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Reflections on Pelham Town Council's first year
The Voice of Pelham
In October 2018, Pelham voted in a new council, one comprised of entirely of candidates who had never held political office. The Voice asked them to assess their experience so far, in their own words.
Councillor Mike Ciolfi
I cannot believe how fast the year went by! The first year for me was like a baptism by fire. Several pressing issues came to the table at a very fast pace and decisions needed to be made, from the appointment of an interim CAO, going through both the operating and capital budget line by line for 2019, which, after lengthy debates, it was approved, to the development of the strategic plan that will be used for the next four years.
Councillor Mike Ciolfi. SUPPLIED PHOTO
I know that action on cannabis is moving slower than the residents of Pelham would like. This committee has been meeting weekly for several months to develop bylaws and policies that will mitigate the adverse effects caused from this new industry. As you are all aware we had to extend the ICBL for an additional nine months, but moving forward I truly believe that we can have this all wrapped up sometime early spring.
Several other new committees were formed and have so far proved to be very beneficial. Staff will also bring a report back to council early in Q1 of 2020 in regards to reestablish the Heritage Committee.
Late spring council decided to start the search for the CAO and decided that the recruiting process would be handled from within instead of using an agency. This saved the Town a considerable amount of money. There were several qualified candidates that applied and we were pleased that Mr. Cribbs accepted the position of CAO. The Town has already benefitted from reduced costs from his experience and related education as a municipal lawyer in the short time that he has been on the job.
Then along came the gypsy moth. I never would have imagined the amount of time that was required to handle such a small insect. We still have a lot of work that needs to be complete in order to ensure that the Town and the residents can come up with a plan and policy that will be fair for everyone. I would expect this to be complete early 2020.
All members of council other than the Mayor have had no prior experience as councillors but we all work together as team and lean on one another for information. I truly believe that we have all grown together and have the best interests of the residents at heart. We all realize that there is a lot more work that needs to be completed over the next four years but overall are pleased with the direction that we are heading into. I have personally learned so much over the last year and I am looking forward to continue to learn and representing the residents of Pelham for the next three years.
With all of the help from the volunteers in this community, service clubs, Pelham Cares band shell group, volunteer firefighters, Town of Pelham staff and council we can continue to make Pelham the best place to live, work and visit!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
Councillor Lisa Haun
To say our council has had a steep learning curve this past year is quite an understatement. It will come as no surprise that we have had to find ways to rein in spending and work within very tight financial constraints and I am proud of our accomplishments. This past year saw council spending countless hours in meetings critically analyzing and passing two Town budgets for 2019 and 2020. We supported the formation of five important new committees for the purposes of (1) monitoring our financial health, (2) providing advice to council on mitigating adverse land use impacts of cannabis production facilities, (3) reducing Town energy consumption and utility costs, (4) sourcing new revenue streams at the MCC by capitalizing on new hospitality opportunities, and (5) coordinating activities and events for user groups at the MCC.
Councillor Lisa Haun. SUPPLIED PHOTO
As promised, we have ensured that Poth Street was repaired and reopened, invested in major infrastructure repairs on Pelham Street, Station Street, and on Welland Road (including a fresh pave over those nasty potholes!). We have addressed many issues, some immediately obvious to residents, such as launching our brand new, user-friendly website, while other projects will take time to come to fruition, such as the future build of a new seniors' multi-level care home in East Fonthill.
It is important to ensure we are effectively communicating with our residents. Hopefully residents have taken notice of the many public forums we have held this year on topics such as cannabis production facilities, gypsy moth spraying, and short-term rentals. We recognize staff and council have much work to do and thanks to all the feedback we've received we can work towards putting bylaws and programs in place to address your concerns.
While 2019 has been challenging at times it has also been exciting to be a part of building Pelham's future. Fortunately I am a part of a great team of councillors that work well together and are equally dedicated to making the tough decisions that are often required. As your Ward 3 councillor I will continue to be your strong voice at council. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Councillor Bob Hildebrandt
It has been an amazing year that has brought great rewards and satisfaction. I am so grateful to the residents of Ward 3 that elected me.
As your representative, I serve on the Utility Sustainability Committee (Utility Costs), Niagara Road 12 Landfill Committee, Pelham Arts Advisory Committee, as well as the Board of Pen West Hydro.
Councillor Bob Hildebrandt. SUPPLIED PHOTO
Prior to being elected, hydro rates and Pelham's hydro classification, which affected our hydro costs, was a covert operation I had been carrying on with little success. Then I met an individual while going door to door, Gordon Marasco, who was carrying on the same mission. We instantly became friends and joined forces on a mission that has translated into great progress on every front, including substantial dollar savings on the MCC hydro costs (over $400,000—accomplished by the Utility Sustainability Committee).
I had the opportunity to represent Pelham as part of a team effort at AMO in Ottawa in August, in a meeting with the Energy Minister and his deputy to discuss Pelham's hydro density classification. This was followed by a meeting in December with Hydro One, MPP Sam Oosterhoff, and his executive assistant. We are optimistic that the new year will see the fruition of ten-plus years of research and result in a positive outcome of reclassification of Pelham's hydro from Medium to Urban Density. We are looking forward to 2020 and additional cost savings.
Niagara Road 12 Landfill is an engineered landfill site (one of a very few in Ontario) that serves the towns of, and has representation from, Grimsby, West Lincoln, Lincoln and Pelham.
It opened in 1995 with an expected lifespan of 25 years. Its life has now been extended to 2048 because of the methods and technology involved at the landfill site.
It is clean, does not smell, and it is the best landfill operated site I have seen. The smell is minimized by the engineered design features of the site and the landfill practices.
The committee meetings deal with all facets of waste collection and recycling programs, with a goal of maximizing diversion and optimization, in an environmentally friendly way through the use of best engineered landfill site practices.
Pelham Arts Advisory—my mom would be proud of me. Her engineering son has finally joined a committee that fits her talents and abilities, and possibly even a dream she had for her son to be involved in some form of arts and culture education.
The committee's vision and amazing artistic abilities are displayed each month at the MCC. If you haven't seen their artwork and other events you need to go up to the second level and enjoy their many talents as I have.
