and the pension plan for the board whose clients are beneficiaries rejected investment you have a fiduciary and legal and ethnic obligation to back off the results of the line surveys i was asked of the plan beneficiaries so that monk seven hundred plus survey responders 95 percent are not in favor of the investments in the hedge funds and 82 plus buildings the pensions so not invest in the hedge funds and when asked what amount they might feel comfortable with in addition the survey revealed 87 p.s. .5 percent don't believe hedge funds are risk reserve than stock who are they trying to fool and if there's a stock market decline 82 percent building that sf dr s should be restricted from vvl in hedge funds and 89 percent building the city should a restrictions for vvl in hedge fund and 96 percent building the board should ask about the deinvestment of hedge funds to go off to cal te
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.) >> thank you good afternoon trustees i'm cynthia landry sits on the 1021 executive board for the local trustee it's been said before it's been said today and it will be continued to be said by our members active and retired that we have saying no to my hedge fund allocation simply stated zero hedge funds allocation local 1021 exclusive board has passed a resolution along with the committee opposing zero hedge funds allocation. >> support. >> what did i say and supporting. >> okay. thank you for the correction supporting zero hedge fund allocation our members have done their due diligence and my question to you trustees have you done our due diligence regarding hedge funds we've had a town hall meetings regarding hedge funds and the board has been educated on hedge funds do you know the specific instruments that comprise our hedge fund allocations what does the hedge fund comprise of what are the fees? and where was the corp headquarters? is the and does this corp headquarters pay taxed do they invest in the u.s. and economy are they good corp citizens those are questions you should loo
.) >> thank you good afternoon trustees i'm cynthia landry sits on the 1021 executive board for the local trustee it's been said before it's been said today and it will be continued to be said by our members active and retired that we have saying no to my hedge fund allocation simply stated zero hedge funds allocation local 1021 exclusive board has passed a resolution along with the committee opposing zero hedge funds allocation. >> support. >> what did i say and supporting....
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further resolve the board of supervisors urges san francisco metropolitan transportation board to aamendment section 1914 to retrict busing to using major and secondary arterial streets not designated in the general plan. be it further resolved the board of supervisors urges the sfmta board to report on compliance with transportation code sckz 1914 f 5 which requires the service provider to provide real time locationdality data for each bus and the board of supervisors requests to analyze the shuttle bus location area to determine how the routes and stop locations can be modified [inaudible] the board of supervisors urges the san francisco mta board to conduct a analssis to demonstrate the nexus between the [inaudible] and traffic and increase cost of affordable houses. the board of supervisors urges to adopt a fee to receiver the cost of the impablth demonstrated in the next analysis. those are my amendments i would like to make to the this resolution and just to say i know i expect that there will be a statement saying this will delay this resolution from being passed, but i think colleagu
further resolve the board of supervisors urges san francisco metropolitan transportation board to aamendment section 1914 to retrict busing to using major and secondary arterial streets not designated in the general plan. be it further resolved the board of supervisors urges the sfmta board to report on compliance with transportation code sckz 1914 f 5 which requires the service provider to provide real time locationdality data for each bus and the board of supervisors requests to analyze the...
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back to my office into the reds here but we're happy to work with the committee or my member of the board for the policy discussions. >> that's part of the reds and thanks for that and thanks mr. rose and colleagues at this point, i'll suggest we have a motion to take the technical amendments and continue for a week. >> so moved. >> second. >> we'll take that without objection. >> all right. madam clerk call item 5. >> approving the change lease between travel quality services and the city with a minimum guarantee of $1.5 million for the lease and 3, 4 year option for the airport commission. >> okay. thank you ms. one-size-fits-all in her is here from the airport. >> good morning supervisor farrell and others kathy with the san francisco international airport the item seeks for an approval of the currency exchange lease this proposed lease is a result of a competitive lace with the travel company the lease has a 5 year term to 2004 with 3 4 year options to extend travel x operates 3 locations throughout but airport 8 in the international and one location in each of our domestic terminals
back to my office into the reds here but we're happy to work with the committee or my member of the board for the policy discussions. >> that's part of the reds and thanks for that and thanks mr. rose and colleagues at this point, i'll suggest we have a motion to take the technical amendments and continue for a week. >> so moved. >> second. >> we'll take that without objection. >> all right. madam clerk call item 5. >> approving the change lease between...
