madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizes the gentleman from colorado, mr. lopez, for five minutes. mr. lopez: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to champion the heartbeat of america's economy. our small businesses. these are not just storefronts or individuals that are looking to open a business for their own satisfaction. these are individuals that risk their daily lives in trying to be successful. when you look at a small business owner, i would urge you to realize that they are on the front lines of our economy. you know, there are men and women in uniform, and we should always salute them, because they get -- they are in harm's way. in order for us to live the american dream. but i'm here to tell you that there's a second army and that is the small business community. because every day they get up, they wake up, not knowing whether they're going to have a successful day, not knowing whether they're going to be able to achieve those dreams. but they have families and fr

wilson: thank you, madam speaker. the murderous assad regime in syria backed by war criminal putin, the teheran terrorist regime and its hezbollah puppet caused the worst refugee crisis since world war ii. with 12 million citizens, over half of syria has been displaced. now murderous assad escaped to moscow while one million citizens will be returning in the next six months. helping syrians return home should be a priority. this can best promote reconstruction. american policies should reduce sanctions on syria to help syrians stay in their homes or return home. it would be positive to see the building of a new trump tower in damascus. success for democracy in mull dovinga and row -- moldova and romania this month and syria expelling putin is inspiration for the patriots of georgia defeating war criminal putin. in conclusion, god bless our troops as the global war on terrorism continues. open borders for dictators puts all americans at risk of more 9/11 attacks eminent as warned by the f.b.i. trump will re-institute e

issa: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials on h.r. 7177. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. issa: madam speaker, i yield as much time as i may consume but i'll be brief. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. issa: this is in fact a good commonsense reform that has come from the gentleman from alabama who has shepherded this bill, so at this time i'd like to yield such time as he may consume to speak on his bill. >> thank you, mr. issa, i rise in support of my bill h.r. 7177. mr. strong: which will improve the northern courts in alabama. specifically, this bill will assure alabamians are assigned to the closest and most convenient federal courthouse eliminating unnecessary and unburdensome travel expenses. this commonsense proposal which was approved by the judicial conference of the united states earlier this year reflects how cases have been managed followin

moore: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 9716. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. moore: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. the increasing baseline increase act. i thank my colleague tom suozzi for co-leading this effort. this would require c.b.o. to produce two baseline updates a year including one with economic data. under the budget act, c.b.o. is required to publish its baseline but it is not statutorily required. they have not published updates. last time they have published baseline update after july was in 2020 and not published three times since 2019. the increasing baseline updates act will ensure congress has the information on budget and economic figures to inform the proposals we consider later in any given calendar year. the bill ensures that c.b.o. will receive technical data by fe

thank you, madam speaker.— currently considered. thank you, madam speaker.me minister of _ madam speaker. and that is the new prime minister of mauritius, - madam speaker. and that is the new prime minister of mauritius, the - prime minister of mauritius, the nation that britain is proposing to hand over control of the chagos islands up raising some questions about that potential deal, issuing a last minute counterproposals to the deal. we will keep you up—to—date with all the news on our website and the bbc news app. for the moment, it is over to carol for the weather. hello again! it's been a windy and a mild start to the day. we've also had some rain courtesy of this area of low pressure. the rain pushing northwards and eastwards and clearing, only to be replaced later by the next batch of rain coming up from the southwest. so as we go through the course of the afternoon, we will see behind the rain, some brighter skies developing, even some sunshine, a peppering of showers coming in across the northwest, and then heavier rain moving in across the southwe

madam deputy speaker, we must learn from this process another lesson also.licit finance was a fundamental part of assad's playbook, and it is a part of vladimir putin's playbook, linked to criminals around the world. this hurts the ordinary people in syria, drives up crime and it drives up drives up crime and it drives up house prices even the uk and thatis up house prices even the uk and that is why i am announcing £6 million in new funding for the national crime agency on anti—corruption, and new anti—corruption, and new anti—corruption champion in margaret hodge, and sanctions on those using the illicit gold trade and previous governments have neglected this fight on this critical issue and madam deputy speaker with events moving so quickly the government has been taking every available opportunity to underline our priorities. today, my right honourable friend the prime minister is in the region visiting the uae and saudi arabia. 0ver the region visiting the uae and saudi arabia. over the weekend i discussed the situation with my turkish, israeli, emirati

