11.   The board first proposed the rules earlier this year.

12.   The board has proposed allowing some elementary schools, with its permission, to trim as many as two periods a week from their schedules.

13.   The board proposed procedural changes as a short-term fix, but said those changes might worsen airport congestion.

14.   The board also proposed an experimental halt on allowing IOC members to visit bid cities, where they are wined and dined and treated to lavish benefits.

15.   The board has proposed lowering the minimum amount of resident contributions in all municipal races so more candidates would qualify for matching funds.

16.   The board also proposed prohibiting candidates from accepting contributions from not only corporations but also unions and other organizations.

17.   The board also proposed steeper rate increases for priority and express mail and additional postal services like insurance, domestic money orders and certified mail.

18.   The local levee board has proposed building a smaller levee that will protect the island from tidal surges.

19.   Traditionally, the guidelines board proposes and then later adopts rent increases on renewal leases for all apartments across the board.

20.   Under the new agreement, the board will propose a list of its most urgent construction needs each year, and send it to City Hall.