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Committee takes amendments and continues Comfort Women memorial donation to next meeting after technical corrections
Summary
Committee accepted proposed amendments to the Arts Commission item to accept and expend a maintenance endowment for a Comfort Women memorial, acknowledged a clerical plaque error, and continued the amended resolution one week so the revised gift amount can be reflected in the record.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Budget and Finance Committee agreed Thursday to accept amendments and continue consideration for one week of an Arts Commission resolution to accept and expend a maintenance endowment for the Comfort Women memorial at Saint Mary's Square.
Clerk read Item 5 authorizing the Arts Commission to accept a maintenance endowment from the Comfort Women Justice Coalition to maintain the memorial. The staff representative explained the Arts Commission requires a maintenance endowment to accept the gift. The transcript record contains inconsistent dollar amounts for the donation; staff acknowledged a clerical error and said the plaque text would be replaced.
Public commenters — including Gwen Kirk of Women for Genuine Security and members of the Comfort Women Justice Coalition — urged the city to accept the gift, noting large public turnout at the memorial unveiling and letters of support from residents in Osaka. Ivy (identified as having draft amendments distributed) and others provided amendment language for the record.
Deputy City Attorney John Gibner explained that because the amendments change the amount the Board would accept, the committee must continue the amended item for one week so the revised resolution can be posted correctly. The committee approved the continuance without objection and will take the amended item up at the next committee meeting.