madam speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. issa: i will be brief in opening. this is, in fact, a highly bipartisan bicameral bill that by god is overdue. not since the 1990's have we done a full authorization to deal with the expansion of our country and ajudication of federal laws. the fact is that passed the senate overwhelmingly. it essentially had no real adversaries and cost just 5% of the discretionary bill and it saves countedless billions of dollars. the reality is this bill would have passed by unanimous consent had we brought it sooner. i apologize to everyone here for the hour we are taking for something we should have done before the midterm or before the elections and done it quickly. but we are where we are. we are faced with the choice today. do we add to the judgeships for the first time in 20 years and nearly 40 since it was done by an ordinary legislation rather than appropriations or do we again add to the backlog that is costing american businesses countless billions of dollars in fees and uncertainty to th

madam deputy speaker, this government chose not to re—engage. wealth and power, and we said no because assad is a criminal who defied all laws and norms, to use chemical weapons against the syrian people. we said no because assad is a butcher with the blood of countless innocents on his hands and we said no because assad is a drug dealer, finding his regime through, and we said no, because he was never, ever going to change. there were those who used to call assad the lion of damascus. now we see the reality. assad is the rat of damascus, fleeing to moscow with his tail between his legs. how fitting he should end up there. we see streets of syrians cheering his demise, tearing down his statues, reunited with loved ones who have been disappeared. we have long hoped to see him gone, and welcome the opportunity this brings for the people of syria. assad's demise is notjust a humiliation to him and his henchmen, it is a humiliation for russia and iran. iran's so—called axis of resistance is crumbling before our eyes. and vladimir putin's attempts to

madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the gentlewoman from california, ms0 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. ms. lee: thank you. madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. lee: thank you very much, madam speaker. i rise this evening to deliver my final floor speech as a member of the u.s. house of representatives. for 26 years now, it has been the privilege of my lifetime to serve my incredible constituents of california's 12th congressional district. i was sworn in on april 21, 1998. the late, great ronald b. drveghts ellums retired early. i was his former intern, his former staffer. and he was my former colleague. my mentor and good friend. ron was actually the first african-american chair of the house armed services committee and i remember that day so well, he sat right here and encoura

madam speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. issa: i will be brief in opening. this is, in fact, a highly bipartisan bicameral bill that by god is overdue. not since the 1990's have we done a full authorization to deal with the expansion of our country and ajudication of federal laws. the fact is that passed the senate overwhelmingly. it essentially had no real adversaries and cost just 5% of the discretionary bill and it saves countedless billions of dollars. the reality is this bill would have passed by unanimous consent had we brought it sooner. i apologize to everyone here for the hour we are taking for something we should have done before the midterm or before the elections and done it quickly. but we are where we are. we are faced with the choice today. do we add to the judgeships for the first time in 20 years and nearly 40 since it was done by an ordinary legislation rather than appropriations or do we again add to the backlog that is costing american businesses countless billions of dollars in fees and uncertainty to th

madam chair, we have no speakers. >> thank you. seeing no public comment, public comment is now closed. like to move to full board with recommendation and roll call. >> on the motion to forward to full board with positive recommendation, vice chair mandelmanx, aye. melgar, aye. chan, aye. we have three ayes. >> thank you, motion passes. mr. clerk please call item 5. >> item 5, resolution authorizing the san francisco public works to accept and expend an earmark grant of $500 thousand from the 2023 california state budget to fund the construction of the havelock pedestrian bridge safety improvement project authorizing public works to execute required documents and affirming the planning department determination under the california environmental quality act. madam chair. >> today we have department of public work here. >> good morning chair chan, vice chair mandelman, supervisor melgar, clerk of it board. ian schneider, government airfas for san francisco public works. excited to be here to present a resolution to accept and expend

