to appoint mervin conlan for seat 3 and joyce lewis for seat 7. thank you for your desire to serve our city. >> item 7, hearing be to appoint one member term ending january 30th -- 31st, ijanuary 2013, and term ending january 31st, 2014, five members for terms ending january 31st, 2015. >> there are 11 candidates. >> have any withdrawn their names? >> yes, kenneth breiten. >> we have open seats won, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12. 5 and 12 our reserve for women's veterans. we don't have any female applicants. we are considering the nine applicants. i will call your name in the order that you are listed on the agenda. first, we have edwin wilkerson and then add water ramirez. come up and talk about your qualifications and why you would like to serve. -- we have eduardo ramirez. >> i am a veteran. my attendance to the meetings has been under%. i believe this commission under the recent leadership has continued to have significant impact on the cooperation and coordination between the various better an advocate organizations and their support of the current retu

. >> our next applicant is joyce lewis. >> good afternoon. my name is joyce lewis. this is my second appearance before the rules committee. i made a presentation about three or four months ago. i was motivated to apply for the sport after attending a women's league conference which focus on commission appointments in san francisco and board appointments. this conference was held to encourage women to get involved in civic activities. i have a strong interest in civic duties. i have lived in the city of san francisco for about 17 years. i have lived in the sunset district. there was a store your regarding twitter. the budget is in jeopardy by the governor. what this can mean four san francisco. i am very much aware that the assessment appeals board serves a vital service to the city and county with regard to evaluating both residential and commercial property. there is the high unemployment rate and the foreclosures that dropped their. the appeals that have been filed have increased significantly over the years and in 2009, 2010, there has been a threefold increase i

colin gallagher again, not mervyn conlan, and joyce lewis. is mervin conlan here? >> i have been a member of board two for about four or five years. this is mostly due for medical reasons which have been resolved. we have found working on the board educational. given my background as a real estate broker, given the threat of my experience for single- family condominiums to fairly heavy-duty commercial. this was a surprise, the education received on this board.