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 Division assigned to it and there was some internal miscommunication on timing and that is why the application was in late. So as i have been with unionrep with local 648 working for the local for two years and we represent over4,000 members that live and work here in San Francisco. Were the only union that does have retail workers that we represent here in San Francisco. Also before working as union member i have ten years as a member and working here in retail and San Francisco also. As a union member, before i became an employee of the union, and a representative of my coworkers, i was very active in union organization, back in the day was rise up, and we worked in partnership and supported cpa and Young Workers united with other San Francisco civic league ordinance and things like that. So i have been a very active, vocal union member for many years here in San Francisco. And i have had the fortune to actually be representing my coworkers in the last two years, and again that is what were looking for is to represent future workers and to be part of the process to ensure that there are good businesses with Good Community standards and worker standards, too. Thank you very much. Are there other unions that could be involved representing workers, and cannabis facilities . Yes, actually, the state law is written it just says union the language that is in there it does not necessarily mean the ufcw and any union is free to organize and this is how the state law is written. Ufcw has a history of having a Cannabis Division and having retail workers and not just ufcw not just retail, but we have agricultural, cultivation, distribution, chemical, were many facets of where this industry right now with medinal medicinal and its not just one union that can represent the workers. Thank you very much. With your seats and because your application has come late, and we couldnt actually put you on this calendar, what we could do, perhaps, if we choose to is to continue this seat and keep it vacant and then have next rules committee is to go through the process of you are presenting as a candidate and then having the vote at the full board after that. But since we didnt have your application in before todays date, we cant make a decision on your candidacy. I appreciate that and i appreciate if you can take the time and give us the opportunity to look at the application. And again, we represent the workers over 4,000 now, that live and work in San Francisco. And as a union rep, i think that is really important. But as a union member, activist, i think its really necessary for the future workers to have a seat at the table also. Great. Thank you. Thank you very much. I agree with that. Okay. Other applicants or people speaking on behalf of other applicants . My name is ross gordon with Legal Research and you been asked to speak on Spencer Williams who was currently married and on his honeymoon. What seat is mr. Williams applying for . Seat 22. If you have questions for him, i will pass them around. My name is Spencer William and apologize that i could not be here in person and graduated from Stanford Law School and practice business and corporate law. While at San Franciscoed i researched state, federal and International Drug regulation and policies wrote a white paper on drug reform in the United States. Through my research i gained detailed understanding of current laws in the United States and around the world as wall well as policy rationals. As business and corporate attorney i represent numerous entrepreneurs and businesses and i have represented students and parent s around the bay area. These experiences have prepared me to work with businesses and Community Leaders as a member of Cannabis Task force to build consensus among stakeholders and community. I care deeply about seeing this task force succeed. Its a key social issue facing our city and country. If its to be successful its critical that we develop policies for i safe and wellfunctioning with market. San francisco has an Incredible Opportunity to work on developing policies in advance of statewide legalization. The framework has the potential to be a model for other city as round the state and around the country. I would be honored to serve as a member of the task force, thank you for your time and consideration. Thank you very much. If could call in the order of the name of your card and if you are able to line up by the windows. And if not, you may perhaps have a disability and line up here at the front, that is fine as well. At the very front here where there is a Disability Access sign. Okay, so trevor martin, amber bauer. Jen garsy silvia johnson, holly burt, Michael Aldridge, shay gillmor, steven pika. Gilbert canado. Welcome. Good afternoon supervisor cohen and avalos, thanks for hearing me my name is Trevon Martin and i have worked in the industry hemp and cannabis industry since 2003 and currently work in the medical Marijuana Industries a sales rep and run a gallery located in lower haight, part of the upper Playground Company and helped to produce the celebration of city hall installed in the north light court with over 100 pieces of original art in city hall. Im here to support the candidacy of Michael Caruso and i have been incredible impressed by him i think we can all agree there is an incredible wide spectrum of professionalism within the industry and i have found mike to be at the very top of the list. I believe mike was incredibly strong passion for the community atlarge and highlevel of integrity combined with natural leadership abilities makes him a prime candidate for seat on the sf Marijuana Task force. Thank you. Thank you very much. Hello, im sylvia johnson. [speaker not understood] Health Issues always count on our actions [ inaudible ] it is not a very good act, its what causes you to have illnesses. And actions that have to be done [ inaudible ] always made to where people go to drugs and stuff, this is why we have drug problems here in the world and that category where we need [ inaudible ] in our area of San Francisco, put aa College Degrees and exercised in our Police Department. This is where our Police Department has problems not realizing that we are examples of health problems. And we need somebody who can put on this maam, thank you next up, please come forward. Hi, my name is holly burt. Hello supervisors. Im the Community Liaison at the green cross, so i work very closely with kevin, one the applicants for the Cannabis State Legalization Task force. The green class is the First PermanentDelivery Service in San Francisco. We also have a dispensary as well in the excelsior district. I believe that kevin would be an invaluable asset to the task force. He brings a great deal of knowledge, and experience that i think would be so needed on the board. In addition, as the Community Liaison, i have had the opportunity to attend many meetings on behalf of the green cross and through kevins leadership we built exceptional relationships with the community attendingmeetings in various associations throughout the excelsior district. As a matter of fact in the last meeting i attended, they said that they were really impressed, that we have lived up to all of the promises that we made when we entered the neighborhood. We have adopted the block, both at our Delivery Service, and our dispensary location. Kevin has been instrumental in making sure that we have these amazing relationships. Where we can work with the community and respond to their concerns and educate them on medical cannabis and it its benefits. In addition, we employee