. >> madam speaker i rise today to share my gratitude. >> today virginia democratic congresswoman jenniferic her voice for farewell address. >> most of all i ran for congress because of my kids. >> wexton is stru struggle retig after struggling neurological disorder. >> colorado all recently passing laws to govern ai's sphwraction with consumers. the states are wanting to try to make sure they don't get left behind either. >> bret: this is a huge issue to watch. all right, mark, thanks. house democrats have picked gerry connolly for the party's top seat on the house oversight committee. that's the ranking member. he defeat 35-year-old new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez who campaigned on calls to pass the torch to younger leaders conley has been on the committee for 16 years. legalized sports betting has exploded in recent years. everybody knows that today the senate committee heard expert testimony about the very real dangers around it. senior national correspondent rich edson has details tonight. >> americans wagered nearly $120 billion on sports last year. the ncaa's preside

madam speaker, mr. speaker, i rise to etch the name of valeta in the congressional record, ensuring her legacy endures for years to come. an unsung hero of this institution, valeta committed herself to honing the skis and talents the lord had -- the skills and talents the lord had blessed her with, and to ensuring our government serves its people with respect, dignity and compassion. after a celebrated career as a general counsel to a large metropolitan school district, valeta agreed to serve as congresswoman fudge's chief of staff for one year or maybe two. and yet a decade later she was still here, a cornerstone of the office, the congress and, dare i say, the country and the constitution. through her efforts, legislative priorities were championed with purpose and passion. crises were managed with character and charisma. and partnerships were forged both publicly and privately, all with the goal of creating a better future for the people of ohio's 11th congressional district. following my predecessor'

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madame speaker, i yield back. >> a powerful moment from virginia congressman jennifer waxed and eatingek reelection. since her election in 2018, she's tackled opioid addiction, childhood cancer research and as she mentioned, cosponsoring legislation to end arkansas in which president biden signed in july. another break from us. we will be right back. hmm. it must be delicious. delectables lickable treat. y'all see this, patrick mahomes is saying goodbye! patrick! patrick! people was tripping. where are you going!? he was actually saying goodbye to his old phone. i'm switching to the amazing new iphone 16 pro at t-mobile! it's the first iphone built for apple intelligence. that's like peanut butter on jelly...on gold. get four iphone 16 pro on us, plus four lines for $25 bucks. and save on every plan versus the other big guys. what a deal. that's a lot if you ask me. ya'll giving away too fast t-mobile, slow down. speaker 1: at st. jude, there's one thing that makes us all family-- finding cures, saving children. speaker 2: in this family, families never receive a bill from st. jude for

mchenry: i ask madam speaker consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mchenry: i rise in support of senate bill 91, a bill that would posthumously award the congressional gold medal to the forgotten heroes of the holocaust and that passed the house in june of this year. this bill will honor fearless heroes that rescued jewish citizens whomp being hunted by all -- adolph hitler and the nazi regime. these diplomats from around the world took quick and heroic action to save jews attempting to flee europe. they resisted the anti-semitic nazi agenda, risking their live, safety and successful careers and their own lives to help innocent jewish people flee persecution. despite some receiving direct orders not to help the jewish population, these diplomats issued passports and travel visas, set up safe houses and getaways to hide adults around children and communicated with local communities to help jews escape by traveling underground to safety. because

madam chair, it appears we have no speakers. okay. public comment on this item is closed and on the motion offered by the chair. that this be continued to the december 2nd. land use and transportation meeting. vice chair. preston. preston. i member. peskin i. peskin i chair. melgar. i. melgar i. madam chair, there are three eyes. thank you. let's go to item number five, please. agenda item number five is an ordinance amending the planning code to allow certain below market rate owned units to be resold at a price affordable to households at an increased area median income level. increase the qualifying ami limit for bmi, bmr purchasers require bmr owned units originally purchased with parking spaces and other amenities to be resold with the same parking and amenities, and require periodic reporting to the inclusionary housing technical advisory committee. planning commission and board of supervisors of ami level increases approved under this ordinance. it affirms the planning department's determination and makes appropriate findings.

