Present. Vice chair chiu. Present. Commissioner kopp. Here. Commissioner lee. Here. All right, everyone is here, so lets go to Public Comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda. Agenda. Yes. Go ahead and just in order. Hi, im [inaudible] i wanted to add something on behalf of mr. Bush for the record, he wanted me to read the editorial that appeared in the chronicle regarding the last meeting when the commission decided not to send the measure to the board of supervisors pending further work. The editorial was titled osf ethics board fays to tackle money and politics. It appeared september 27th in the conical. It chronicle. It realdz they had a chance to pass a common sense measure to curtail money and politics. It failed. It would have banned the practice of allowing political donors to contribute to the charitable causes of favorable candidates when they have a land decision in front of city officials. Such arrangements are common place and stink to high heaven. As critics of the practice which is a problem in State Government too have noted deep pockets deep pocketed donors seeking to curry favor with San Francisco owe if i canner efficientlies have delivered contributions to hospitals and charities. They may have pet causes, but just because the practice is chair doesnt make it acceptable. People seeks political favors shouldnt be allowed to steer money towards politicians favored causes. My concern is undue influence which could lead to corruption of quentin kopp who voted for the ordinance. Kopp add the he has no ill will towards charities, a major beneficiary behested country abuses not necessarily from nonprofit organizations but corporations has been major lee. Kopp said the practice is unseemly unquote. Critics charged that the ordinance private right of action which allows anyone to bring civil suit against organizations allegedly violating Campaign Finance laws will lead to frivolous lawsuits. But an elected City Attorney might be hesitant to pursue these kinds of claims. Ill quit here because of the interest of time. I wanted to say that i was pleased to see this editorial appearing. I think its premature and we have time to go before we see the final outcome on our measure. But i did want to call the publics attention to this editorial in case they missed it in the paper since we are on television, i thought wed take that opportunity tonight, thank you. Mr. Chairman. Yes, commissioner i propose those Public Comments, mr. [inaudible] the title of the editorial was grieving to sf ethics board fails to tackle money in politics. Thats an indictment ill have to retain the chairman to represent me pro bono. Ill do it. All eyeill put on my public defender commissioner kopp. Mr. Is also, i have it in front of i have it in nont of me too. There are a couple more paragraphs that are important to fill out what we did last week. That talks they say the ordinance will likely will appear before the commission again. Unless something changes, its likely to face another uphill battle. The board of supervisors could pass a ban on the practice and mayor sign it. Yet politicians have a difficult time to enacting new laws to limit their donors in this way. Sadly, its easy to understand why. What is more difficult to understand is why San Franciscos Ethics Commission wont do their job. Thats the editorial. Good afternoon im phyllis goog and im here representing midtown Park Apartments. We were built with urban renewal in 19268. Were coming to you for an investigation regarding doug sheu you schumacher. Our master lease was broken by olsen lee who was at that time the Mayors Office of housing. Once the lease was broken, lee, and schumacher who used to be the president or director of the Mayors Office of housing formed a sweetheart deal. Olsen lee gave the mercy housing our lease. Property manager and developer for midtown Park Apartments. Since that has happened weve been strong armed into sign our rights away and weve been no heat, but we want an investigation on the fact our lease was broken illegally and given to mercy housing with no talking to the tenants and residents. Weve been part of the Decision Making along with the board of supervisors and Mayors Office of housing for over 50 years. Right now we have no power or sayso. When we got supporters, one of the biggest was the Labor Council. The Labor Council put together a resolution a year ago stating that they were watching mercy housing so they were transparent. They have not been transparent. Last week it was announced theyre planning to demolish all six of our buildings. The majority of the tenants at midtown park have been there for 40 years. Ive been there 20 years. Some hold vouchers given to them after herman demolished it. The resolution in 2017 signed by ever 2007 signed by every member of the board of supervisors plus the mayor states that midtown Park Apartments is for ownership, the residents are to have ownership and it should be a decision disition made between the Mayors Office decision mailed between the Mayors Office of housing and the residents of midtown park. The problem is we have no say so. Wed like an investigation into the doings between the Mayors Office of housing and mercy housing. Specifically olsen lees signing cancelling our lease illegally and giving it to Doug Schumacher and giving him the property manager and developer in which weve been abused and a lot of people have died and moved. Does that mean im done . I would invite you to talk to our staff about putting in an official complaint. We have done that. We were invited to come here