The notice of meeting a paragraph headed meeting decorum. It reads as follows the Ethics Commission encourages and promotes integrity in government by education and example and is committed to treating all Staff Members of the public and colleagues with courtesy respect objectivity and fairness. Members of the public who attend Commission Meetings are also expected to behave responsibly in respectfully. Persons who engage in namecalling, shouting, interruption or other distracting behavior may be asked to leave. The following behavior or activities are discouraged inside the hearing room. Applause or vocal expression in support or opposition eating or drinking profanity and physical aggression in accord with the board of supervisors walls of order 1. 3. 1 signs regardless of content or message is strictly prohibited. This prohibition does not apply to clothing which includes signage and to clothing, messages displayed on clothing, pins hats or buttons. If the chairman is unable to obtain voluntary compliance he may seek assistance from the Sheriffs Department on call. This provision supplements walls and policies adopted by city hall. The Sheriffs Office and the board of supervisors related to dick corum riveted conduct or activities the ways, etc. Is not meant to be exclusive. This notice will appear on all future notices to interested persons of meetings of the Ethics Commission. I will call now for anyany item number two for any comments, Public Comment on items on the agenda were not on the agenda. And i willi would urge people if your comments are related to item number seven[inaudible] are you taking comments on meeting the quorums . Im saying i was just reading from the notice and him simply now asking for Public Comment. If you want comments on the decor that is fine. Thats not Public Comment item 2. No. I would ask you to put the sign down, please. Do you want me to ask the sheriff to come spewing i will. Would you call for the sheriff . Youve got a sign on your shirt. That should be enough. [inaudible] goahead on larry bush here for friends of ethics as well as to represent us. I want to bring you uptodate on the current list of endorsements from proposition t the bout measure put on by ethics. Ive only one copy but its a voluminous. Im happy to report that all members of these San Francisco delegation in sacramento have endorsed it. All members of the board of supervisors have endorsed it. I think there are 31 communitybased groups that have also endorsed it. To the best of my knowledge there was five groups that opposed it. So im not sure we can deliver the 90 vote that chairman renne asked for were going to do our best. Commissioners, snuggle im reading from a Field Operations division policy and procedures city hall Security Unit and it says signs exceeding 11 x 17 in size are not allowed in city signs exceeding exceeding 11 x 17 are not allowed in city a. Does not say a prohibition will be got from the clerk of the board from the board of supervisors has also signs mounted on sticks or polls are not permitted. Banners are permitted only when specialized good small paper or cardboard signs no larger than a 11 x 17 that can carry thy hand are allowed. So you are saying [inaudible] the clerk of the board says you are wrong. I like to comment on a couple things that did happen since you brought up the subject. First is to commissioner keane. What i fully appreciate commissioner keanes after excavation about one to help mr. Patrols and presenting his case it 5 min. I do know about anybody else but on going to be presenting a case i do very careful preparation in i use the 5 min. When im interrupted in the middle of my 5 min. I consider that a breach of my First Amendment rights could just as any of you, if i interrupted while you are speaking, would consider it a breach and grounds for removing me. As for of you out of the five are attorneys i would use the comparison you can advise a client to do anything you think is possible that the client has no obligation to follow your advice. Very often if im the speaker and i only have 5 min. I may not want to go off on the tensions and i may want to use my 5 min. To its most effect and i think i should have the option of saying thank you for your help but. Especially given the help i normally get is 99 of the time nothing but an attempt to throw you off track. To supervisor kopp he asked people to identify themselves in a lead from the brown act. Write to the public. Under the brown act the member of the public can attend a meeting of the legislative body without having to register or give other information as a condition of attendance. While i appreciate the fact that supervisor kopp is certainly free to say if you dont identify yourself i will give you as much credit for what you have to say is entitled to say that. However he is not entitled to tell a person because the law goes on to say that if you ask a person to identify themselves you must tell them they are not required to do so. Now thats just a couple of examples. I dont have a lot of time. It isnt it a kind of shame i am member of the public have to come here and read the sunshine speeders and the brown act to be to the Ethics Commissioners. Mr. Chairman, may i ask the gentleman a question . Yes what section of the government code is that . It is the brown act as provided by its in the would you please let me answer the question . Answer my question. What section of the government code is it . Thank you. Other Public Comment . Hello. My name is Michael Petrella spit on the proud candidate for the bart district 9c and i believe this body has been infringing