bost: i ask madam speaker consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 8667. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bost: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: to without objection. mr. bost: i rise today to support the h.r. 8667, a bill to rename the outpatient clinic of the department of veterans affairs as the duane e. dewey outpatient clinic. he was in the u.s. marine corps in the height of the korean war. serving as a machine gunner he was wounded by a grenade that landed by his feet. while being treated for his wounds, another enemy grenade landed near him and without regard for his life, corporal dewey jumped on the grenade as it exploded. for as i heather -- for his actions he earned the medal of hon, no awarded to him by president eisenhower. after being medically discharged from the active duty in 1952, he went on to start his own business and serve as chaplain at the amvet post named in his honor in baldwin, michigan. i want to thank the sponsor of this bill, representative moolenaar, as w

and madam chair, we have no speakers or callers. public comment is now closed.i would like to make a motion to approve the 2024 regular meeting schedule. if i can get a second second. seconded by commissioner williams. can we have a roll call? vote yes on the motion to approve the 2025 regular meeting schedule. vice chair williams i. williams i commissioner preston. preston i. commissioner severe i severe i chair. ronen i chair. ronen i there are four eyes that motion passes unanimously. madam clerk can you please call items eight and nine together? yes. item number eight is a resolution commending commissioner hillary ronen. and item number nine is a resolution commending commissioner dean preston. well, i would like to start off by saying thank you so much for this lovely resolution. and i would like to talk to my colleague, dean preston for a moment. i have a feeling i will have a longer opportunity at the board of supervisors. but dean, i think the world of you, i it has been an absolute pleasure serving on this body with you and serving with you on the boar

attendance in the committee room, and then afterwards from the remote speakers queue on the telephone line. thank you. thank you, madam clerk. before calling our next item as chair, i want to invoke rule 3.26 from our rules of order to limit total public comment per item to 30 minutes. for today's meeting, it's my intention to give each speaker two minutes to speak on a given item unless i indicate otherwise. when we call for public comment on that item. madam clerk, could you please call our next item? item two approve the minutes of the july 30th, 2024 meeting. this is an action item. we should open this item to public comment. there's nobody in the chamber. is there anyone who would like to comment remotely on item two? good morning chair. there is no public comment on item number two. all right. public comment on item two is closed. do i need seconds in committee? nope. then i'm going to move approval of the minutes. madam clerk, please call the roll. madam chair, mandelman i mandelman i vice chair. melgar. melgar. i commissioner ronen i ronen i. there are three ayes. the minutes are approved. great. madam clerk,

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. e secretary: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives messages in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. rogers: at this time i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague from nebraska, mr. bacon, who cheered the task force -- chaired the task force and worked hand in hand with representative houlahan from pennsylvania in fashioning the 32 recommendations for the quality of life improvements that are embedded in this bill. mr. bacon of nebraska. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of the service member quality of life and national defense authorization act. the 2025ndaa prioritizes the service members and military families who protect and defend the united states by making their quality of life the cornerstone of this legislation. i had the honor of serving as the chairman of the committee's bipartisan military qua

for today's meeting, each speaker will have two minutes to speak on a given item. madam. madam clerk, please call the next item. item two approve the minutes of the december 3rd, 2024 meeting. this is an action item, right? let's see if we have any public comment on the minutes. if there's anybody in here who would like to speak to us about the minutes. come on up. i don't see anybody in in our hearing room who wants to speak on our minutes. let's see if we have any remote public comment on item two. good afternoon chair. there is no public comment for this item. public comment on item two is closed. i will move approval of the minutes. madam clerk, please call the roll. chair mandelman i mandelman i vice chair. melgar i. melgar i commissioner. ronen i ronen i. there are three ayes. the minutes are approved. all right. please call our next item. item three closed session. public employee complaint. discipline dismissal release. this is an information act action item going into closed session. okay. we should open this to public comment. if there is anyone in the chamber w

madam chair, no speakers. >> public comment is closed. first, i like to make the motion to continue item 32 to call of chair and are with that, roll call, please. >> on that motion to continue the hearing item 32 to call of the chair, vice chair mandelman, aye. chair chan, aye. we have two ayes with member melgar excused. >> with that, that motion passes and then i like to move item 33 to full board with recommendation and roll call, please. >> on that motion to forward this motion to the full board with positive recommendation, vice chair mandelman, aye. chair chan, aye. we have two ayes with member melgar excused. >> thank you. that motion passes. and with that mr. clerk, do we have any other business before us today? i hope not. >> madam chair, that does conclude our business. >> thank you and just wanted to remind everyone that today is the last but not least clearly budget and finance committee of the year of this calendar year. >> no! [laughter] say it isn't so. >> no meeting next week. with that the meeting is adjourned. thank you.

