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Corrosive damage to our National Security is not the result of objective factors, logic or reason. Its not that we have some new breakthrough in military technology or some novel strategic insight that somehow provides the same security for a smaller budget. Its not that sequester is forced upon us that makes taking grave security risks absolutely necessary. Its surely not the case that the world has suddenly become more stable. Or that america has less to do to keep it safe. Allowing us to take a peace dividend. Its not even that these cuts solve the nations overall fiscal challenges because ...

Toward a more secure, stable and prosperous future in afghanistan and toss that all away as we have elsewhere. Secretary carter thank you and we do have the opportunity to cement it. As he said in iraq and afghanistan, they are very different situations in two ways. The first is that as president ghani clearly indicated to me but he has said this a buckley publicly, he wants us there. We have a willing partner. We have a bilateral bilateral Security Agreement that we did not have in iraq. The second thing is we have a partner in president ghani and you mentioned dr. Of dula dr. Abdudllah, they...

Second by commissioner crews. Well take that without objection. Next item, please. City clerk item no. 3, election of the chairperson and advice person for 2015. Velgd. Very good. This is the time we do the election for the chair and vicechair. Commissioner campos . Supervisor david campos thank you. This is a very Important Role for the agency. And i would nominate chair avalos to continue in this chair. You have done a great job in that capacity and moving that Community Choice aggregation forward but also other various initiatives. I know that its very challenging role because its not only ...

Clerk today is lisa. Its brought to you today by sf govtv staff. Madam clerk, any announcements . Yes, please silence your cell phones and any devices. Clerk, please call the roll. Commissioner avalos, present, commissioner breed, absent, campos present, crews present mar present. You have a quorum. Supervisor john avalos thank you, lets go item no. 2. Item no. 2 approval of the lafco minutes from the december 12th shgs 34i regular meeting and the january 30, 2015, joint special meeting with the San Francisco Public Utilities commission. Colleagues, any comment . Is there any additional Public...

One area that i agree with what they did. I will touch own those two. One is they have a 90day window to go to the board of supervisors to get the mayors approval for the procurement process changing some of the rules around that and i dont disagree with it taking traditionally 90 days. I do believe that the board of supervisors if they wish to to expedite that process. Im fine with the schedule but this she be prepared for that action to take only 60 days and be prepared to move forward should the board take action very quickly. Im assuming that some of you may know from the board of supervis...