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the board failed to explore the option to achieve the interest in the funds and protecting it against down side leaving the union 1020 no choices bus to allocated the funds to hedge funds we've you turned out in numbers and signed petitions before you to competence the well founded concerns the risks southern direction with hedge funds and the allocation process and the lack of transparency associated with the process and the failure to respond to the questions about the risks and other issues raised in our july 8th letter in our view the staff and consultants have failed to plan for participants by engaging in an upside down process and selected hedge funds as the answer brother they've seated did board concerns we believe in the outset of the application process absent a more thoughtful process we ask you to act on behalf of thousands of s c i us by voting against the changes to this application sincerely the board pointing (clapping.) >> hello, i'm elaine i work in san francisco public library i've worked since 1985 i don't know about hedge funds i did research and found interestin
the board failed to explore the option to achieve the interest in the funds and protecting it against down side leaving the union 1020 no choices bus to allocated the funds to hedge funds we've you turned out in numbers and signed petitions before you to competence the well founded concerns the risks southern direction with hedge funds and the allocation process and the lack of transparency associated with the process and the failure to respond to the questions about the risks and other issues...
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i've been on this board going into my fifth cycle and i believe we as a board did do a cost of doing business adjustment along with the mayor. last year it did not happen and i've said this to various nonprofits that i work with that when we look at what happened last year i think it was a model of how not to do it. we, in a good year, have about 25 $25 million to work with in the pool and if my memory serves me we receive 70 or 80 or 90 million $90 million and when and when you have so many very powerful asks whether it's nutrition or mental health or other very important areas and you also have an ask for a cost of doing business adjustment it makes it very challenging. this board went aggressively last year with service expansion expanding these critical services and not with a cost of doing business adjustment and i'd encourage the nonprofit community to the extent possible to incorporate cost of doing business into that broad set of asks that are coming to the board. we do not have the same pool to work with than the mayor has to work with. we're much more limited and it present
i've been on this board going into my fifth cycle and i believe we as a board did do a cost of doing business adjustment along with the mayor. last year it did not happen and i've said this to various nonprofits that i work with that when we look at what happened last year i think it was a model of how not to do it. we, in a good year, have about 25 $25 million to work with in the pool and if my memory serves me we receive 70 or 80 or 90 million $90 million and when and when you have so many...
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board meeting. we have a lot of taxpayer resources invested in this meeting basically a lot of people on the clock, so to speak. so usually there is all 11 members of the board who -- board of supervisors who are here and our staff at city hall to support us at these meetings. we're joined by the clerk's office, the sheriff's deputies, sfgovtv, the budget and legislative analyst's office, mayor's staff and our own deputy city attorney. many of us have constituent meetings in our own districts to get to and the members of the public who come here to testify deserve to know the time that their time is being respected. this is why i try to be strict in the friendliest way of course, with time limits with our hearings. it's why i do my best to enforce board rule no. 4.13 which limits commendation to 5 minutes and the board rule that says no supervisor should speak more than 10 minutes on any one item. last week i introduced a motion which we'll actually vote on today to have the legislative body to the
board meeting. we have a lot of taxpayer resources invested in this meeting basically a lot of people on the clock, so to speak. so usually there is all 11 members of the board who -- board of supervisors who are here and our staff at city hall to support us at these meetings. we're joined by the clerk's office, the sheriff's deputies, sfgovtv, the budget and legislative analyst's office, mayor's staff and our own deputy city attorney. many of us have constituent meetings in our own districts...
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well i will make a motion to forward out the resolution with a positive recommendations to the full board. >> we'll take that without objection. >> madam clerk can you please call item 5 and resolution authorizing the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to execute the matter inform europeans project not to exceed of $19.5 million. >> welcome back. >> good morning, supervisors dan the water program director those two item 5 which is the construction management services with hatch mcdonald with the tunnel project this project is actually much closer to completion there than the cal versus project we have ground water entrugs and gas conditions and geowill logic conditions that have an extension foot project schedule and other things that are required that occurred last fall two sections of land that bubbled it was discovered r0u9 that needed to be repaired we've fully rerouted the whole tunnel portions of the tunnel are in service the construction continues to finish up both end of the tunnel and 96 percent completed and there is work to do as well we anticipate
well i will make a motion to forward out the resolution with a positive recommendations to the full board. >> we'll take that without objection. >> madam clerk can you please call item 5 and resolution authorizing the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to execute the matter inform europeans project not to exceed of $19.5 million. >> welcome back. >> good morning, supervisors dan the water program director those two item 5 which is the...