seeing no other speakers... madam chair this completes the queue. >> public comment is closed. thank you, i first want to thank all the everyone that came out for public comments today. i think that there is a lot to be for tupps think about today. but i do have questions. for the port. and for just kinds of based on not only what we heard today as public comment and acknowledge the written comments and out reach to our office. and so i want to ask the questions. on their behalf and gift port a chance to responded. and -- i first want to pin to the term sheet itself that is the heart of the concern. and what i hear today is a common sentiment this we want it to be better. focus on pier 45 today. and 39 wharf through 45. it is in the working for san francisco economy and local economy all workers and restaurants everyone. let's walk us through term sheets specific low now what do we see that is a protection for the commercial fishing industry? there are a few key protections the first is requirement the amount of space provided in the final project consistent with the amount of

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 4477, an act to re-authorize the second chance of 2007 in which concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, for five minutes. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to mourn the loss of the former georgia department of natural resources commissioner, joe tanner, who sadly passed away on sunday, november 24. mr. tanner held an impressive career in the state government for 26 years, making him the longest serving commissioner of the georgia department of natural resources. he was first appointed to the position of commissioner for the georgia department of natural resources in 1972. mr. tanner served as commissioner until 1984 and completed a second term of service from 1990 to 1995. mr. tanner accomplished many impressive achievements throughout his career. he was responsible for over 400 legislative efforts

madam chair. it doesn't appear we have additional speakers. >> i'll move over to fellow commissioners for questionsmments, or additional. >> good afternoon. thank you, chair. it's an honor to be here and honor oscar james. i might be late but i can see your passion and commitment to our community the city of san francisco. i think i probably met you through other events long time ago as a native san francisco. i lived in various neighborhoods. i did attend bay view high school at the time. i used to take the 44 to hunter's point. i know the neighborhood well to this day. 20 years. i have seen the community change. i'm always supporting hunter's point and bay view communities and the library cycling through the neighborhood. i i see the change. there is still a lot of work to be done throughout the city. i'm really honored to be here to witness this moment as a commissioner. thank you. >> i want to refer to an old song. it goes back and it was sung a lot during civil rights. one of them was give me my flowers while i yet live. so that i could see the beauty that they give the beauty has been spoken

speakers? >> seeing none, public comment is now closed. madammmendation to the full board. >> yes are, on the motion to forward this motion with positive reco board, member chan, aye. chair preston, aye. i have two ayes. >> thank you. that motion pass and i like to move with that resolved to go ahead and file this hearing madam clerk. >> yes, on the motion to file this hearing be heard and filed, member chan, aye. chair preston, aye. i have 2 ayes. >> thank you, ■2 that motion passes. madam clerk, can you call items 5-8, the >> item 5-8 is three ordinances and one resolution settling lawsuits and litigated claims against the city. i like the note the items are presented as committee report the december 10, board of supervisor meeting. let's open public coent on the closed session items and i believe there are four of them. public who wish to speak on this it, these items should line up to speak along the side by the windows. all speakers have two minutes. . it appears we have no public comment. >> thank you madam clerk. publiccomment on these it

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives messages in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. rogers: at this time i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague from nebraska, mr. bacon, who cheered the task force -- chaired the task force and worked hand in hand with representative houlahan from pennsylvania in fashioning the 32 recommendations for the quality of life improvements that are embedded in this bill. mr. bacon of nebraska. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of the service member quality of life and national defense authorization act. the 2025ndaa prioritizes the service members and military families who protect and defend the united states by making their quality of life the cornerstone of this legislation. i had the honor of serving as the chairman of the committee's bipartisan military q