In conclusion, I am a frequent visitor to the MCC on the walking track and attending meetings as well as at the 55+ Men's Breakfast. Come and join the movement at the MCC.
My wish for each and everyone is have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
Councillor Ron Kore
I can't believe that it's been a year already! I have come to realize over the last 12 months that governing is a slow process, something I am not used to, coming from the business world, where we make decisions in a timely fashion.
Councillor Ron Kore. SUPPLIED PHOTO
For me, there have been some low points. Two that stand out the most are the enormous debt we inherited and having to deal with the subsequent loss of many services for the residents of our community (e.g., playground equipment, resurfacing of roads and sidewalks) and the second being how the whole gypsy month situation was handled, including how we billed certain residents and not others (this is a community problem, not an individual problem). There have also been a number of highlights throughout the year, including the implementation of the cost control of the MCC on a monthly basis, and the involvement of residents on various committees, voicing their concerns and bringing their expertise to help us resolve some of the issues.
Moving forward, we have a number of problems to deal with. These include short term rentals, a better strategy dealing with the gypsy moth issue, the removal of the chicane on Haist Street, and the ongoing cannabis issues within our community.
I am so proud of working alongside Mayor Marv Junkin, CAO David Cribbs, and my fellow councillors, who all deeply care about our community and are working hard to once again make Pelham a great place to live.
Councillor Marianne Stewart
Merry Christmas to all. After a year on council, Christmas and the New Year approaching feels like the appropriate time to pause and reflect. Being on council and in political life for the first time has been a very interesting and educational experience. I now understand why the wheels of government grind slowly. What may have seemed like a "no brainer" before, I have learned that making good decisions that will benefit our town now and into the future requires solid input from our senior leadership team and our own research to provide us with the information we need for responsible decision making.
Councillor Marianne Stewart. SUPPLIED PHOTO
I am proud to say that, as the "council team" we have become, we have worked hard and made good choices. Learning about the budget procedure was challenging, but we have managed to pass two fiscally responsible budgets within our first year.
Our council team is made up of seven individuals from different backgrounds and experiences. This allows us to look at the issues from a variety of perspectives, while we might not all agree, we remain respectful of the opinions and decisions our teammates make.
I did know that there would be more than a "couple" of meetings per month, but the surprise was the volume of reading involved in preparation for those meetings.
Our town faces many challenges, cannabis being the number one issue at this point. We have a cannabis control committee made up of diligent members of our community, including Councillor Ciolfi. They are working hard along with our senior leadership team to draft strong bylaws to protect us from the odours and light emitted from the growing operations.
Councillor Hildebrandt and his sidekick Gord Marasco, and the rest of the Utilities Sustainability Committee, have made great strides in making huge financial savings at the Meridian Community Centre, with more progress on the way.
The dreaded gypsy moths are another challenge. I am hoping for the weather conditions this winter and the coming spring to help to mitigate this problem naturally. I must admit that I didn't know what a gypsy moth was until this year, when my white car started to look like a Dalmatian! Aside from that, work is being done to prepare for the next onslaught.
The Town is looking at the possibility of extending the hours of library service without cutting or adding staffing hours. There is technology available which could potentially provide more flexibility in library access hours while maintaining our qualified library staff.
All of our committees, some of which are not so much in the news, make huge contributions to Pelham, the community that we are all proud to call home.
All in all, I think it's been a very good year working with my "council team" to make sound decisions to take us into the future.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with friends and family.
Councillor John Wink
The first year of council is in the books and as I reflect on accomplishments and challenges, I am gratified with the progress we have made to date. Council has met 87 times this past year, including regular council, Committee of the Whole, Policy and Procedure, Special Committee, and public meetings. This total does not include all the committees that we are a part of. While council is not always in agreement with all issues, we have positive debate and we work well together as a team.
Councillor John Wink. SUPPLIED PHOTO
Some of our accomplishments this year include approving budgets for 2019 and 2020 in a matter of eight months. We are well prepared for 2020 initiatives. I was part of a small committee for our CAO recruitment and I believe we have picked the right person to lead our staff going forward. David Cribbs brings strong municipal experience as well as a legal background, to help your council make informed decisions.
Good work is being done by our Cannabis Control Committee and we should have appropriate bylaws in place by the second quarter of 2020. Additionally, our hydro committee has saved the Town significant dollars at the Meridian Community Centre and work is ongoing to potentially realize hydro savings for residents.
Council learned a lot about gypsy moths this year. We had $25,000 in the budget for spraying, but we had no idea of the magnitude of the problem. We have included $150,000 to address issues next year and any money not spent will be placed in a reserve for invasive species.
I am somewhat disappointed that we have not put bylaws in place for short-term rentals, but staff demands with respect to the cannabis issues have taken precedence. Short-term rental bylaws should be in place by the second quarter of next year.
I am gratified that the park in Lookout subdivision has been completed, as well as most of the work in Weiland Heights. Final touches, along with new playground equipment, will be completed in the spring.
My biggest concern for our Town is the amount of debt we have and the financial state of our reserves. Part of my frustration is the sale of Town property in East Fonthill as well as the old arena lands that have not been finalized as yet. We hope to have some positive news in this regard in the first few months of 2020.
Of further concern are the depleted reserves that the Town has, as it is these reserves that help us with capital projects in the Town. Staff has presented a draft of our debt and reserve policies to the Finance and Audit Committee, and this will be presented to council this Monday, December 16th.
I would like to thank staff for their hard work and dedication this past year. I would also like to thank all the volunteers on Town committees and those who support our initiatives throughout Pelham, to make our town a better place to live.
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QI, YUAN was born 4 October 1992, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 12100 Sterling University Ln, Apt 2457-A, Orlando, Florida 32826. Florida voter ID number 118725617. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2018.
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31 August 2016 voter list: Anthony Joseph Qian, 1701 N LOIS AVE, #305, Tampa, FL 336072377 No Party Affiliation.
31 May 2016 voter list: ANTHONY JOSEPH BEATHAM, 2014 68TH TER S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33712 No Party Affiliation.
31 December 2013 voter list: ANTHONY J. BEATHAM, 2014 68TH TER S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33712 No Party Affiliation.