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we're on because the boards we're on were always directors and those directors were often on other boardsant names. we is suggest people and make introductions and we can do things to get them introduced to a pool of people that are very capable of doing stellar work. >> and those were great words of wisdom from arnold donald. over the next few weeks we'll continue our coverage of diversity in the board room. >> coming up, recognizing a leading agency dedicating to buying homes for thousands of children. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ba-da-ba-ba-ba >> welcome back. for years they placed thousands of children with adoptive parents. we go inside the agency and find out why they're this week's slice of life. >> roughly 135,000 children are adopted each year in the united states. we honor them and the parents that love them every november with national adoption month. they are discussing ways to get more americans to adopt children that need it most and you'll be surprise who had they are. >> the landscape of adoption is changing. there's infants and toddlers in needs of homes internationally and domestica
we're on because the boards we're on were always directors and those directors were often on other boardsant names. we is suggest people and make introductions and we can do things to get them introduced to a pool of people that are very capable of doing stellar work. >> and those were great words of wisdom from arnold donald. over the next few weeks we'll continue our coverage of diversity in the board room. >> coming up, recognizing a leading agency dedicating to buying homes for...
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mayor supervisor cohen elected members of the school board and, of course, the instructor demetrious and families particularly sophia and her mom and the families and even though people that live in this neighborhood you have no idea how proud i am at the moment and how proud i will be this is on the first 2 hundred walk through the door and look at it what we have here and to see how far we've come mr. mayor that was i don't know 2005 i think when then superintendent arching man came up along with the school board of something called the dream schools all in that you are not of trying to make it possible with the quality education in san francisco's public schools to be equal to any collection of schools anywhere in the describing country and a pioneering effort by the school board and that superintendent their eliminates were imposed there was actually zero money mr. mayor there were almost no companies or ceo's that had any interest in public education to the dennis degree that you've be able to drive that 1y5ur7bd among them in san francisco be that as it may but a wonderful scho
mayor supervisor cohen elected members of the school board and, of course, the instructor demetrious and families particularly sophia and her mom and the families and even though people that live in this neighborhood you have no idea how proud i am at the moment and how proud i will be this is on the first 2 hundred walk through the door and look at it what we have here and to see how far we've come mr. mayor that was i don't know 2005 i think when then superintendent arching man came up along...
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of education board of education the superintendent report. >> wow. thank you, dr. murase commissioner president murase hopefully things don't get worse from that kind of an introduction thank you in the article i want to is it is reflecting of this districts commitment to the language for all students that i proudly represent the district? a recognition of the districts work thank you so much good evening to everyone and as we all know last week we gaining ban with the celebration of lunar new year's and the schools start their celebrations i wanted to point out lake shore kindergartener planned a parade and actually carried out and implemented a parade every year 4 kindergarten classes button on a line distance and our students dressed in costumes and as classmates cheered them on happy new year and those of you not familiar with the tradition this is the year of the sheep so happy new year to everyone we're in the month of february and at the last board meeting we learned about the history of san francisco unified school district and in particular
of education board of education the superintendent report. >> wow. thank you, dr. murase commissioner president murase hopefully things don't get worse from that kind of an introduction thank you in the article i want to is it is reflecting of this districts commitment to the language for all students that i proudly represent the district? a recognition of the districts work thank you so much good evening to everyone and as we all know last week we gaining ban with the celebration of...
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for bid last year being the low bidder in norwalk the involved andrew at this point we came to this board as well as the supervisors recommended approval of the contract to andrew international there were issues relayed to the bid pricing that andrew simpleminded they felt that the prirz was not positions essentially under bid there was allegations to other bidder that may have increased the wage rates at the end so at the time tests full board meeting surrounding international pulled out of the bid allegations will be the wage increases we did an imperial revenue if the time of the r f b was issued we didn't find any descriptions only anywhere things nothing major so when andrew pulled out we issued a request for a proposal went to the selection process and 5ur7bdz scored the highest we entered into negotiations with 5ur7b8dz at that time the pricing structure was different we asked for an overhead rate essentially whatever they got the benefits would add the overhead and profit rate to it when we started negotiations 5u7b8dzandrews said they had a profit and asked their proposal overhea
for bid last year being the low bidder in norwalk the involved andrew at this point we came to this board as well as the supervisors recommended approval of the contract to andrew international there were issues relayed to the bid pricing that andrew simpleminded they felt that the prirz was not positions essentially under bid there was allegations to other bidder that may have increased the wage rates at the end so at the time tests full board meeting surrounding international pulled out of...