and speak. Good. All right. Well probably be on the agenda for the november meeting, but i wanted to come out and make you aware we need someone to take a look at what is going on. We appreciate your remashes. Thank you very much. Thank you. Good afternoon commissioners. My name audrey lan audrey sption oung. Ive been working with the si of San Francisco. I work at Human Service agencies until Division Collection unit. Ive been here for 10 years. Ive been helping a lot of employees to receive equal treatment and better work environment. Ive exercised my duties. On 2013 about four years ago, i was a witness to a harassment case about my own unit manager. A caucasian man who harassing another chinesespeaking coworker. Ive been harassed, discriminated and retaliated by this union manager. The city have a chain of command policy. If i have a problem my direct supervisor should be the one to talk to me first. I get along well with my direct supervisor, but this unit manager abused his power and position to harassing me continuously. On november 2015 i was assigned to another program to stay away from this unit manager harassment. On june 2017, i was assigned to the same unit manager. I told the Human Resource staff that this unit manager harassed me before. But Human Resources still assigned me back to the same unit manager. On august 28, 2017, this unit manager come to harass me again. Now, my doctor asked me to take care of myself by taking time off to stay away from this unit manager. I love my job. I want to work. I want to be reassigned to a different locationlocation to stay away from this unit manager who harassed me again and again. This unit manager should be reassigned to other locations away from me and my coworkers. Please, you must educate the Human Resource staff that this white male unit manager allowed to continue to harass. Thank you. This is my record for you to read. Thank you very much. As i said, with the lady before if you havent done so, talk to our staff to put in an official complaint in terms of what you expressed. Okay . Good afternoon ethic commissioner. Can my name is ellen zhou. I work as a psychiatric worker in the department of Public Health. I am a bargain team member for 1021. Im here to support awdy oung who spoke to you before me and other employees who are afraid of come here today and afraid of being retaliated by management staff. Audrey and i exercise our 1021 responsibilities and rights. We stood up and testified against corruption at the City Services commissions. Some people pay to get their jobs while other people are qualified on a hiring list but never have a chance to be hired. The system is for fair employment and fair hiring practices. The department of Human Services director acknowledged the problems and complaints brought before him for the last six years. They agreed to create effective policies to include training for all management staff posting posters to make public the bribery and exportion. Nothing has been done and were not sure what to do audrey and myself and many other members and employees coming from different departments, we testify in this same room in december 2015, august 15, 2016 and december 18th, 2017. We testify about problems in the departments. Some people paid to be hired and retain their job and on going extortion. To this day, many januaryer toes expect to pay expensive gifts to their supervisors and managers for them to avoid unwanted problems. City attorney and deputy, ive been investigated. A lot of extortion since february of 2011. Many of us stood up to collaborate with the attorney and fbi agents. But the people who stood up have been harassed, discriminated and bullied by many of the h. R. Staff. I my kef myself have been bullied and harassed since i exposed them. As you heard from audrey today, the situation is many of the problems within the departments. Discriminating bullying, retaliated the people of color asian people, Chinese People and people who are vulnerable to the population that management staff took advantage of them. I myself am a therapist. I took the time and stood up. I know its the right thing to do. Thats why we have the ethic commission. Thats why we have the whistle blowers and we have the departments. Somehow its not the way we experience. Im here to ask you today to investigate the many complaints weve filed with different departments including mickey callahan, seussen susan Guard Department of Public Health, depth of Human Services. Human Services Oversees 30,000 employees. The union mass 6 o thousand members. We have occasion member meetings and know those problems do exist today. In a fair and Good Government practices is for fair for everybody who takes the exam who is qualified for the job, not because they know some management to pay the job. They pay 202,000 and up to 10,000 for the job. Many people are being hassed. Im ellen. I work for the department of Public Health. I am a Bargaining Team member working with management to improve. They said a lot of things but were not seeing the improvement. To this day no posters. For the purpose of record, im giving you my record of what i said today. I appreciate you guys take the time to volunteer for our city. I myself am working for the city. Im proud of our city to provide Diversity Services to many citizens and undocumented citizens. We need people to be on board especially to hold people accountable for what they do id encourage you to work with miss lamb also miss lam also in regard to the complaints. Commissioners, i have followed every step of the day to exercise seiu 