Qian, Bo was born 28 October 1970, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 3165 Windmill Ranch Rd, Weston, Florida 33331-3052. Florida voter ID number 121119165. His telephone number is 1-954-707-9283. His email address is qianjest@gmail.com. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
30 June 2015 voter list: Bo Qian, 3165 Windmill Ranch RD, Weston, FL 33331 Republican Party of Florida.
28 February 2015 voter list: Bo Qian, 16422 Turquoise Trl, Weston, FL 33331 Republican Party of Florida.
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30 June 2015 voter list: Cheng Qian, 19 Courthouse Pct, Gainesville, FL 32601 Florida Democratic Party.
31 May 2012 voter list: Cheng Qian, 311 NE 2Nd AVE, Gainesville, FL 32601 Florida Democratic Party.
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31 May 2012 voter list: DEHUA QIAN, 4318 EMERALD VISTA, LAKE WORTH, FL 33461 No Party Affiliation.
Qian, Guo was born 13 April 1998, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 2516 Montclaire Cir, Weston, Florida 33327-1428. Florida voter ID number 121834474. Her telephone number is 1-786-271-9484. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 20012401 Hume Honors West Gainesville FL 32612. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 March 2015 voter list: Guo Qian, 2516 MONTCLAIRE CIR, Weston, FL 33327 Republican Party of Florida.
Qian, Haimeng was born 30 December 1964, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 20204 Merry Oak Ave, Tampa, Florida 33647. Florida voter ID number 121632601. His email address is QIANHAIMENG@YAHOO.COM. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
30 June 2015 voter list: Haimeng Qian, 10523 Coral Key AVE, Tampa, FL 336473461 No Party Affiliation.
QIAN, HAIXIA was born 21 February 1972, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 2275 Linton Ridge Cir, Apt 9F, Delray Beach, Florida 33444. Florida voter ID number 121776994. Her telephone number is 1-561-317-9992. Her email address is HAIXIAQIAN@QQ.COM. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
30 June 2016 voter list: HAIXIA QIAN, 5181 CEDAR LAKE RD, APT 1119, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33437 No Party Affiliation.
QIAN, JIE was born 30 April 1973, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 103 Kensington Way, Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33414. Florida voter ID number 110116098. Her telephone number is 1-305-206-3855. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 October 2016 voter list: Jie Qian, 7135 Collins AVE, #736, Miami Beach, FL 33141 Florida Democratic Party.
QIAN, KEPING was born 26 July 1943, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 4945 Cobia Dr Se, St Petersburg, Florida 33705. Florida voter ID number 107310356. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2012.
QIAN, LIANFEN was born 23 December 1962, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 21289 Rock Ridge Dr, Boca Raton, Florida 33428. Florida voter ID number 115711580. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 May 2012 voter list: LIANFEN QIAN, 10084 COUNTRY BROOK RD, BOCA RATON, FL 33428 Republican Party of Florida.
QIAN, LINDA was born 22 April 1997, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 536 Mount Vernon Dr, Venice, Florida 34293. Florida voter ID number 121101219. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAN, MARK S. was born 2 August 1991, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 506 S Tampania Ave, Apt 4, Tampa, Florida 33609. Florida voter ID number 120397927. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
28 February 2018 voter list: MARK S. QIAN, 9270 EDENSHIRE CIR, ORLANDO, FL 32836 No Party Affiliation.
QIAN, RANDY ZHIGANG was born 9 June 1982, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 1331 S Federal Hwy, #221, Boynton Beach, Florida 33435. Florida voter ID number 120427155. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 December 2013 voter list: RANDY QIAN, 1331 S FEDERAL HWY, APT 221, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33435 No Party Affiliation.
Qian, Ruichen was born 4 June 1988, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 1500 Bay Rd, 1176, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. Florida voter ID number 124372841. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 261 1St St Apt 4W Hoboken NJ 07030-3536. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 July 2017.
Qian, Ruxiang was born 25 January 1956, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 122 Verde Way, Debary, Florida 32713. Florida voter ID number 120820786. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qian, Shaoying was born 7 January 1966, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 8928 Magnolia Chase Cir, Tampa, Florida 33647. Florida voter ID number 124898883. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qian, Tianying was born 22 March 1971, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 521 N Riverside Dr, Apt 705, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062-4725. Florida voter ID number 122142399. Her telephone number is 1-614-286-9709. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 March 2015 voter list: Tianying Qian, 521 N Riverside DR, APT 705, Pompano Beach, FL 33062 No Party Affiliation.
Qian, Tie was born 15 April 1964, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 2516 Montclaire Cir, Weston, Florida 33327-1428. Florida voter ID number 109979027. His telephone number is 1-786-281-8802. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
30 June 2015 voter list: Tie Qian, 2516 Montclaire Cir, Weston, FL 33327 No Party Affiliation.
Qian, Wei was born 14 September 1955, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 28436 Openfield Loop, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33543. Florida voter ID number 106542149. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 June 2017.
Qian, Weili was born 25 January 1963, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 8939 Hampton Landing Dr E, Jacksonville, Florida 32256. Florida voter ID number 103622925. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qian, Weizhen was born 7 November 1969, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 18010 Cozumel Isle Dr, Tampa, Florida 33647. Florida voter ID number 126560985. Her telephone number is 1-818-445-6538. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAN, XUE was born 21 January 1984, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 207 28Th Ave N, St Petersburg, Florida 33704. Florida voter ID number 122507449. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAN, YAO HUA was born 11 January 1963, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 536 Mount Vernon Dr, Venice, Florida 34293. Florida voter ID number 100336546. His telephone number is 408-9679 (no area code listed). This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAN, YIHONG was born 21 May 1966, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 169 Adler Pt, Oviedo, Florida 32765. Florida voter ID number 107957992. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 January 2014 voter list: YIHONG QIAN, 2073 ALAQUA LAKES BLVD, LONGWOOD, FL 32779 No Party Affiliation.
QIAN, YING was born 29 May 1960, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 4990 Nw 15Th Ave, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Florida voter ID number 102028759. Her telephone number is 1-954-341-6338. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 May 2013 voter list: Ying Qian, 9825 NW 54th PL, Coral Springs, FL 33076 No Party Affiliation.
