Commission elects new president, approves 2021 annual report as public support rallies behind climate ask
February 07, 2022 | San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
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SAN FRANCISCO — At its meeting Tuesday night the San Francisco Commission on the Environment elected Commissioner (Vice President) Ahn as commission president and reappointed Heather Stephenson as vice president. The commission also approved its 2021 annual report.
Nominations were taken and votes were recorded by roll call; no public commenters were queued during the election item. Earlier in the meeting, during public comment on the budget, dozens of community members and organizations voiced support for increasing climate funding and for a 1% for climate equity campaign as an aspirational target; commissioners agreed the commission could include aspirational support for 1% in an advocacy letter to the mayor while separately moving to finalize the department’s budget approval.
The annual report approved by the commission includes a new commission demographics section and a legislative summary of the year’s actions. Commissioners said they view the demographic section as an important part of the commission’s equity work and thanked staff and volunteers for preparing the document.
Vote: Elections and annual report approvals were recorded by roll call with unanimous aye votes.
Nominations were taken and votes were recorded by roll call; no public commenters were queued during the election item. Earlier in the meeting, during public comment on the budget, dozens of community members and organizations voiced support for increasing climate funding and for a 1% for climate equity campaign as an aspirational target; commissioners agreed the commission could include aspirational support for 1% in an advocacy letter to the mayor while separately moving to finalize the department’s budget approval.
The annual report approved by the commission includes a new commission demographics section and a legislative summary of the year’s actions. Commissioners said they view the demographic section as an important part of the commission’s equity work and thanked staff and volunteers for preparing the document.
Vote: Elections and annual report approvals were recorded by roll call with unanimous aye votes.
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