mr. sheehy and mrs. donovan.e situations where we have to applicants that are incredibly well qualified and we would be lucky to have either one. i don't know who comes out here but i will actively pushed for whoever is not appointed today to be on whatever other committee want to be part of, for sure. i have had a number of people contact me on your behalf, both of you, and we have a lot connection's i've seen for your application. hicka lot of folks i trust in a great way, so we will be in great shape. there is no motion right now. i want to see what my colleagues have to say. supervisor campos: thank you very much. i am probably in the same predicament as supervisor farrell. i think both candidates are excellent. it's one of those things where you wish you had two seats to fill. i don't know which way to go. i'm wondering if you can tell me about the differing makeup of the body in terms of who is on it to make sure we have a diverse group of individuals as we can. >> i'm the assistant general manager for the

mr. sheehy. i make a motion to continue at the call of the chair. supervisor kim: we will try to get this done as soon as possible. thank you again. madam clerk, could you please call item seven which is our last item today. >> ordinance amending the campaign conduct code to delay the certification of 2012 supervisor early -- the supervisorial candidate seeking public financing. supervisor kim: we had someone from supervisor cohen's office who is author of the legislation. >> to have had a long committee hearing in his -- hearing this item. -- you have had a long committee hearing in hearing this item. this would make sure that for a candidate seeking election in 2012 we will not certify their eligibility to receive public financing until the redistricting task force has redrawn the city's boundaries which i know we have been involved in. we expect to have this completed by april 15. candidates will be able to apply. there will not be certified until the boundaries are completed. this is something the ethics commission has considered and recommended

mr. sheehy, so i will call to see if karen donovan is here. an attorney with the east bay utility district. proper legal career which spanned 20 years, i've worked with its borders players. i have worked with pretty much all of the major water suppliers in the bay area. while at the public utilities commission, i worked on issues related to planning for city projects and challenges to the city's rates as well as broader water supply and rights issues. i work on legal issues related to the planning for the east bay mud project and work on an array of issues related to the capital projects we undertake for water and waste-water utility at east bay mud. i've lived in san francisco for 14 years. i have been active in issues in my neighborhood and have been active in nonprofits that operate citywide. environmental issues are a passion of mine and the planning that goes on in the city is of great issue -- great interest to me. i come from a family -- my father worked in pensions and financial services and i've been exposed to issues related to bonds