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limit public comment for thirty minutes and my intention to give each speaker two minutes unless i call for more public comment. >> madam clerk, call next item, please. >> >> 2. approve the minutes of the november 19, 2024, meeting. this is an action item. >> okay. >> i don't see comments or questions from colleagues so let's open up for public comment and if anyone in the chamber like to talk to us about the minutes from november 19th no remote public comment. >> good morning, chair checking for public comment on item two no public comment. >> all right. public comment is closed. and is there a motion to approve item 2 by supervisor dorsey. >> madam clerk and commissioner chan, aye. >> commissioner dorsey, aye. >> commissioner engardio absent. >> chair mandelman, aye. >> commissioner dorsey absent. >> okay. commissioner peskin, aye. >> commissioner preston, aye. >> commissioner ronen, aye. >> supervisor ronen, aye. >> commissioner melgar, aye. >> chair 7 ayes. >> item 3. >> 3. community advisory committee report - information* >> and i think we have cac chair with us here. >> hi, good morning commissioners at the novem

limit public comment for thirty minutes and my intention to give each speaker two minutes unless i call for more public comment. >> madam clerk, call next item, please. >> >> 2. approve the minutes of the november 19, 2024, meeting. this is an action item. >> okay. >> i don't see comments or questions from colleagues so let's open up for public comment and if anyone in the chamber like to talk to us about the minutes from november 19th no remote public comment. >> good morning, chair checking for public comment on item two no public comment. >> all right. public comment is closed. and is there a motion to approve item 2 by supervisor dorsey. >> madam clerk and commissioner chan, aye. >> commissioner dorsey, aye. >> commissioner engardio absent. >> chair mandelman, aye. >> commissioner dorsey absent. >> okay. commissioner peskin, aye. >> commissioner preston, aye. >> commissioner ronen, aye. >> supervisor ronen, aye. >> commissioner melgar, aye. >> chair 7 ayes. >> item 3. >> 3. community advisory committee report - information* >> and i think we have cac chair with us here. >> hi, good morning commissioners at the novem

speakers queue on the phone line. thank you. >> thank you. as chair i enjoke 3. 26 for comment per enemy to 30 minutes for today's meeting each will have two minutes to speak. madam clerk. next item. item 2 approve minutes of december 11 meeting an action item. >> all right. open up to public comment. anyone withhold like to talk about the minutes? come forward. seeing nobody, see if we have remoat comment on our december 11 minutes. check for remote comment on item 2. there is no public comment. >> all right. public comment on 2 is closed. i will move approval of item two and madam clerk call the roll. >> chair mandelman. >> aye. >> vice chair melgar. >> aye. >> commissioner ronen. >> aye. >> there are three aye's it is approved. >> and now call 3 and 4 together. >> . item three closed session evaluate public employee performance and recommend approval of the executive director's performance of objectives for 2025 this is an information, action item. >> all right. >> i'm sorry. >> this is -- yea this is -- apologies for that. item 3 closed session public employee complaint business release information action item. closed session item 4 evaluate public employee p

speakers? >> seeing none, public comment is now closed. madam clerk, i move that the clerk prepare a motion updating the response to recommendation number r1 as i stated before public comment, and that the motion updating the response be sent with recommendation to the full board. >> yes are, on the motion to forward this motion with positive recommendation to full board, member chan, aye. chair preston, aye. i have two ayes. >> thank you. that motion pass and i like to move with that resolved to go ahead and file this hearing madam clerk. >> yes, on the motion to file this hearing be heard and filed, member chan, aye. chair preston, aye. i have 2 ayes. >> thank you, that motion passes. madam clerk, can you ll

speakers? that concludes public comment. >> great, thank you, madam clerk. seeing no more public comment. public comment is now closed. vice chair, engardio do you have any concluding remarks? >> yes, i want to thank the sheriff's department for being here. this is part two, earlier we had the district attorney and department reporting in on their efforts. this is a little wonky but important but to gain the public's trust we need transparency and it starts with data. and if you're a journalist and want to report to the world what is going on, the easier it is to access information the more people are followed and if you're a crime victim or concerned sit en, it's important that you have information without relying on a journalist or something. i think it's important to doing. i know everybody is strapped for resource sxz staff, i totally understand that, but the efforts you're putting into having data transparency is going to serve us all and so thank you for that. and we will keep working with you to make sure everyone, i mean there is this push and pull about what people want to know,