QIAN, YINJIE was born 14 September 1955, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 9627 Tavernier Dr, Boca Raton, Florida 33496. Florida voter ID number 111884592. Her telephone number is 1-561-271-3866. Her email address is JYDQIAN@YAHOO.COM. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qian, Yun was born 13 August 1974, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 18915 Sw 95Th Ave, Cutler Bay, Florida 33157. Florida voter ID number 122824555. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qian, Zheng was born 12 November 1968, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 1308 S De Soto Ave, Apt 6, Tampa, Florida 33606. Florida voter ID number 110913806. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2012.
Qiao, Aiping was born 1 July 1960, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 292 St Johns Forest Blvd, Saint Johns, Florida 32259. Florida voter ID number 114929141. Her telephone number is 1-904-829-3260. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAO, ALICIA LIYUN was born 5 January 2001, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 14470 Mark Dr, Largo, Florida 33774. Florida voter ID number 125119996. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qiao, Cameron was born 2 January 2000, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 51010802 Lakeside Complex, Gainesville, Florida 32612. Florida voter ID number 126190161. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAO, FRANK G. was born 16 September 1957, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 7560 Spring Hill Dr, Spring Hill, Florida 34606. Florida voter ID number 104413199. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAO, HAIFA was born 2 October 1967, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 1917 Celtic Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 32317. Florida voter ID number 125717452. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qiao, Huicun was born 21 March 1970, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3075 Rambler Ave, St. Cloud, Florida 34772. Florida voter ID number 124495693. His telephone number is 1-407-967-1999. His email address is huicun@gmail.com. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAO, HUIMING AMY was born 27 June 1957, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 6183 Shadow Tree Ln, Lake Worth, Florida 33463. Florida voter ID number 112671929. Her telephone number is 439-9841 (no area code listed). This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAO, JENNY Y. was born 1 March 1991, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 7560 Spring Hill Dr, Spring Hill, Florida 34606. Florida voter ID number 115546125. Her telephone number is 1-352-666-0857. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qiao, Lei was born 2 July 1964, is male, registered as Independent Party of Florida, residing at 1336 Royal St. George Blvd, Davenport, Florida 33896. Florida voter ID number 125642161. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAO, LI was born 14 December 1965, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 2606 Tuscarora Trl, Maitland, Florida 32751. Florida voter ID number 120074930. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 March 2017 voter list: LI QIAO, 176 SANDLEWOOD TRL, WINTER PARK, FL 32789 Republican Party of Florida.
31 July 2016 voter list: LI QIAO, 2263 KING HENRYS CT, WINTER PARK, FL 32792 Republican Party of Florida.
QIAO, LIN was born 10 April 1963, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 14960 Hidden Oaks Cir, Clearwater, Florida 33764. Florida voter ID number 107191575. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAO, LUXI was born 2 October 1994, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1917 Celtic Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 32317. Florida voter ID number 124106041. Her telephone number is 1-850-524-3970. Her email address is LUXIQ1994@GMAIL.COM. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 18 S KINGSHIGHWAY BLVD APT 8K SAINT LOUIS MO 63108-1319. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
Qiao, Nan was born 15 June 1963, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3902 Se 19Th Pl, Cape Coral, Florida 33904. Florida voter ID number 125483316. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
QIAO, PING was born 3 November 1941, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 1311 Plumgrass Cir, Ocoee, Florida 34761. Florida voter ID number 112780196. His email address is qiaoping39@gmail.com. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
28 February 2018 voter list: PING QIAO, 2205 BEACH AVE, APOPKA, FL 32703 No Party Affiliation.
QIAO, TALIA LIYUAN was born 9 June 1995, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 14470 Mark Dr, Largo, Florida 33774. Florida voter ID number 121108225. Her telephone number is 1-574-520-7107. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.
31 July 2018 voter list: Talia Liyuan Qiao, 4000 SW 37Th BLVD, APT 1421, Gainesville, FL 32608 Florida Democratic Party.
31 August 2016 voter list: Talia Liyuan Qiao, 2601 SW Archer RD, APT 110, Gainesville, FL 32608 Florida Democratic Party.
31 October 2015 voter list: TALIA LIYUAN QIAO, 10071 LINDEN PLACE DR, SEMINOLE, FL 33776 Florida Democratic Party.
QIAO, WINNIE Y L was born 9 January 1989, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 7560 Spring Hill Dr, Spring Hill, Florida 34606. Florida voter ID number 116512233. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2019.


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Home Exclusives Fears of Job Loss arise as Nigerian Banks plan to Downsize
Fears of Job Loss arise as Nigerian Banks plan to Downsize
There are fears of job loss as Nigerian Banks make move to reduce high operating costs. This is as a result of the economic situation of the country. In the first quarter of the year, the cost of diesel rose from N225 to over N750, an increase of over 230 percent.
The impact on business operations has forced some banks to adopt new survival measures, including office hour rationalisation.
Official banking hours, which used to be 8am to 4pm now vary depending on specific organisation and branches. For instance, First Bank and GTBank took the lead in reducing the hours of operations.
According to the statement made available on its official website on April 10, Firstbank said it has revised operating opening and closing hours effective from Monday, April, 11.
"We have revised our banking hours across all our locations. The revised opening and closing hours will be effective from Monday, April 11, 2022." The bank said that while some of its branches will maintain the status quo, other branches will function between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm, 8:00 am and 2:00 pm, 8:00 am and 1:00 pm and 10:00 am and 3:00 pm accordingly," the bank stated.
These developments are coming in the wake of the incessant national grid collapses that leave the country in darkness, forcing organisations to heavily rely on diesel for their operations.
Implementing the strategies, The Guardian gathered, would increase the already high rate of unemployment in the country.
The President of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), Oyinkan Olasanoye, who confirmed the development, said the union was already in discussions with the banks' managements.
She said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given the banks the go ahead if they wish to sack but they must get approval before embarking on the move.
However, she said the union wants due process to be followed. According to her, there is a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for affected members.
She said in the banking sector, about 60 percent of workers are contract staff. She explained that the CBA does not cover the contract or outsourced staff as they are not members of the union.
An expert in financial dealings, Thomas Olawale, said banks might be retrenching because they needed more digitally-savvy employees, due to the current state of things now.
He said the high cost of diesel may not trigger a sack since it will be a short-term shock (the Russia-Ukraine war) but the need for experts since banks are now totally venturing into the online and digital space.