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consultant should be totally independent to advise the commission and not rfp. >> that's up to the board. >> right now it's up to you and me we're going one by one. >> one more person we would be asking a major commitment from someone from the outside that is not employed to make a major commitment to partner with us but i envision small business along the lines who's either a chief executive officer of a hedge fund or a chovd of a hedge fund managers or consulting firm not going to bid on our business something with that kind of profile from an prospective and operational prospective that's harder to get because it is a major commitment of time and . >> not a lot of people will do that. >> but i'm going to try because i like the idea. >> so. >> do we have i am not just to speed things along a big commitment to take someone from someone's staff to spend all that time is there another option if you can't get - >> yes. there is here's in my o my back up we would - this initial pool of people grade you know the first round the first round is a screening process who are the 4 or 5 or 7 firms
consultant should be totally independent to advise the commission and not rfp. >> that's up to the board. >> right now it's up to you and me we're going one by one. >> one more person we would be asking a major commitment from someone from the outside that is not employed to make a major commitment to partner with us but i envision small business along the lines who's either a chief executive officer of a hedge fund or a chovd of a hedge fund managers or consulting firm not...
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approvals as the strategy and if we present a hybrid approach it will be the board deciding whether they agree with the hybrid approach or go completely fund to fund that's the tipping point in which the board makes the decision. >> we've not given a definite on that. >> that result is to go figure out we can go down the line so staff has the best feel of this i mean, we should be in a condition 80 today, we he prefer fund to fund or want to do it direct and that's great direction for the staff we'll be doing a service there's a slight standoff on the question and the rfp in my view a properly written we have not will given the definite answer at the end of the day you know i'll leave it at that. >> perhaps reading to the material we'll be educating to which model we're prefer. >> no i'm not sure i agree. >> that's the whole point of the whole model are we're going to go fund to fund or - >> we know that staff has not direction they're still a standoff on whether it is fund to fund or a direct program. >> or both. >> this is more education for us >> yeah. or both because people are
approvals as the strategy and if we present a hybrid approach it will be the board deciding whether they agree with the hybrid approach or go completely fund to fund that's the tipping point in which the board makes the decision. >> we've not given a definite on that. >> that result is to go figure out we can go down the line so staff has the best feel of this i mean, we should be in a condition 80 today, we he prefer fund to fund or want to do it direct and that's great direction...
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administrator to work with the auditor to have the best rates by types of services and report book the board of supervisors prior to 2015 open the recommended service providers and secondly amend it to the contract between at&t and the city to december 31st, 2015 rather than the proposed requested end date of march first 2016 and recommendations number 3 we recommend you amend the ordinance to reduce the contract not to exceed by 3 had had and $84,000 to $97 million plus and we recommend you approve the proposal ordinance as proposed. >> dp is in agreement with all the recommendations. >> yes. >> if no other questions any public comment on this item? seeing none, public is closed thank you to the department of technology for coming can you have a motion to forward this. >> supervisor tang. >> i'd be interested if an analysis so if there's an opportunity to come back before october 15th to share that with that, said i'm to make a motion to amend the ordinance as was stated by supervisor farrell and followed by the recommendations to send it to the full board with a positive recommendation. >>
administrator to work with the auditor to have the best rates by types of services and report book the board of supervisors prior to 2015 open the recommended service providers and secondly amend it to the contract between at&t and the city to december 31st, 2015 rather than the proposed requested end date of march first 2016 and recommendations number 3 we recommend you amend the ordinance to reduce the contract not to exceed by 3 had had and $84,000 to $97 million plus and we recommend...
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rfp and bringing forward a recommendation for hire to the board on all the investment dmoilts so to answer your question the question for parole could state they could perpetrate potentially all 3 models the hybrid and direct only and fund to fund and the signal from the staff the recommendation and i think we have basically although it's not clearly state not having the restriction we could decide to go fund to fund completely or defying direct the recommendations to the board their skill set that made us decide to recommend them and the direction they will go and commissioner president before we get to the recommendation there will be a set of final recommendations to present to the board whether fund to fund or direct and so my vision you'll see some mix of them in the semi if not lift we'll conduct due diligence on site to 9 place you have places that have offices all over the world but we'll do onsite and bargaining the change in the board policy we'll bring back the recommendations. >> great. >> and so we get to vote that up and down. >> that's the cotter policy yeah. >> great
rfp and bringing forward a recommendation for hire to the board on all the investment dmoilts so to answer your question the question for parole could state they could perpetrate potentially all 3 models the hybrid and direct only and fund to fund and the signal from the staff the recommendation and i think we have basically although it's not clearly state not having the restriction we could decide to go fund to fund completely or defying direct the recommendations to the board their skill set...