upon my First Amendment rights. At the last meeting you directed the deputy City Attorney to come up with an opinion about signage and free speech at this body. That item is not on the agenda. Ive not received the opinion from the City Attorney. However on october 11 the City Attorney responded to me regarding a sunshine ordinance complaint i filed against this body and the City Attorney has written, this was on about what happened last month that was no violation because of the City Attorneys office was not and is not in possession of a written policy prohibiting political signs and hearing rooms other than the policies already provided to mr. Patroclus by the sheriff. I repeat, the City Attorneys office was not and is not in possession of a written policy prohibiting political signs and hearing rooms. Yet an extra of a law professor, the spouse of the former City Attorney and for lawyers on this panel are trying to stop my First Amendment rights from having holding a socket i can wear a sign on my chest but i cant hold a sign on paper. There is something wrong with this policy you are trying to promulgate without any public discussion. Now, because of last months incident where you all were interrupting me and infringing upon my First Amendment rights as if this were your courtroom which it is not,this is a taxpayerfunded room. The tv is taxpayerfunded communication that i should have access to. Vicki hennessy, the sheriff on september 27 wrote to her chief of staff eileen hirst. Vicki writes ive reviewed disagree items i have and do not see a probation on signs. The only thing mentioned is signs mounted on sticks and poles are not prohibited in city hall. The City Attorney and the sheriff are telling you there is no law prohibiting my First Amendment rights to hold up a sign that says, michael patroclus for bart board. You must start honoring the First Amendment protections guaranteed to me. And allow me access to taxpayerfunded television. Thanks as mounted on a stick so youre only which contradicts you. Any other Public Comments . All right. Turning to agenda item 3, discussion and possible action on draft minutes for the commissions september 26, 2016 regular meeting. Any comments from any commissioners . Just, mr. Chairman, on page 3 there is a, at the top the sentence that begins the reason being that body such that i think the word should be such as this. Not such of this. All right. Any other commissioners comments do i hear motions . Public comment . Thanks, much commissioner Charlie Marcello for the record. On page 4 at the bottom i was quoted as to the question of a subpoena power of the commission. I said that i didnt think that it was necessary for the commission to invoke its agenda powers get a simple letter would do. I dont want to toss subpoena around to liberally. How would you like that to be restated in the minutes . I drafted a something here but i also forgot my glasses. So it said he stated that he was not sure whether the commission leads to invoke its subpoena power, a simple letter should do. And welcome back ms. Hayon commissioners, i will call your attention to page 2 of the minutes. Agenda item 23 where youll see there a 150 word summary provided by me. The reason those are in there is because any member of the public as old six hours by the sunshine ordinance passports if they provide 150 words or less word summary of the Public Comments have the right to have those in the minutes. The reason i do this is because public bodies cannot be trusted not to censor a bridge mischaracterize misrepresent and otherwise abridge the rights of the citizens of San Francisco and of the United States. The bottom line is i say a lot of things you dont like. So all of a sudden it becomes we dont like your tone. We dont like you use the word. When earlier there were things read at the beginning theres no cursing, there is nothing in the law that prohibits me from using a curse good im not allowed to curse at you but ive heard the member of the board of supervisors melia cohen referred to mr. Patrols as an axle in a public hearing. So are you saying Public Officials can call the public games like that but we are not allowed to even use the word . Seems like a kind of double standard to me. I heard her say it in a board of supervisors full meeting and refer to something one of the people had said as bullshit. I use the same word in the Lottery Commission meeting andold, the children. The children. There seems to be a double standard. You can set these rules and very frankly as we saw in the last item using to pull these walls out of the air. You can be told by competent authori authorities like to share for the clerk of the board that is in a rule and you will still sit there and insist on it. When someone tries to say that is not fair as mr. Petrellas has tried, you stop them. You dont give them a opportunity and i would suggest you read whats his name, i cant remember his name could norton versus the city of santa cruz, especially the concurring opinion of the chief judge kozinski of the ninth circuit is it will be truly meaningless if when someones right to speak were challenged they were not allowed the opportunity to rebut the challenge. Yet what happens in these things is a person in the chair simply makes the rolling. Theres no opportunity for discussion but even among the other members and of course none of the other members even though they taken office of support to defend the constitution of the United States will not stand up for the member of the public. Will simply allow them to be dragged off which is an awful order and unlawful detention. Thank