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Informational and report and discussion item. Thank you very much. First i need to say that on behalf of commissioner gravanis who i have not actually talked to but she is of course very sorry to miss this meeting. She almost never misses any meetings, and it is only because she is sick and i know that she must be very frustrated because tonight topic is one that she has saved. And she taken the interest in and indeed, was that the Guiding Force for a discussion that the policy committee had on ...

Discussion, the four of us agreed that an appropriate focus of the upcoming retreat would be on challenges that we are facing both the department and the commission. So that what we sort of envisioned and would recommend for your consideration would be a twopart discussion. One that focused on challenges or opportunities before the commission, and ways in which before the department, i am sorry, and ways in which, the members of the commission or the commission as a whole could help the Departme...

And so, although, the existing ordinance was great, you know, being a progressive city that we are, and realizing the newer technologies are becoming available, we felt that we could maybe, do more. And partially what was pushing us to do more, was through the California Environmental quality act, and that is really where the Planning Department has stepped in and we are often finding out that the public works projects were having to do additional modeling and or do modeling and have to do addit...

That the policy committee had on july 8th, regarding the retreat, the upcoming, as yet unschedule, retreat and how it might be schedule, organized and what topics of the discussion we might address. The conversation that we had then, actually was endorsed by president arce and he was, he participated in it and afterwards, we thought that if we reported on that discussion, tonight, it would spark a discussion among all of the commissioners, here. About how we ought to organizize the retreat. And ...

The Emissions Reductions and compared to the other equipment, is a much cleaner, and this is consistent with the sequa and i did not, and and lastly, it provides a greater ability to monitor for compliance, and this picture here, is highlighting these red stickers on the Construction Equipment. And this is now required by the state law, that all Construction Equipment is supposed to have a sticker on each side, and six characters, and you can write down the six characters and go online, so that ...

Health 15 minutes discussion and action joining us from the Planning Department, and just kind of in the spirit of some of the conversations that i heard earlier, and this has really been an effort between our departments and the department of the environment and william and bob that we have been working with and we have done tons of out reach with the other city departments in trying to update this, ordinance, and so, this presentation, will be similar to what i gave at the policy subcommittee ...

Of the departmental programs and was david for the implementation for the Environmental Justice program the largest in the country with the grant budget of 13 million and responsible for upgrading the departmental, offices, and from a single floor of the 11, grove street to the show case of 1455 market street, and whereas david coordinated the department of the environment role in the gender analysis under the implementation of the cew, 8, and wedaw, and conventional of the elimination of all of...

Carmen like to introduce. He is the Vice President and the head of the virginia program. He is the head of the National Union and the local chapter. This is a Service Union with more than 120,000 members. Thank you. All right. All, congressman, it is always a pleasure. First of all, i want to say thank you. You be spending your day in virginia. Spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] spanish] commemorating the 50th anniversary of the margin washington. The march on washington. He said som...

Give you thanks for giving us another day. Help us this day to kragh closer to you so that with your spirit and your presence among us we all must face the tasks of this day. Bless the members of the peoples house. Help them to think clearly, speak confidently and act courageously in the belief that all Noble Service is based upon patience, truth and love. You know well the pressing issues facing our nation. Grant our leaders, especially, the wisdom to do what is best and may we all join in the ...

Live pictures from the in washington dc were reour continuing our live coverage celebrating the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. Have a new panel on the Civil Rights Movement hosted by the w. K. Kellogg foundation. We will be joined by marc morial who is the president of the National Urban league. Good morning. Saying goodr morning in a way that i would hear, and with that sort of energy. Thank you all. This is such a joy to be here in this historic week about to celebrate our histor...