>>> this meeting of the san francisco ethics commission. this hybrid meeting is being held declaring existence of a local emergency data february 5th, 2020. the minutes of this meeting will reflect that pursuant to the february 10th mayoral proclamation, city commissions and boards created by the city charter shall hold meetings in person with conditions specified. the ethics commission has now resumed in-person meetings in city hall with a new hybrid format. before we proceed further, i'd like to explain some of the procedures regarding the format of today's meeting. members of the public may attend and provide public comment here in our meeting room in person and may also observe the meeting remotely by electronic means and are offered the opportunity to provide public comment remotely by phone or through the webex platform as detailed in our agenda. please note that also pursuant to the february 10th proclamation, commissioners, members of the public, and any presenters, parties, or participants, must comply with all applicable health or

san francisco. san francisco was contacted by the honolulu and hawaii ethics commissions over what they have as aloha gifts and other jurisdictions have contacted us about so i would suggest that we take a look as we move forward on this with other jurisdictions and how they have handled even relatively modest things like the aloha gifts in hawaii essentially involved peanut butter sandwiches that go to every new legislator at the time they are sworn into office. thank you. >> chairman: okay. commissioner chiu. >> commissioner: through the chair, i will not be here to participate in this, but i would suggest and i think this was contemplated for earlier in the year would be a presentation from tyler field and his team in the dash board for the new commissioners as well as the public to show how information can be obtaineded on form 700 filings as well as campaign finance reports. the accessibility of the data i think is marvelous and i think that everyone would benefit from one of those excellent presentations. >> chairman: i remember that one. you made that several times and i would ask the director

community-based teams work daily to connect people to services, >>> this meeting of the san francisco ethics commissionis hybrid meeting is being held declaring existence of a local emergency data february 5th, 2020. the minutes of this meeting will reflect that pursuant to the february 10th mayoral proclamation, city commissions and boards

community-based teams work daily to connect people to services, >>> this meeting of the san francisco ethics commission hybrid meeting is being held declaring existence of a local emergency data february 5th, 2020. the minutes of this meeting will reflect that pursuant to the february 10th mayoral proclamation, city commissions and boards created by the city charter shall hold meetings in person with conditions

san francisco rising. for sfgovtv thanks for watching. >>> this meeting of the san francisco ethics commission. this hybrid meeting is being held declaring existence of a local emergency data february 5th, 2020. the minutes of this meeting will reflect that pursuant to the february 10th mayoral proclamation, city commissions and boards created by the city charter shall hold meetings in person with conditions specified. the ethics commission has now resumed in-person meetings in city hall with a new hybrid

san francisco. san francisco was contacted by the honolulu and hawaii ethics commissions over what they have as aloha gifts and other jurisdictions have contacted us about so i would suggest that we take a look as we move forward on this with other jurisdictions and how they have handled even relatively modest things like the aloha gifts in hawaii essentially involved peanut butter sandwiches that go to every new legislator at the time they are sworn into office. thank you. >> chairman: okay. commissioner chiu. >> commissioner: through the chair, i will not be here to participate in this, but i would suggest and i think this was contemplated for earlier in the year would be a presentation from tyler field and his team in the dash board for the new commissioners as well as the public to show how information can be obtaineded on form 700 filings as well as campaign finance reports. the accessibility of the data i think is marvelous and i think that everyone would benefit from one of those excellent presentations. >> chairman: i remember that one. you made that several times and i would ask the director

ethics commission who make these meetings possible from our wonderful moderator mr. contreras and the unsung heroes in compliance and enforcement and engagement who really make ethics come to life and meaningful in san francisco. and so it is with great pleasure and sorrow and bittersweetness that i end my ten year today, but i have stood on the shoulds of giants and i'm really grateful for the honor of having served. thank you. >> chairman: commissioner, do you want to join us? commissioner bush, we are representing you. we're saving you a spot here in the middle. >> commissioner: i'm sorry. am i okay? >> chairman: can you see us? we have a spot for you right here. >> commissioner: yeah. it's the empty chair spot. 'so i'm reading this plaque that says in gratitude and appreciation for commitment to public service that builds on public trust. congratulations and thank you again for being my guide post and wish you all the best of luck. >> chairman: it's personally a very sad day for me. but anyway. let's proceed to agenda item number five with just discussion on possible action and proposed amendment to commission by laws article seven section four to change regular starting time of ethics commission regular

even the ethics commission, which is working on this and i participated in the hearings, is waiting for y'all to take some action. $300 million that could have served the community and san francisco given to crooks and is even now we have a big group doling out the money. when are you going to do the right thing? it seems like you love to hear what you love to say and have this game of public comment, giving us a measly two minutes. thank you very much. >> operator: thank you for your comment. madam secretary, there are no more callers wishing to be recognized. >> clerk: thank you. general public comment is closed. >> chair: and the next item is communications. commissioners, any questions or comments on the communications that you've received? commissioner ajami. >> can someone -- >> clerk: sorry, can you please speak right into the mic. >> is this one working or this one? >> clerk: either one. >> can someone speak the [indiscernible] -- i know this was quite a stir last year and we've been dealing with it, but it would be good to have some information on the cost, timing. i know some of that is detailed in the letter, but it would be useful to have some conversation about that.

as a member and chair of our ethics commission for 20 years as the chief deputy in the office of the public defender as the president of the bar association of san francisco, and as a member of the state bar board of governors. as a radio show host for kpix and legal analyst for media outlets across the world, and as a beloved professor and dean at golden gate university school of law. he has helped write and pass laws and state constitutional amendments that have made our city and our county and our state better, and inspired countless in san francisco to think clearer, take courage, and ask more of our government and public institutions. i'm introducing this today because sometimes we wait too long to give people their flowers and due and peter, i want you to know how many your service means to this city and board of supervisors and more to say when the item is voted on in two weeks. until then, the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor melgar. >> thank you, madam clerk. today colleagues i am introducing a resolution to formally recognize the week of the young child in the city and county of san francisco. this takes place between the week

as a member and chair of our ethics commission for 20 years as the chief deputy in the office of the public defender as the president of the bar association of san francisco, and as a member of the state bar board of governors. as a radio show host for kpix and legal analyst for media outlets across the world, and as a beloved professor and dean at golden gate university school of law. he has helped write and pass laws and state constitutional amendments that have made our city and our county and our state better, and inspired countless in san francisco to think clearer, take courage, and ask more of our government and public institutions. i'm introducing this today because sometimes we wait too long to give people their flowers and due and peter, i want you to know how many your service means to this city and board of supervisors and more to say when the item is voted on in two weeks. until then, the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor melgar. >> thank you, madam clerk. today colleagues i am introducing a resolution to formally recognize the week of the young child in the city and county of san francisco. this takes place between the week

the san francisco ethics commission honors daina m.hiu for her commitment to san francisco city government. thank you. >> commissioner: thank you. i am speechless at all of the well wishes and kind thoughts from everyone and i'm deeply thankful for this opportunity to have served in san francisco and to contribute to the strengthening and further transparency and accountability for our city government for everyone in san francisco. and my work would not be possible without the incredible efforts and diligence and expertise of staff under leeann, executive director pellham and the collaboration and incredible thoughtfulness and dialog that i have with my fellow commissioners at every meeting as well as the steady, thoughtful, practical, and very insightful advice from our partners in the city attorney's office especially deputy city attorney schenn. and everyone else in the ethics commission who make these meetings possible from our wonderful moderator mr. contreras and the unsung heroes in compliance and enforcement and engagement who