Well as the live event to the stream. To enable Public Participation sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live. We will receive Public Comment for each item on the agenda today. Sfgovtv should be streaming the toll free call in number at the bottom of the screen. Public comment will be made available by phone by calling that number. 888 2733658. Entering access code 3107452, pressing pound and pound again. When you are connected and would like to submit Public Comment for a specific item on the agenda, bless 1 and then 0 to be added to th to the queue. You will have three minutes. When your allotted time is reached i will direct my staff to take next person to speak. Best practices to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and mute your television or computer. At this time i would like to take role. President hyland. Here. Commission Vice President matsuda. Here. Commissioner black. Here. Commissioner foley. Present. Commissioner johns. Commissioner pearlman
Raised hand option for Public Comment. Dial star 9 if calling by phone and you will be unmuted when its your turn to speak. Please call from a quiet location and turn down your television or radio. When your item of interest comes up, alternatively, while we recommend that you use zoom audio or telephone for Public Comment, you may submit a written Public Comment through the chat function on zoom. I want to thank sf gov tv and Media Services for sharing is with the public and thank you to the board of appeal for their Technical Assistance for this meeting and we will start with a role call. role call . Thank you very much. And the first order of business is general Public Comment and this is Public Comment not listed on our agenda tonight. We have a comment for general Public Comment from barry toronto. It looks like he wrote in the chat, he or she wrote in the chat that they may need further direction on how to speak during Public Comment if i wonder if its for general Public Comment
Chair borden Municipal Transportation Agency commission. [indiscernible]. Please call the roll. [roll call] director you have a quorum. Item four communications. Chair borden due coth chair borden we ask the public to participate remotely. For all comments received in advance of the meeting, we have received an appreciate these comments. Thank you for honoring our request. We continue to urge the public to write the board. While this Technology Allows us to hold these meetings via teleconference, there maybe gap and silence as staff is transitioning the technology between speakers. We are doing our best and we ask for your patience and understanding. If we lose the connection during the meeting, we will pause the meeting until the connection has been reestablished. Lastly i want to thank the village that it takes to keep this meeting possible. This meeting is televised by sfgov tv, theres a time lag between the actual meeting and what members of the public is seeing on sfgov tv. If you
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Welcome to the tuesday, august 4th, Virtual Meeting of the San Francisco Entertainment Commission. Im the Commission President and due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect Entertainment Commission members, city employment and public and city hall meeting rooms are closed. However, well be participating remotely. This is taken pursuant to the local, state and federal orders, declarations and Commission Members and employees will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment is available on each item on this agenda, both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen and each speak will be allowed two minutes to speak. Opportunities to speak during Public Comment period are available during the zoom platform using meeting i. D. 89143696905 or calling 833 5480276 toll free. Using zoom platform, select the raised hand option for Public Comment. Dial star 9 if calling by