In 2007 when i retired for my 35 year career in Investment Real Estate i met my friend phil tang saying i want to get more involved in Government Services oh was initially appointed in the fall of 07. From that point on it was a complete roller coaster. As you know we entered the initial downturn and the number of appeals went from 1000 to less than 2000 year at the assessment appeal board one by dan to ran up to 5000 appeals in 21 201011 could swipe witnessed the actions of the board and don durrant and the Assessors Office under phil tang and no carmen chu and chief appraiser matt thomas as well as the board and the additional board three to accommodate the dominantly homeowners in the evening with their appeals and all of us about to make dramatic changes in how we became more efficient, more knowledgeable andcapable particularly at the Assessors Office coming before the board. Im an opportunity to do that as well as interpret the revenue and taxation codes board of equalization, as
There some clear requirements about the operational planning about the strategic planning, and that planning will have to be drive the budget priorities, we fully intend to Parks Alliance two Oldest Department accountable and work with them closely on the development of those operational plans and how those operational plans translate into budget priorities. I think they will do that. I think that committed to us that they will do that. I think they want to do that for themselves. I think this really can usher in a new era for us much smarter and effective park policy. Thank you. Thank you very much for are there any other members of the public would like to comment on item number two . Seeing none, will close Public Comments. [gavel] commissioner farrell thank you everyone who came out today to speak on this measure. And to our rec center part and Parks Alliance and other members working on this for quite some time now. We look forward to the continuing discussions. Again want to thin
Evans. Any announcements . Please silence all cells phone and Electronic Devices and completed speaker cards should be submit today the clerk. Items today will appear january 12 meeting unless otherwise stated would like to thank Jessie Larsson squh gym smith for braus braud casting todays meeting. Item 1 is consider apointding 3 members terms ending february 1, 2015 to the parks and recreation Advisory Committee. There are 3 seats and 3 appicates great, we have seberate members of prosack who are here today. Looks like [inaudible] is first is not going to be able to make it. She has written testimony boy robert brooust, if you can please come forward. Good morning, supervisors. I am robert braust and thank you very much for hearing and giving me the opportunity to introduce myself, explain why i was original picked to represent district 8 on prosack. Explain a little of what i managed to get done in the first 2 years and what i hope to get done in the next. I am a Founding Member of d
June 7, 2017. Okay, supervisor farrell. Thank you supervisor avalos and supervisor cohen and everyone who is here. I will keep my comment brief. We brought this item before committee and will continue today until the next rules committee, but want to reiterate the purpose behind this. I think everyone shares this here, the parks inside the sit a are some the greatest assets qu provide a high quality of life and as the city grows in terms of population and otherwise and we feel it every day, the parks are used with greater intensity more than ever before. Over the last few years inside of city hall the parks budget has note grown and if we want to maintain had parks and new open space we ptd to develop in San Francisco, we need to make sure spending for the park saz priority and that is what this amendment does. Before i introduce this we had a huge neighborhood process across the city. I want to thank the Parks Alliance for a great partner throughout the process. Neighborhood groups in
Okay we are back and ready for Public Comment. Thank you for the brief moment to gather my thoughts and talk with my staff. So Public Comment is now open. And i have a few cards and if first you come in the order your name is called by card, and then anyone else who hasnt filled out a card can come in behind. So first up is trevor martin. Amber actually, lets go first to people representing other people, who were to speak. Amber was here ufcw and others here will be the first people to speak, since you are speaking on behalf of actual candidates. And then well go on to the cards, okay. Thank you. Amber bauer, district director for uscw here on behalf of jim araby. He will no longer be applying for if that set and wed like to separate jan garcia in her application for this commission. Thank you. And your application actually just came in after the deadline. It did. Im Jennifer Garcia with ufcw in San Francisco and the application was in late. My local just recently got the Cannabis Divi