we all know that rodrigo santos is a socio pathic crook. and the same is true for john pollard who is mentioned in this memo and the same is for these licensed engineers who have aided them and abetted them. but we still process their permits even though we know they're crooks. i mean, we treat them better than somebody who got busted for a misdemeanor is treated by society and that's the only way this stuff comes to an end is that city employees, the vast majority of them don't do this but the fear of the consequences. thank you for letting me say that after 20 years. >> supervisor ronen: here here supervisor peskin, and i have more questions for mr. o'rearden, but i want to say on that point and ask about the settlement agreement with the contractors and developers behind this case. so first of all, why didn't this settlement agreement come to the board of supervisors for approval? >> thanks, supervisors. let me say settlement agreement. that helps the answer to your question. the settlement agreement is an agreement that developers will

we all know that rodrigo santos is a socio pathic crook. and the same is true for john pollard who is mentioned in this memo and the same is for these licensed engineers who have aided them and abetted them. but we still process their permits even though we know they're crooks. i mean, we treat them better than somebody who got busted for a misdemeanor is treated by society and that's the only way this stuff comes to an end is that city employees, the vast majority of them don't do this but the fear of the consequences. thank you for letting me say that after 20 years. >> supervisor ronen: here here supervisor peskin, and i have more questions for mr. o'rearden, but i want to say on that point and ask about the settlement agreement with the contractors and developers behind this case. so first of all, why didn't this settlement agreement come to the board of supervisors for approval? >> thanks, supervisors. let me say settlement agreement. that helps the answer to your question. the settlement agreement is an agreement that developers will

we all know that rodrigo santos is a socio pathic crook. and the same is true for john pollard who is mentioned in this memo and the same is for these licensed engineers who have aided them and abetted them. but we still process their permits even though we know they're crooks. i mean, we treat them better than somebody who got busted for a misdemeanor is treated by society and that's the only way this stuff comes to an end is that city employees, the vast majority of them don't do this but the fear of the consequences. thank you for letting me say that after 20 years. >> supervisor ronen: here here supervisor peskin, and i have more questions for mr. o'rearden, but i want to say on that point and ask about the settlement agreement with the contractors and developers behind this case. so first of all, why didn't this settlement agreement come to the board of supervisors for approval? >> thanks, supervisors. let me say settlement agreement. that helps the answer to your question. the settlement agreement is an agreement that developers will

senior building inspector and an engineer for a substantially similar scheme where the engineer, rodrigo santos was allegedly asking his clients to make payments to a nonprofit organization that was associated with the building inspector bernard caran and you see him approving inspections without actually carrying out the inspections. so this indicates a pattern. behested payments are something folks have been using as a work around to get around long standing ethics rule like the restricted source rule which prevents government officials from soliciting or accepting gifts directly to them from people who have business before them. likewise, we also have state and local rules about political contributions. you can't accept or solicit political contributions from contractors or people who are parties to proceedings before you as a government official. the behested payments are somewhat of a loophole. this legislation today is hoping to bridge that gap. as supervisor haney mentioned, unanimously support this legislation and we're very excited to see it here today and glad to answer any questions