rules of the order for public comment for thirty minutes and my intention to give each speaker too minutes. >> madamk would you call our next item. >> 2. chair's report. information. >> colleagues the recent elections have brought many changes to the city and country digesting the heavenly father included the street councilmember abbott fund thank you for those important transportation funds and pleased to share that the november election marked did 35 anniversary of the creation of our transportation authority is created with the passage of the transportation sales tax measure proposition b by voters in 1999 and since then in 2003 and voter have reauthorized the sales tax. the transportation authority has delivered k and we are now running the third measure prop l our local staircase is critical for the federal government and state for the projects including the presidio and van ness and caltrans and those funds support local projects small and large such as muni facilities street and resurfacing and "status of the san francisco economy" and bicycle safety in all neighborhoods across the city helps

speakers? that concludes public comment. >> great, thank you, madam clerk. seeing no more public comment. public comment is now closed. vice chair, engardio do you have any concluding remarks? >> yes, i want to thank the sheriff's department for being here. this is part two, earlier we had the district attorney and department reporting in on their efforts. this is a little wonky but important but to gain the public's trust we need transparency and it starts with data. and if you're a journalist and want to report to the world what is going on, the easier it is to access information the more people are followed and if you're a crime victim or concerned sit en, it's important that you have information without relying on a journalist or something. i think it's important to doing. i know everybody is strapped for resource sxz staff, i totally understand that, but the efforts you're putting into having data transparency is going to serve us all and so thank you for that. and we will keep working with you to make sure everyone, i mean there is this push and pull about what people want to know,

madam president. >> i think the representative of israel for their statement. there are no further names subscribed on the list of speakers, but before adjoining the meeting, as this was the last scheduled meeting of this counsel the month of december, i would like to take a moment and express sincere appreciation of the delegation of the united states to the members of this council. and to the secretary. for all of the support you have given us. indeed as you know it has been a busy month. and one in which we rallied on several important issues under our peer review. we could not have done it alone without the hard work, support and positive contributions of every delegation. but especially from the representative of the secretary including the technical support team, of the conference service officers, our interpreter to whom we are greatly indebted. translators verbatim reporters and security staff. as we end our presidency i know on behalf of the council i speak and wishing the dedicate -- delegation in algeria good luck in the month of january. on behalf of the council i would like to express sincere appreciation of

speaker line. moderator do we have any callers on the line. >> madam secretary, there are no callers on the line. >> thank you, hearing no calls public comment is now closed. >> okay, motion has been made and seconded. all those in favor. >> aye. >> aye. n.those opposed? motion passes, next item. >> item number 4, general public comment. a reminder that public comment is limited to two minutes. we have no in-person public comment on this item. moderator do we have any callers on the line? >> madam secretary, we have no callers on the line. >> hearing no callers, public comment is now closed. >> next item. >> next is item number 5, minutes of the october 9, 2024, retirement board meeting. >> i move adoption of the minutes as submitted. >> second. >> okay. public comment please. >> thank you, we have no in-person public comment on this item. moderator do we have any callers. >> madam secretary, we have no callers on the line. >> hearing none, public comment is now closed. >> it's been moved and seconded, all those in favor say aye. >> aye. >> those opposed? next item. >> item number 6 action item, co

30 minutes my intention it give each speaker 2 minute in an item but unless i may -- reduce that if it looks like we have a lot when we call for the itemful >> madam clerk calm our next item. >> two, chair's report an information item. as we close out twenty 24 i want to thank you for your collaboration and especially thank your staff. thet a staff and partners on an eventful year of progress and recovery. calvin ho and i joined the staff's holiday party last week and it was a fun celebration of thet a's 35th birthday and all of the accomplishments the last year. highlights first as we noted a couple times but can't be noted too many times portal received 3.4 billion dollars from the transit administration this year andent row to the engineering stage of project development. congratulations, again tot jpa executive director and his staff. as we noted also to jesse taylor who leaves our staff team on the project. next thet a received several exciting planning grants including the 2 million dollars federal reconnecting communities grant for the geary under pass which commissioner preston championed as well as 2 caltrain planning grants amounting to