1021 with the department of Public Health and Human Services. In our department. We file complaints already. But it take time. I know in the past, every time when we have a problem and something happens and it dies out and its not acceptable. Do we have jurisdiction i dont know, thats why id like to see it set out in a complaint in order to make determinations. Just a second maam. Because theyre talking about serious stuff. If it is within our purview, then we certainly would like to do something but we have to see the complaint. That is essential essential. Thank you. Good evening commissioners. I wanted to make a brief comment in response of the San Francisco chronicle editorial. I believe editorial has been an extremely oversimplified opinion piece on a complex piece of legislation. There are a lot of questions about the broad ban that is proposed by this piece of legislation. And to simply say ban behested payments doesnt even begin to cover the concerns we have. For the record, i want it to be known to my knowledge, the chronicle did not reach out to any of the people who have expressed concerns about any aspects of this legislation. It is extremely onesided and without the kind of detailed an thoughtful analysis that wed love to see from a local newspaper and we hope that thattal is remedied as this legislation begins to move forward. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioners im with San Francisco open government. On a point of order, i want to notice that although ive been on the interested parties list for six years, i did not receive notification by email that my hearing was today until 3 38 this afternoon it was sent out. My agenda packet was mailed out on friday and i received it sometime after 3 00 p. M. This afternoon. I have to wonder whether you were just hoping i would be fooled and not show up or if i did show up, i would be unprepared. Thats what im used to from the Ethics Commission. I had sincerely hoped the executive director pell ham would pelham would be a new start but i feel shes cut from the same bolt of cloth as john st. Kroi. Croix. Mark twain says supporting your government when he deserve it. Kapper knack i believe has earned the president ial medal of freedom. Certainly not under this administration but kneeling during the National Anthem is not disrespectful to the flag, to the anthem or to the country. It is the exercise of a right enshrined in the First Amendment. Is it is a signof respect for the constitution. Some of his loudest critics, and there are many who wish to infringe upon his right of free speech should remain that the same short paragraph regarding free speech supports their right to worship. The next short paragraph protects their right to bear arms. Its amazing how many people you dont have the right to do this and then demand that their rights under the same document be respected. The final words ever the National Anthem are of the National Anthem are land of free, home of the brave colin capper kapper kohl kaperkn ack is free to express his opinions. Think of what he sacrificed and acknowledged his act as a sign of respect belief, trust, and hope. In the flag, in the constitution in our country and more than anything, in us to respect all of those. Good evening, commissioners, thank you for giving us this opportunity to speak. Im Trevor Martin im the treasure for San Francisco for democracy. And i am speaking in favor of prop j restoration and any other anticorruption measures that come before this body because thats exactly what it is, its corruption. Ive been a volunteer for California Clean Money Campaign for a number of years. We tirelessly worked for passing the closedisclose act. It didnt have the teeth we wanted it to do. It doesnt touch candidates. The focus is specifically on ballot measures. Butmachine the corruption shows in the city. And it shows when you walk around the streets and people we have a Housing Affordability crisis and its because of the playtoplay politics. I was at the mid save midtown meeting last week. I didnt know they were going to be here to speak, but you should have been there. What theyre trying to do to these people, discourage the people who have been there for decades. It paid off their mortgage in 2007 and now theyre told they owe them 37 million. Its completely i mean, we should look into what these people are being put through. I was there and Doug Schumacher walked right out before he left the Mayors Office of housing he gave mercy five contracts. He walked straight out of mo and went straight into mercy with five contracts. That is blatant corruption in my opinion. Now theyre trying to displace these people. They said that they were waiting for them to die. It was horrible you should have been there and seen the compassion and response of the residents in the building. Its happening all over the city. Were displacing people of color, were displacing those with less means to make a living. Theyre living in the streets and now we sweep them off the streets with horrible propositions being passed and paid by corporations to our elected officials. It has to stop please. And Colin Kaepernick is a hero. He does not respect the flag, anthem or american troops and you know it. Thank you. Any other members of the public who wish to speak . If not, well then move to item number three, discussion of possible action on draft minutes for the commission september 25th, 2017 regular meth meeting. Commissioner. I have one change bottom of page 2. Motion by commissioner renne. I seconded it. There is a language difficulty, it says seconde