President obama and ted cruz have defended natos role in keeping the world safe. Do you think nato is a good u. S. Investment . Republicans call in at 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. For those outside the u. S. , 2027488003. cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan. We are talking nato this morning. The u. S. Role in the 67yearold alliance. We are talking about the u. S. Contribution to nato which equates to 500 million a year, according to Defense Department budgets. Not role has become a concern on the campaign trail. This from the Washington Times this morning. Secretarygeneral Jens Stoletenberg said he welcomed more attention to nato and nato related issues in the u. S. Bit of Donald Trumps recent comments in the Washington Post editorial board. [video clip] donald trump i see nato as a good thing to have. I look at the ukraine situation ad i say, so, ukraine is country that affects us far less than it affects other countries and nato. Yet, we are doing all the
Business is 5d adopting Environmental Review findings pursuant to the California Environmental quality act and approving amendments to the mission bay for south design for development and signage and master plan to allow a wall signage to be located at a maximum height of 80 feet versus 45, the western facade of commercial industrial designated building located to the west of owens street. Mission bay is governed by the redevelopment plans. The Development Standard are not in the planning code but rather for the development and a companion document is master plan north and south. As mission bay has been fully built out there are a number of buildings adjacent to the 80 freeway, now that they are built out or in the process of being built out like the kaiser building, it has been become clear that we need to alter our signage standards to recognize that certain signage if left unchanged is really just blocked by the freeway. So this is meant to address that particular issue. With that e
Is absent. Commissioner, we have 3 ayes. The next order of business is 5e authorizing personal serves contract with Public Financial Management ink for Financial Advisory services in an amount not to exceed 122,000 related to the proposed sales of tax exempt and taxable tax allocation bonds for mission bay north and Mission Bay South. Commissioners, as you recall we refunded a number of bonds in the existing portfolio but these bonds in particular, they are still outstanding bonds in mission bay north and south given the particulars of the plan, its a separate refunding, we want to take advantage of lower Interest Rates of refunding component and there is a new program component, as you know one of our key missions and goals for Affordable Housing so we would initiate our first taxing bonds and first, we are used to being first on a number of fronts. With that i want to bring a whole sleuth of consultants on the Financial Advisor which you are considering today and other contracts befo
For Financial Advisory services in an amount not to exceed 122,000 related to the proposed sales of tax exempt and taxable tax allocation bonds for mission bay north and Mission Bay South. Commissioners, as you recall we refunded a number of bonds in the existing portfolio but these bonds in particular, they are still outstanding bonds in mission bay north and south given the particulars of the plan, its a separate refunding, we want to take advantage of lower Interest Rates of refunding component and there is a new program component, as you know one of our key missions and goals for Affordable Housing so we would initiate our first taxing bonds and first, we are used to being first on a number of fronts. With that i want to bring a whole sleuth of consultants on the Financial Advisor which you are considering today and other contracts before you move forward with those housing bonds with other related consultants for the refunding. With that, i would like to ask john gaegel our ocii a
So i will second the motion. Please call the roll. Commission members please announce your vote when i call your name. Commissioner mondejar . Yes. Commissioner singh . Yes. Commissioner bustos is absent. Madam chair rosales . Yes. I have three ayes and one absent. Okay, the Commission Approves the request. Reluctantly. Please call the next item. City clerk the next order of business is 5d adopting Environmental Review findings pursuant to the California Environmental quality act and approving amendments to the mission bay for south design for development and signage and master plan to allow a wall signage to be located at a maximum height of 80 feet versus 45, the western facade of commercial industrial designated building located to the west of owens street. Mission bay is governed by the redevelopment plans. The Development Standard are not in the planning code but rather for the development and a companion document is master plan north and south. As mission bay has been fully built