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>> is there a motion? >> i make a motion -- >> here's my only comment, i guess. these are great candidates. but my issue with these, like we've only gotten one candidate per seat. i would -- this is the first time i've seen this come before us but i would like to have had, as we do with every other seat, choices here, and these organizations to forward us multiple choices. not to anyone that came before us that we wouldn't select you going forward, but that we have a choice with these organizations. my preference would be to continue this and to have a choice and have the organizatio...

there are people, i suspect, who will oppose my reappointment, who believe that i served with a different role, or with a different rule -- a different view on the task force. i think that attitude is healthy. i think it is important to have diversity so that we promote compliance. the first thing i would do on the task force is to change the bylaws with respect to section 104.4. i believe it was inappropriate and unwise, etc. the second is to strengthen the procedures related to handling of complaints. and that leads to the third point, which is to strengthen our work on the outreac...

that you can spread things down into subcommittees or volunteers or other organizations but i think my key initiative, the thing i would -- other than outreach and education and everything else -- i would focus on making meetings and the committee much more efficient. i have that background. i am a process and procedures geek. that's what i do. i don't like to hear people say, well, we've never done it this way or this is how we always do it. no, you have to -- that said, i think you have to stay within -- we have city charters, we have the constitution for a reason. you have to stay...

>> items 18 and 19, roll call vote. [roll-call vote] there are 11 ayes. supervisor chiu: the items are approved. i want to welcome back to the board chamber, former supervisor harry writ. if we could now move to item number 20. >> item number 20. resolution: 1) granting revocable permission to the public utilities commission to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way on redwood street, approximately 150 feet west of polk street to construct and maintain an outdoor play area accessible to a child care facility within the new building at 525 golden gate avenue (assessor's block no....

reconsidered. let's start with item 27. >> it was divided and forwarded as two separate committee reports. the first is file no. 120486, motion to consider appointing ten members, terms ending april 27, 2013, and april 27, 2014, to the sunshine ordinance task force. [reads names] terms ending april 27, 2013. mr. president, would you like me to read the second file as well? 120553, motion considering one member to the sunshine ordinance task force to receive a term ending 2014. supervisor chiu: thank you. to clarify, we have two items that came out of the rules committee based on the ...