Already, with the current review of the nation's labour law, the organised labour has demanded a regulation and manual to regularise 'non-permanent' staff of banks.
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Spike Lee has told an audience of entertainment luminaries that it is easier for a black person to become US president than head of a Hollywood studio or network.
Lee made the remarks on Saturday as he accepted an honorary Oscar at the film academy's annual governors awards dinner in Hollywood, where Gena Rowlands and Debbie Reynolds were also honoured.
Lee praised the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, for "trying to do something that needs to be done".
Earlier in the evening, Isaacs had called on the industry to take action towards "recognising and embracing a broad cross-section of talent". She also announced a new five-year plan to improve diversity in the academy's staff and governance.
The actors Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes and Samuel L Jackson accompanied Lee to the stage to receive his award.
"Spike Lee has put more African-Americans to work in this business than anyone else," Washington said in his introduction.
Cate Blanchett and Laura Linney both paid tribute to Rowlands, calling her a trailblazer and inspiration. The 85-year-old actor, whose career spans six decades, received her Oscar from her son, Nick Cassavettes, who directed his mother in the 2004 film The Notebook.
Looking at her statuette, Rowlands thanked the academy governors for "introducing me to this fine fellow".
Reynolds received the Jean Hersholt humanitarian award. Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep introduced the 83-year-old entertainer, who announced on Friday that she would be unable to attend the ceremony.
Reynolds was recognised for her decades-long commitment to various charities, including the mental health organisation she founded, the Thalians. Her granddaughter received the award on her behalf.


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Robert Powell APRN, FNP-BC graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1999. He obtained his Master of Science in Nursing from Old Dominion University in 2003. He is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner.


Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Liz studied American art and architecture at Harvard University, before moving to London to study British and French art at the Courtauld Institute. She has worked as Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery and held chairs at the Universities of Plymouth and Bristol. Liz joined the York department in 2012 and served as Head of Department until 2016.
Liz is an active guest curator and has co-curated exhibitions on Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and John William Waterhouse. In 2011 she gave the Paul Mellon Lectures at the National Gallery, London, on 'The National Gallery and the English Renaissance of Art'.
Liz's research early in her career was motivated by curiosity about the low status of British (especially Victorian) art in academic art history. Her books on the Pre-Raphaelites and the Aesthetic Movement assessed the achievements of Victorian artists and placed them in relation to European Modernism. Her work on the critical fortunes of Victorian art has led to a more general interest in taste and aesthetics, explored in her books Beauty and Art 1750-2000 (2005) and The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture: Greek Sculpture and Modern Art from Winckelmann to Picasso (2012). Her book Modern Painters, Old Masters: The Art of Imitation from the Pre-Raphaelites to the First World War (2017) argues that Victorian artists were, paradoxically, at their most original when they imitated the Old Masters most faithfully.
Liz is working on a new project provisionally entitled Revaluations: The Story of British Art from the Death of Rossetti to the Stock Market Crash. This will make use of the recent dramatic increase in availability of digital images of works of art to examine a much wider range of artistic production, from the years 1880-1930, than the current scholarly literature acknowledges. It will ask how the consideration of this wider range of work can change our understanding of international modernism in this period, and of its relations both to the art of the past and to the art of more recent periods.
Art for Art's Sake: Aestheticism in Victorian Painting, Yale University Press, 2007, Winner of the 2008 Historians of British Art Book Award in the Single-Author, Post-1800 category.
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This is a totally out of the left field thought but worth considering… Where do dead product lines go? What is the morality of product mortality?
Sony is killing off their robot dog Aibo stranding the 150,000 or so owners with no support, repairs or parts other than cannibalism.
Now we have another Japanese company, SoftBank, releasing a robotic 'child' Eventually they too will discontinue the production of parts and support beginning the process of killing off all those 'children' that are spawned.
As robotics become (far) more advanced at what point will it be murder for a company to discontinue a product line?
The Real Issue: This leads to the thought that it is time for all products that are discontinued to be forced into the public domain, to be open sourced. If a company is going to discontinue something then they need to release all the information for the production and support of the product so that others who want to do so can pickup the project and continue it's useful life. This should reach back retroactively and is needed to support all those systems that are in place as companies drop support or go out of business.
Daily Spark: One of the great ironies of history is that dinosaurs may well have had SUVs, skyscrapers and computers but we would have no fossil record of it. Technology is a brief flash in the pan and based on materials that don't last very long.
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I think you need a correction. You wrote: What is the morality of product morality?
Did you mean: What is the morality of product morTality?
Thanks for spotting that! Fixed!


The summer hostess domiciled by the sea or in the country finds that even more people partake of her hospitality in summer than in winter.
Her entertaining never ceases, formally or informally. At least a couple of guests are ever enjoying generosity during the season, who come and go at stated intervals. Then, too, there are garden fetes, weekends, luncheons and bridge suppers to be planned and executed, all adding to her fame as hostess.
Besides the fashionable hostess, there is even a greater army of women who love to entertain their friends, and who are quite as anxious to create a desirable impression, though, to be sure, they make no pretense to elaborate forms of entertainment. There is a great deal in simplicity when intelligence and tact are behind it.
In the up-to-date table service, artistic and dainty appointments are necessities, not luxuries. The time has gone when spotless linen and a table groaning with good things will satisfy the twentieth century aesthetic and gastronomic taste. Linen of the whitest and handsomest quality procurable is still a sine qua non, but on the damask must be daintily arranged attractive appointments to lend aid in the serving of well-composed menus.
Someone has said: "To Adam, paradise was a home. To the good among his descendants. home is a paradise." The woman who would make her home a paradise for some modern Adam will accomplish this end by no surer means than by taking thought that her table, its appointments and menu be like Caesar's wife — above suspicion.
Vigilance must assert itself to this end at all times, not only when the smart dinner is on, but when the everyday dinner is served en famille.
A very practical new feature in table appointments is the asbestos spreads to be found in all the shops. These covers take the place of the old-fashioned silence cloths of canton flannel, but are far and away more sensible. They may be bought in various sizes and in sections folding up conveniently for stowing away when not in use.
