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Speaking before the commission. If you care to, state your name for the record. Id like to take roll. [roll call] we expect commissioner richards to be late and commissioner johnson to arrive shortly. At this time, through the chair, the commission respectfully requests that you join us in a moment of silence for the eternal memory of mayor ed lee. Thank you very much. And just a couple of words, if you all indulge us before we start. It has been a its a sad and very shocking couple of days. For the city. And i think particularly here at city hall where many of us knew mayor lee in different c...

Rights and rehabilitate and maintain them. As far as funding and outcome for fiphilippinfilipino and lgb communities, well discuss that in a minute. And also the final bucket, job training. We have identified 20 million in a new impact fee set to the maximum amount possible and the result will be funding for facilities that serve the growing population in the neighborhood. So lets talk about emerging issues. The 70 million identified and have some up. The first, social programs to support Cultural Heritage and organizations on the ground doing great work in the neighborhood. I mentioned at our...

Doing great work in the neighborhood. I mentioned at our october 23 hearing that it may be potent l potentially possible to fund this work through our Community Facilities district. We need to explore the legal and policy ramifications, but the potential to do such things extends the program to the plan is personally very exciting. The second item is the need to increase Operation Maintenance parks and facilities, as well as rec park and others to identify the Funding Sources. The third is a need for neighborhood cleaning services, which identified to us from supervisor kims office. And well t...

Crossings to make sure crossing those bikes manageable. And for people taking transit, more protected lanes and other strategies to make sure the bus moves faster. 2nd street is already under construction with sidewalks and protected bike lanes. The next one is fullsome and howard where improvements run all the way to 11th street. And the other projects will come over the next few years, recognizinging that unlike some of the benefits with the development project, lit take a few years to overall all the streets in the plan area. Is there a reason we dont have a list of priority projects as we ...

Opportunities and resources. The Kerner Commission made the case we need to equalize opportunities, equalize resources. That is what we should have done in 1968 and we should seek to do today. Had aa historian, if you chance to sit down with dr. King, what would you ask . Thatld ask him whether he still felt his dream had turned into a nightmare by the time he died. King gave a prominent interview with a reporter where he stated my dream from 1963 has turned into a nightmare. Of course, the evening before his assassination he gave the mountaintop speech. He said i may not get there with you, b...