i also appreciated having doug parrish here today. your work around green jobs was very interesting. again, we had a number of qualified candidates, and those were some of my initial thoughts. supervisor farrell. supervisor farrell: thanks. let me just echo your comments. everyone who came out and applied, i really appreciate it. once in awhile, we get these committees where we have one more qualified applicants than we had seats, and it is an unfortunate position, but everyone who spoke today really had something amazing to say, so thank you for all you guys do in our community. we depend on you to keep our city going. in terms of where i go, a few things -- one, to be consistent, it was talked about a little bit before. the notion of residency waiver requirements. that, to me, is something i have been consistent with from the get go. you have an amazing story, and obviously, what you do in our community is amazing, but i do have that fundamental issue. it is absolutely nothing personal. i have had to tell people i know that i have h

we have a motion to move forward liz jackson-simpson, winnie yu, doug parrish and sheryl davis to the workforce advisory committee, and we can do that without opposition. thank you very much to the members of the public and the applicants for being here today. madam clerk, can you please call item two? that item two, hearing to consider appointing one member, a term ending april 29, 2014, to the children and family first commission. there is one seat and two applicants. supervisor kim: thank you. we still are continuing our rules committee meeting, so if you do not mind continuing discussions outside, we would appreciate it. at this time, we have two applicants for one seat. i am checking to see if either of those applicants are here today. we did try to contact both, and we were not able to get in touch with either. ok, so neither of the applicants are here. we can either motion to continue this item -- we have actually had trouble contacting these applicants. supervisor farrell: i think it is important that we have people seated as well, and to me, there are two applicants, and one

supervisor kim: doug parrish and then erris edgerly. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for this opportunity. i wanted to let you know a little bit about the values that can bring to this organization. currently, the president and ceo of an alternative energy company. we provide -- we have a three- prong approach. solar panel installation, a solar panel installation training, and future plans to manufacture solar panels. i am also a member of the m3 organization. the mission of the movement is to help create a healthier and safer community by providing guidance and support to the previously incarcerated and others who are looking to improve their lives. i attended the university of california. i have previous experience of starting small businesses. i am the president -- of a company that focuses on reducing carbon footprints and educating on the youth on what they can do to reduce their carbon footprints. there are thousands of young men and women who are coming home soon. the majority of them are african-american. our aim is to provide programs to support the

i also appreciated having doug parrish here today.work around green jobs was very interesting. again, we had a number of qualifiedca