sean elsbernd. >> i was born and raised in district 7, montessori school right up the block. a grade school right down the street. my mom owned a children's clothing store right down the block, and i am lived here all my life, 30 years, and i have every intention of raising my family here. went down to a small school in los angeles, claremont mckenna, and came back here for law school and graduated. went to work here in city hall immediately upon passing the bar on the first drive. and work here in city hall for a few years. then lightning struck and i was appointed as a member of the board of supervisors in august of 2004 and have been here ever since. most people would call me a moderate. i have a knack and a love for the law. i saw a way to combine that love with service to the political process. i think having watched campaigns not as a candidate, i do not appreciate the kind of thick skin you need is a candidate. being a candidate, it is not the easiest thing in the world. i have come since then to really appreciate my opponent, in the sense that while i may disagree wit

joined to my right by supervisor eric mar, to my left, sean elsbernd. madam court, please share with

joined to my right by supervisor eric mar, to my left, sean elsbernd. madam court, please share with us your announcements -- clerk, please share with us your announcements. >> if you wish to submit a copy of your presentation to the committee, please submit a copy. >> please call item one. >> item 1. resolution authorizing the office of treasurer-tax collector to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $240,000 from the earned assets resource network for kindergarten to college program participant incentive funds. supervisor avalos: great. >> good morning. i am with the treasurer-tax office. this is an accept and expend for the initial pilot years of the program. one of them is the dollar per dollar match funds up to $100, for a famine that saves up to $100. we will provide a dollar match for that. the second is the $100 saved steady incentive. when a family has direct posit, we are going to provide another $100 to that account to provide an incentive. this provides the funding in order for us to have that. we would like to think the current assets

i am joined by rules committee member sean elsbernd and supervisor mark farrell. just want to thank sf gov tv for taping this early in the morning and making the transcripts available on-line. we have only one item on today's agenda, which we had heard last thursday. please call item one. >> item 1. charter amendment (third draft) to amend the charter of the city and county of san francisco by -- regarding city retirement benefits and health care benefits. commissioner kim: because we heard this item last week, we are just going to hear public comment. please line up if you have any public comment. good morning. -- >> good morning. i have a question for the board for which i have no -- i do not think i will get an answer. why should we expect our representatives to do any more to live up to this agreement than you have in the past? the reason i say that is, in past years, boards of supervisors have entered into negotiations with city employees on retirement, the different things that accrue over the years, and they made commitments to those city employees, saying

i was particularly incensed by my supervisor, sean elsbernd's comments, whoever wrote this report would have flunked out of law school in the first year. though the committee had lawyers on it with much more experience than the supervisors. but my basic question is, i do not see the logic of the further development in parkmerced, treasure island, where the jobs of all of these people coming into the city. why do we have to chase out of the city people that would like a little grass around their home? supervisor campos: thank you. by the way, i have forgot to mention that aaron goodman had also signed up for this item. >> i am a resident with a family in parkmerced. i would like to think the grand jury for a scathing report but i believe it is truly unbiased. i am not rage, and sensed -- incensed about how the amendment got there. i call them the phantom 14 pages. i believe people's rights have been violated because of the due process. it could be questionable. the 11th hour amendments. as it attorneys sullivan said himself, he worked on it the night before. as my mother said, the road t

i am joined by committee members supervisors mark ferrell and sean elsbernd. we are also joined by scott weiner today. i would like to think the staff to make transcripts available online. madam car, do you have any announcements? >> the items that are recommended will go to the full board on tuesday, july 19 unless otherwise indicated item one, a hearing to consider appointing three members to the ballot simplification committee. there are three seats and three applicants. chairperson kim: i believe all the candidates are here today. can hear from them in the order on the agenda? first i have june frapps and then betty packard. if you could just approached the microphone and tell us a little bit about yourself. i know you served already on the committee and this is a reappointment. about your qualifications and why you would like to continue to serve. >> i have been serving on the committee for i believe six years. i have a degree in journalism and a retired -- and am a retired editor. i am qualified to create type perhaps. i think it is useful to do. i am wi