Another fad of today's table service is the passing of bonbons, olives and hors-d'oeuvres by the servants instead of placing them on the table. The pretty dishes in which they were served, however, have not disappeared, but come in even quainter and more attractive patterns.
Paper novelties for luncheons and dinner are considered very smart, as they lend themselves more readily to decorative schemes than cut glass or silver, and at the same time give the table a novel and artistic touch. These paper cases for holding bonbons and ices are works of art, and the dainty doilies that accompany them rival Teneriffe lace and drawn work in handsome designs and general effect.
Round paper lace napkins with lace edges are used on serving plates. A new and attractive paper case in which to serve bonbons or ices is of crepe paper in a swan shape. These swan cases are daintier when carried out in white and gold. The paper is white and the swan's bill gold.
Especially stunning for wedding receptions and engagement luncheons are the pink paper slippers with high gold heels which boast a small bow at the toe.


Clear out the bacterial infection! Evolve and absorb the antibiotic resistances and abilities of the bacteria you destroy by splicing their DNA into your plasmid!
Use WASD to move and QE to roll, and the mouse to look around.
Hold Space to scan objects.
When you have collected some plasmids from destroyed bacteria, press TAB to open the upgrade menu and splice DNA. There are three sections of the plasmid that can be upgraded, giving different abilities in each. Your current abilities are displayed in the bottom left.
Rotate the plasmid to see which DNA segments you have available - they appear as red strands of DNA in a box. You can click and drag them from the box down onto the plasmid ring, and drag DNA segments from the ring back up into the box.
If you have more than one spare section of DNA, you can click the arrows at the top of the screen to cycle between them.
The current spare DNA segment shown in the box can be destroyed and converted into health if you are running low, by clicking the button next to it.
Can't drag DNA? Watch this!
Ha, this is great! Gameplay is punchy, and exploring the body is kinda fun.
What kind of shader is that on the bacteria? It looks cool, but I couldn't figure it out yet.
This felt nasty, in a good way, great job!
The controls feel really good, and good DNA mechanics! I would have liked to see a bit more the effects but nice concept!
yay i beat it. fun way to sort of upgrade, have to arrange the cubes accordingly. nice job with unity!
Well done for beating it, it's difficult to eradicate them all!
Valve pumping was awesome. Great work! Should be Magic School Bus licensed.
This looks cool, unfortunately you only released the web player version so I cant play it in Linux.
Really cool game! very hard though!
Cool game! Liked the quivering environment, looked and sounded great. I did struggle to get my head around the upgrades and got lost going back on myself a bit.
The drag don't seem work with me but its a really good job, really good immersion !
The veins/tunnels could look better, but the cells look awesome!
Great game, the location in the veins with all the blood cells and bacteria is fascinating, more games need created like this!
Wow that looks amazing. You guys really know how to make it look like the real thing. Good sound and music. The game is tight as well. Good menus, intuitive controls and steering. Except the dragging of DNA, that took me a moment to figure out.


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Wesley Healthcare Names Sandy Schremmer New Vice President of Quality and Infection Prevention
Wesley Healthcare Names Sandy Schremmer...
WICHITA – Wesley Healthcare has named Sandy Schremmer its new vice president of Quality and Infection Prevention.
"Patient safety is Wesley Healthcare's number one priority," Schremmer said. "And I'm honored to be leading the system's efforts to continually improve the quality of patient care and reduce the risk of infections for patients."
Reporting to the chief medical officer, the vice president of Quality is responsible for overseeing all aspects of patient safety and infection prevention and control, including preparation for all regulatory surveys and follow-up action plans as relating to JCACHO, CMS, AHCA and the Kansas department of health and environment. Schremmer will serve as the technical advisor, educator and internal consultant to all hospital management staff and physicians on the use of performance improvement tools and techniques, analytical techniques and statistical applications.
"Sandy previously worked for Wesley as an RN many years ago and was always a person to go to for quality care and safety for our patients," said Francie Ekengren, MD, Wesley Healthcare chief medical officer. "Those are the exact characteristics for success in this position and we are excited to have her back on the Wesley Healthcare team."
Schremmer began her nursing career at Wesley as a nurse tech in Wesley's Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), later worked in Wesley's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), and served as a manager of Wesley's Ambulatory Surgery Unit (ASU) and Pre-Op clinic. Schremmer than joined Via Christi hospitals serving in a variety of clinical roles from a manager of the medical-surgical and intensive care unit to director of patient safety and quality. She most recently served as a senior consultant and clinical performance partner at Premier, a healthcare management-consulting firm.
"I am thrilled to be back working with the Wesley team again," Schremmer said. "It's an amazing opportunity to be part of a first-class health system with its constant efforts to push the benchmark higher and higher in quality care and service."
Schremmer graduated from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, with an associate's degree in nursing and received a bachelor of science in health information management from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. She earned her master's of business degree in health care leadership from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Schremmer is certified in professional health care quality and is a Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt.
For more information about Wesley Healthcare and its services, please visit www.wesleymc.com.


Nicholas was the sweetest, busiest boy at his milestone/cake smash session!
His mom found the cutest pilot themed outfit and the cake matched it perfectly. We even got a chance to include some Christmas family photos in the session!


Nonprofit working on solutions to mitigate drought and climate change in the American Southwest.
California water managers awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to a Sacramento consulting firm without going through the required competitive bidding process, according to the state auditor.
In a report released Thursday, state auditor Elaine Howle criticized the California Department of Water Resources for the way it handled a planning contract for California WaterFix, a $17-billion project to re-plumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
"DWR did not follow state law when it replaced the program manager" for WaterFix with an executive of the Hallmark Group, who "did not have the necessary qualifications" to fill the post, Howle wrote.
According to the audit, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and other contractors involved in WaterFix wanted Hallmark to replace a manager who was not working full time on the project.
But, Howle found, the Hallmark executive who assumed the position had an undergraduate degree in economics and did not have an engineering background or experience in managing large water infrastructure projects.
The water resources agency first awarded Hallmark a subcontract and then a separate contract that was extended several times, for a total of $13.8 million.
In the department's response, attached to the audit, director Grant Davis disputed the findings.