you. Hello michael patrols good im still running for the bart number nine seed i must read objective these draft minutes of especially under item 2 referring to my attempt to 3 min. Of uninterrupted First Amendment protection, free speech at Public Comments. These minutes do not reflect the relentless interruption from the exjudge cop at this were his courtroom. There was no effort by any of you to stop his infringement upon my First Amendment rights. To see the 6 min. That transpired reduced to these few sentences that does not accurately reflect how you were attempting to infringe upon my First Amendment rights is something i object to. Your minutes are not reflecting reality. Now this relates to your meeting the courtroom which is not a law. I wish to point out in this meeting decorum you say that namecalling is not allowed. Persons who engage in not name shouting interruptions and other distracting behavior may be asked to leave. You also prohibiting the drink enough fluids and yet all of you have pictures in front of you and even Drinking Water in this room. I wish to point out minutes do not reflect the namecalling from peter keane against the last one. The minutes do not accurately reflect the interruptions and other distracting behavior of you, the commissioners, when i was trying to engage in my First Amendment protection of expression by holding a sign. You are minutes need to be revised. Along with how you are conducting the peoples business in the peoples building with taxpayer funded sfgov tv broadcasting. It is no longer okay for you to interrupt us and to call us names and to promulgate illegal meeting decorum, to silence speech you dont like. Shame on San Franciscos Ethics Commission that you are not honoring and protecting the First Amendment. Thank you. Do you have any suggestions or vision for that part of the minutes . Mr. Petrellas . Anyone else . All call the question. To those suggested changes from commissioner kopp and mr. Marsteller. All those in favor say, aye [chorus of ayes] opposed . The minutes are approved and carried unanimously. Turning to item number four, discussion of Education Compliance Program update. I want to complement the staff on what i think was a very good job of that memorandum and ill be happy to have you flesh it out and answer any questions any commissioner may have. Good afternoon commission give my name is jarrod floris and of the outreach and compliance officers. Im joined here with pat peterson who is the other region compliance officer. Basically, we created the information election 2016 as a snapshot in time report to really kind of showcase not only our campaignfinance dashboard page but also tells story with whats going on with the election this november. We wanted to show how much contributions were being raised and how many expenditures were being spent in this election. Any the commissioners have questions or comments on the memorandum . I like to compliment you on your work and a fine job. Thank you very much. I would like to associate myself with commissioner keanes remarks mr. Floris. Thank you. I should say what the executive director is in the process of doing, not there yetbut is setting up the agenda so that we cover every month the various activities i division and by responsibility with a report on them in the agenda will be in a standardized format. Theres nothing to report it will be so but it certainly gives an insight into what each one of these permits within the Ethics Commission staff are doing. I will call for Public Comment on itemim sorry. Jared i have a question on the 29. 1 million, is that more or less than whats been raised in previous years . Ive a feeling its been a lot more than previous years, yes. As actually as i believe yesterday, that figure is now 34 million. Thank you. Commissioner hayon i just want to comment and ask what the charts are two large extent selfexplanatory i just wondered if theres any additional elaboration or observation or analysis that either you mr. Florez or ms. Pallo would like to offer or give at this time . Right now were actually still in the process of reviewing all the data thats come in. We had a filing deadline on this month and so we are reviewing all the data to make sure all the committees are in compliance with all the state and local campaignfinance laws. Right now thats early in review. Great. Just as a postscript, after each election you recall we do have the responsibility of reporting back you in the board and the public about the Public Financing program. So we are hopeful with the analysis were setting ourselves up for as these numbers come in will be able to provide a more robust information to you after the election is over. I was asking who oversees the audit and Public Financing program with the figures look like historically and she said these are pretty much on par with the recent similar elections but those are where there were a lot of candidates running as a pure will try to provide great a context for you when we have that analysis as the reports come in. Thank you any Public Comment . Hello larry bush again from friends of ethics. I would like to say first of all at our friends of ethics making the other day people were thrilled at the completeness of this report. Its much better than anything weve seen the past and we certainly salute and apply it. Theres a few things you might consider doing in the future get one is that the cut offer 24 hour recording it the day before the election. Our experience is a lot of spending takes place on election get it magically spending to get voters to the polls. And phone banking and so forth. Th