Approval for items minutes for 2012 meeting can i have a motion to approve the minutes. Second all in favor aye. Item two Public Comment and executive session, is there any Public Comment . Come on up. Good afternoon commissioners im victor della cruz im here on behalf of the Development Company to express some dearns about the sea wall lot three will he notions that you are about in engage in. Our client is very concerned that the port of San Francisco is continuing to negotiate with the giant not with andlinging the departure of the quite iaye that constitutes the bulk of the propyling submitted by w w llc. , almost all of the development compatibility in the s w l associate the rl l c teams proposal seams to be out of the picture snow. The report is that the existing proposal is a little shell that reresembles nothing to the only proposals that is not only tremendously unfair to the other bidders who participants in this process but its not competitivive bidding. Cortiishs involveme
Immediate recovery needs. In looking at that, we begin to identify critical capabilities and gaps in that. Part of this was to address the it adds not only hoping up to national capability, but actually driving some of the bigger risks and threats as an Overall National response and how you build the capability and direct that funding. Part of this will remain to Grant Funding based on the division between states. The other has to be competitive so that we can see where sponsorship by one state or community to provide resources to an area races each jurisdiction. Is concern about the jurisdiction of funds and my jurisdiction giving what we need. Theres not a lot of trust out there. That concerns me because in these types of largescale events come if we cant agree upon our response abilities to Work Together as a team, how is that going to work with a real disaster that requires all of our capabilities . Not just the local jurisdictions, but multiple states and will will jurisdictions r
Health and dental benefits continued growth there. We are as i mentioned hopeful that through the good work of the Health Service system they will be able to negotiate more favorable rates with kaiser and with blue shield. And then our retirement cost continuing to grow through the next fiscal year to account for the loses that we experience in the pension fund during the last economic recession. This number, the 42 million im expecting based on the rates that retiree, retirement board just adopted to be less by 11 million. So instead of a negative 4 million cost to the general fund, we learned last week that it will be closer to 31. All of these assumptions are detailed in much greater detail in the report itself. Other departmental cost citywide. The projection in front of you assumes that Capital Equipment and technology are funded at the level they were funned funded in the budget adopted last year and in the plan recommended level in the subsequent year. The most significant thing
Joining us as i mentioned executive director ms. Mirror and the awards she received and demonstrated as a leader in cappa as well as the head of San Francisco that was the leadership that the port was recognized. We also had our cfo eileen and david and unfortunately or fortunately jim mellone who was one the leaders that organized the group was away on business in asia was missed. Commissioner mike was really one of the initiateors of creating the group and lead the orientation ever the formation this effort and then also richard from the port of oakland who ive known for a number of years but i saw him in a different light he brought the group together and arranged an critical day and chris who was not able to be there but certainly sent his wishes weve referenced this but the california Port Authority passed a resolution with respect to the california lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders group and to make sure we read the entire resolution so all the ports Recreation Center reco
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