Hallmark provided excellent services, Davis wrote, arguing that the firm's role did not require engineering expertise. "Hallmark's job was to scrutinize costs, monitor schedules and ensure that tasks were completed on time," he said.
The department also contended that it was not required to go through a competitive bidding process to award a subcontract to Hallmark.
The state audit is the second review that has found fault with some aspect of WaterFix planning finances.
As the project has been revised and undergone lengthy environmental reviews, planning costs have climbed to $280 million. The expenses are supposed to be paid by customers of the state and federal water projects that would benefit from WaterFix.
The state audit concluded that — appropriately — water resources had not used any general fund money to cover planning costs.
In contrast, a recent review by the Interior Department's inspector general found that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation had improperly left federal taxpayers on the hook for $50 million in WaterFix costs that should have been picked up by districts served by the federal Central Valley Project.
With Cal Am's proposed desal project beset by obstacles, a new plan rises to the forefront.
Dry weather continues in California. Time to start worrying about another drought?
SolRio Organization for Climate Change Mitigation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that inspires and empowers people to solve water problems.
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The Motion Picture Association of America is standing by European movie-TV industries' strong concerns to a Digital Single Market, Christopher Dodd, MPAA chairman-CEO said Monday in Berlin.
"One size sometimes does not fit all," he added, describing conversations between European and global industry reps as "moving in a good direction" but still requiring caution, and underscoring how MPAA members form an integral part of Europe's film and TV industries in production and distribution. One example: Til Schweiger's "Head Full of Honey," which grossed $62.5 million in Germany last year, was co-produced and distributed by Warner Bros.
Law firm Greenberg Traurig had hoped Oettinger would deliver a key speech Monday afternoon on the Digital Single Market, however Oettinger was caught up celebrating the European Media Program's 25th anniversary. Clarity on the commisison's DSM plans will have to wait.


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A new Secondary School serving an area in the east of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets around Bromley-by-Bow. Odyssey provided comprehensive Transport Planning advice to Bouygues UK to support the scheme's development and a detailed planning application. This advice included catchment analysis, pedestrian routing, pick up and drop off and traffic impact. Given the site's proximity to the A12 Strategic highway corridor, Odyssey's role included a strong emphasis on road safety. Planning consent was obtained and the scheme is now successfully built out.


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Proposition F - Airport Police Retirement Benefits
Voter Guide November 1, 2007
This measure appeared on the November 2007 San Francisco ballot.
Reverses cost-neutral provision of charter by partially subsidizing transfer from state to City retirement plan for a small group of airport police.
This proposed amendment to the San Francisco City Charter would authorize the Board of Supervisors to amend the contract between the City and the California Public Employees' Retirement System to allow individual employees who were formerly airport police officers to transfer from coverage under CALPERS to coverage under the San Francisco Employment Retirement System and to have their service and retirement contributions credited appropriately. The charter currently requires that all contracts and contract amendments be cost-neutral to the City. This proposed amendment eliminates the cost-neutral requirement and allows for a City subsidy for the improved pension benefits without employees trading anything in exchange, as has been done in prior practice.
Why it is on the ballot
The question of employees transferring from the state CALPERS retirement system to the City SFERS retirement system has been an issue for several decades. Up until this measure, each time the discussion resulted in a reaffirmation that there should be no added cost to taxpayers of bringing employees into the city's retirement plan.
In 1983 the voters agreed to enhanced benefits for a defined group of "Miscellaneous Safety" employees if and only if the enhancement resulted in "no increased cost to the City." These miscellaneous safety employees included probation officers, airport police officers, district attorneys, public defender investigators, medical examiner investigators, juvenile court counselors, institutional police, fire-safety inspectors and fire-protection engineers.
Under the "no increased cost" compact, employee groups could trade lower current pay for higher retirement benefits. Of the nine job categories approved as miscellaneous safety employees in 1983, only five have received enhanced benefits. The remaining four have been unable to meet "no increased cost" requirement.
In 1990, San Francisco voters rejected a charter amendment that proposed to remove the airport police from the miscellaneous safety employees group created in 1983. This change would have resulted in the airport police being considered part of the City's police force and would have improved the airport police retirement formula to 2 percent of working pay for each year of service with a retirement age of 50, from 2 percent at 55.
In 1997, airport police officers were transferred to the San Francisco Police Department. All former airport police then began paying into SFERS for all future retirement benefits. However, their past retirement accounts for service prior to Dec. 27, 1997 remained with the CALPERS.
In 2003, voters approved a charter amendment (Prop. B) that allows the Board of Supervisors to agree to changes to retirement benefits for miscellaneous safety employees that involve an increased cost, so long as it is borne by the employees. This measure replaced the prior language that mandated "no net increase in cost" with "contracts and contract amendments shall be cost-neutral and employee bargaining units shall be permitted to trade salary or other employee benefits to achieve cost neutrality." Under Prop. B, the new "cost neutral" language meant that in a labor contract, any increases in retirement benefits would have to be offset by decreases in current pay or other changes. Seemingly, voters reaffirmed their 1983 ballot position to enhance benefits for the miscellaneous safety employees group if and only if the enhancement was cost-neutral to the City.
Those who support this measure claim:
This measure is an inexpensive change that supports and rewards the people who guard our safety.
When the airport police merged with the SFPD, it created a dual system where police working side by side have different retirement packages. This measure changes that and creates retirement parity for all San Francisco police officers who previously worked at the airport prior to it coming under the management of the SFPD.
This measure treats equally the time worked by uniformed employees of the airport and the Police Department.
Those who oppose this measure claim:
This measure abandons for the first time the "no cost" compact that was established in 1983 and reaffirmed by the voters in 1990 and 2003. It reverses two decades of practice whereby employee groups could upgrade pensions only in exchange for changes to other benefits (such as current salary) in order for the change to remain cost-neutral for the City.
It treats one group of employees better than eight other miscellaneous public-safety groups by helping subsidize the better pension plan for the airport police with public money. Other groups who have yet to receive this benefit and could demand it as a result of this precedent include medical examiners, public defender investigators, fire safety inspectors, and fire protection engineers.
The measure may be technically inoperative because the measure allows individuals to transfer benefits, which may violate state law requiring the entire group be transferred.