over 50 employees that provide them with a living wage in San Francisco. Many of them are from San Francisco. They come from a diverse array of backgrounds. In addition, i just think the green cross has been such a grease addition great addition to the community and i hope you consider kevin reeds appointment to the task force. Also a shout out to michele aldridge, as well as paul and many other great candidates that you have before you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I really appreciate your work with the neighbors of the excelsior. Its been great to see. Next up. Good afternoon, supervisors my name is Michael Aldridge im the husband of michele, aldridge who is an applicant. It occurs to me this is a very San Francisco moment and i know no other city that would spend the day simply figuring out how to put together a really intelligent task force to work with a coming issue that isnt on us yet, but coming down the road. So i congratulate you on future planning. My wife is qualified for seats 11 and 12. First because she is a patient. She cured her stage iii a lung cancer with cannabis oil in 2012. Since then, she has spent many hours on the telephone with people who have cancer from all over the world and want to know her story. She is very detailoriented and maybe the only applicant, perhaps except for laura thomas who has gone through all of the proposed legislation at the statelevel already. She is familiar with the Parker Initiative and with several of the other initiatives that have been proposed. She is very familiar with the legislation just passed at the statelevel, and incoming bills that will be introduced. So she has prepared herself to be a very good person to comment on these legal and legislative issues. She served on most if not all of the task forces that her Marijuana Reform that existed in state going way back to 1972. So i very much oh, she has also letters of endorsement, from representatives of three very important groups in the bay area. Her background makes her precisely fit the qualifications for seats 11 and 12. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is shay gillmor and im speaking on behalf and in support of application of tom mcelroy for seats 16 and 17 on the cannabis state legalization to affect. Im an attorney here in town and work inhouse at the Mutual Insurance company and have known tom for over eight years. And have really been impressed by his level of dedication and commitments to the projects that he invests himself in. As a specific example, he has been a member of the board of directors of the lesbian and gay chorus and i served alongside him and watched him work with the dubose Triangle Neighborhood Association where he serves on the land use community. He is an architect. He is a muse musician and friend and someone who would serve with distinction and would be a gift to the projects that the city is undertaking and has my support and i hope the board of supervisors as well. Thank you very much. Thank you, next speaker please. Im a resident of district 8 and im a neighbor of toms. We have lived there together for six years and we are also neighbors and Business Owners down the street, where my other studio is steps away from his architecture firm. Toms profession as an architect gives him valuable skills germane to this task force. His projects require him to balance the needs of his clients against an array of building codes, zoning ordinances and neighborhood concerns. He determine what is possible and creates a detailed plan down to the studs, that meets the needs of all stakeholders in a way that adds value. Tom will serve this task force by his interest of the greatest social Justice Movements of our time. Tom can see the opportunities that will be opened through legalization and wants to ensure that benefits are shared broadly. Tom knows this major shift will affect us all and wants to contribute to developing policy recommendations that addresses zoning, licensing, policing, tenant rights and taxation. Progressive policies that arise from listening to community members, merchants, industry professionals, policymakers and Law Enforcement officials. I would like to thank my representative supervisor wiener and the board for having the foresight to create this task force. A complex task lays ahead for its members and tom has the intelligence, experience and impartiality that role demands. He has my support and i hope he has yours as well. Thank you. Thank you, before the next speaker, i will call a few more cards. [ reading speakers names ] hi, my name is gilbert and im a disabled veteran. I would like to throw my endorsement towards daisy and shona, because they are one of the strong voices that listens to and advocates for the poor and the disenfranchised. The legislation that comes out of the government can be deadly at times. Let me give you an example. I have been calling nancy pelosi, Diane Feinstein and boxer, complaining about their phone. They dont answer their phone. They ignored me for that long period of time, until presently after iraq and afghanistan wars you have veterans coming back and they are dying the a rate of 2025 a day. That is more than the terrorists are killing. Anyway, the point is bad legislation, what is the problem . The veterans administration. It took 60 years for veterans with agent orange to get any benefits those veterans are dying on the streets right now and now the head trauma victims they are using nonscientific tests to deny thousands and thousands of veterans, 7,000 veterans every year are dying because of neglect from the United States government and veterans administration. So much about veterans administration. I want shona to represent us because she is one of the solitary voices that is not a yesperson and she goes to bat for us. I can count on her to represent me and disenfranchised poor people. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please i just wanted to say i met niklas lemos that i believe is the chief forensic toxicologist at meetings. He is a really engaging guy. I know personally i think he would be a spectacular candidate. I imagine he had a very good reason for not being here today. I think he is passionate about this and i hope you dont discount the fact he couldnt make it. Thank you very much. Yes, his credibles go credentials go on for pages and are impeccable. Next speak, please. Im here too testify on jessie stouts application. During this time jessie conducted policy strategis with persistence and professionalism and, in fact in the 2015 year sponsored and followed about 137 bills and had a victoris in 7 of the bills under jessie stouts leadership. Appointing him to a seat on the San FranciscoCannabis State Legalization Task force will only further the groups agenda by adding both his grit and initiative. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Hi. My name is amanda. And im also here today to recommend jesse stout for the San Francisco state Legalization Task force. Having had the privilege to work with jesse, Legal Services for prisoners with children, where he was our policy director for several years, our organization enjoyed our period of greatest legislative success under his leadership. This was owing to both his expertise as policy analyst and effective leader and organizer. Mr. Stout brought to our organization experience, ranging from analyzing criminal justice legislation at the california assembly, Public Safety committee. From his roles as a public defender, and as a criminal defendant in cannabisrelated law and as a long time activist devoted to cannabis reform and we believ