SPUR's analysis
Currently, pensions for San Francisco police are calculated as 3 percent of the employee's highest one-year averaged monthly compensation. The employee is eligible for this pension at age 55 and after five years of service. The state retirement is calculated as 2 percent of salary for each year of service, but can be taken starting at age 50.
Under today's system, some members of the SFPD who had previously served as airport police prior to the merger have retirement benefits in two separate systems calculated at different rates. This proposition would transfer all airport police currently covered under CALPERS to the city system, whereby their entire retirement would become 3 percent at 55.
There are approximately 60 current and former airport police officers who would be affected by this charter amendment because a portion of their retirement is under the CALPERS system and could be switched over to the City retirement system.
Under the proposed Prop. F, the cost to the City for upgrading the retirement benefits is capped at $670,000 total. The majority of these funds will come from the airport and the remainder from the City's General Fund. The employee who elects to transfer from CALPERS to SFERS will pay any additional cost. It is estimated that the one-time cost for each employee will be between $8,000 and $11,000, depending on years of service.
The fact that the City is paying any portion of the total cost without that cost being offset by some other savings is what violates the existing cost-neutrality language in the charter.
We support the concept of groups of employees being able to improve their retirement benefits and treating the time worked by various peace officer groups as being comparable for retirement purposes. We supported the improvement in the safety retirement plan (3 percent at age 55). However, the original compact with the nine public safety groups regarding no City cost has been consistently applied and upheld and should not be waived for one group. This concept was reaffirmed by Prop. B in 2003 (which SPUR also supported). This proposed charter amendment reverses those past principles and would be a bad precedent for the City.
SPUR recommends a "No" vote on Proposition F.
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History is about to repeat itself, if the activity of House Republicans is any indication.
First, a primer for those unfamiliar with electoral politics 16 years ago. In fall of 1994, the Republican Party was making electoral hay over widespread anger at Democratic President Bill Clinton, a fresh face who, two years before, had been elected on a platform of change. And change President Clinton brought: on his first day in office, he signed an executive order overturning the military's long-standing ban on homosexuals, creating with the stroke of a pen the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy that continues to stir controversy. Faced with huge budget deficits, President Clinton raised taxes sharply. His wife, meanwhile, was leading an aggressive task force charged with overhauling the American healthcare system. And there were unending allegations of moral impropriety on the part of the President. The American electorate, feeling betrayed by Clinton's radical agenda and sick of their obvious prevarications, was in a mood for change.
During their first 100 days in office, Republicans additionally promised in the Contract with America to enact balanced budget legislation, tax cuts for small businesses and families, term limits for all lawmakers, and Social Security and welfare reforms.
However, as a number of sober observers, including The John Birch Society, pointed out 16 years ago, the Contract with America was itself a bogus program, a distraction from the inconvenient fact that a contract already existed, then as now, between America and her political leaders in Washington. It's called the United States Constitution, and it lays out, in clear, unambiguous language, what the powers delegated to the various branches of the federal government are to be (the word "federal," by the way, comes from the Latin foedus, meaning "covenant" or "contract").
Unfortunately, this crystal clear doctrine of enumerated powers hasn't stopped federal legislators from passing laws and regulatory bodies dealing with everything from education to food quality, and from spending money on projects as diverse as crop price supports and foreign aid — none of which is mentioned in the Constitution.
In other words, every indication suggests that the old canard, tax cuts, will be coupled with a commitment to freeze — not reduce — non-essential federal spending for the next two years; in other words, the new Contract is designed to perpetuate the status quo (and presumably not even that in the case of supposedly essential spending). We are safe in predicting that there will be nary a word in the new Contract with America about the Constitution, and no effort to actually reduce the size of government or the amount of government spending.


Whether you are setting up a new computer or just want to tighten security on your old one, follow these 10 security tips to strengthen your computer's defences and to protect yourself! See our section Securing the Virtual Me for more ideas on securing your Internet presence.
1) Set Strong Passwords – Use a mixture of numbers and upper and lower case letters. Don't repeat them. Avoid real words and names. A password of at least 8 characters, with at least one capital letter, one number, and one typographical character is recommended. Click "password" in PAWS to check your password's strength. More on choosing your password.
Select a strong password, but make it something you can remember. Consider using a password management tool.
Instead of writing down your passwords, write down a hint you remember it; store your hint in a secure place.
Enable admin accounts on your devices and use them for only administrating your device.
3) Protect Your Devices – Keep your computers and mobile devices physically safe and password-protected. If your computer or mobile device supports disk encryption consider enabling it. If your device has a "find" setting or app, turn it on to help you locate it if it goes missing. Learn about mobile device security.
4) Apply Security Updates and Patches – Keep your operating system and applications up to date by regularly installing updates and patches. This is one of the best defenses against malware and malicious software. See your operating system's website for details (Windows, Mac).
5) Use Anti-virus Software – Install anti-virus software on your laptop/desktop computer, tablet or smartphone. There are a number of free options available for use. Learn about anti-virus software and mobile device security.
6) Use Email Safely – Think before you click on links or open attachments. If in doubt, check with the ICT Service Desk. Learn about phishing attacks.
7) Use the Internet Safely – Keep your browser up to date with high security settings. Be wary of free software. Watch where you go and, always, think before you click. Think about how you're connecting to the Internet and act accordingly: are you on a secure network or on free wireless supplied anonymously? Be careful with applications on your mobile device. Ensure that you have a suitable anti-virus software installed. Ensure that your home Internet connection is secured. Check out Securing the Virtual Me for more details.
8) Back up and Protect Your Data – Back up your data regularly. The university's file storage services are automatically backed up. Instead of using a cloud storage services such as DropBox, iCloud or Amazon, the university will be providing a private, secure alternative for your university-related files (available summer 2014). If you need to use a public cloud storage service consider encrypting your data before saving to the cloud. Think about where your data is going.
9) Use Anti-spyware Software – Protect yourself from spyware that can gather personal information without your knowledge. Some computer systems offer built-in anti-spyware software – turn it on. There are also some good options on the market, such as Malwarebytes and Spybot.
10) Use a Software Firewall – The U of S provides network-level firewall protection but be sure to use any built-in firewall software available for your computer and mobile devices. Set security levels high. See your operating system's security information to learn more about built-in options (Windows, Mac).