In this portion a group of Business Leaders discuss the future innovation and competitiveness environment in the u. S. Good morning. Since the councils beginning in 1986, weve seen over and over and time and again how technology has transformed our lives, and unleashed new challenges and opportunities as we think about a new future for the United States. 2003 was such a period of change. 17 years after our founding, our Council Members recognized that the nation stood at a florida infliction point. We needed significant chance to enhance our innovation capacity which lead to the pioneering work of our National Innovation initiative it, and now another 17 years later here we are again, once again finding ourselves at the precipice of transformational change. Throughout the day as debra mentioned in her opening remarks well hear stories about the changes as they are foundational to our Flagship National commission on innovation and competitiveness frontiers. The commission cochaired by t
Brouilette will deliver remarks. Good morning, we have seen time and again how technology has transformed our lives and unleashed new challenges and opportunities as we think about a new future for the United States. 2003 was a period of change, 17 years after our founding, our Council Members recognized that the nation stood at a particular inflection point. We needed significant change to enhance our innovation capacity and that led to the pioneering work of our National Innovation initiative. Another 17 years later, here we are again, finding ourselves at transformational change. Throughout the day as was mentioned, were going to hear stories about these changes as theyre foundational to our commission on innovation and competitiveness front tiers. The commission is a multiyear effort to reimagine americas innovation channel and to charter a new path in the 21st century. As this slideshows just a little less than a year ago with our core leadership team, we began to build this effor
Agenda item. We ask that Public Comments be made in a civil and respectful manner and address your remarks to the commission as a whole, not to individual commissioners and staff. On behalf of the commission, i would like to extend our thanks to sfgov tv staff for their assistance during the meeting. Thank you. And before moving with the first item, i would like the announce that the spuc is on the unceded lands of the tribe and we also recognize that every citizen residing within the greater bay area has and continues to benefit from the use and occupation of the founding in 1932. It is important that we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands on which we reside but also acknowledge and honor the fact that the people have establish add working partnership with the sfpuc and are productive and flourishing members within the many greater San Francisco bayarea communities today. Madame secretary, please call the first item. The first item is item 3, adopt renewed finding to al
Good morning, San Francisco. Give yourselves a hand for being out here at 4 45. I am a native san franciscan and once again, you hearty, crazy folks have come together to honor the memories of san franciscans who survived being tossed from their beds 116 years ago this morning at 5 12 or 5 11 or 5 13 depending on which native tells the tale. And 116 years ago, powerful seismic waves roared across a prosperous city of San Francisco. And experts today estimate the colossal earthquake was around 7. 9 on the modern magnitude scale. By the end of the first day, there were 26 aftershocks and would succumb to a raging inferno that showed no mercy to the bewildered citizens for 74 hours. The following year is a brief timeline events that they faced and i would like to give you a moment by moment description of what happened to the city and the citizens on this morning 116 years ago. Later, i will introduce to you some of the fellow san franciscans who work every day to be survivors of the inev
Please stand by please stand by good afternoon. Id like to call to order the april 26 meeting. Please call the roll. [roll call 1234678ed [roll call] this meeting is being held in person at San Francisco city hall rm400 as the california g code section 54953e and mayor breeds february 25, 2020 emergency proclamation. All individuals present and attending the meeting today that building rules must be adhered to at all times. Hand sanitizer stations are available throughout the building and masks are Available Upon request at any of city hall entrances. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment periods. For each item, the commission will take two minutes of Public Comment, first from people attending the meeting in person and then from people attending the meeting remotely. Members of the public may provide remote Public Comment by dialing 41565550001, meeting i. D. 24958618325 and pressing star 3 to raise your hand to speak. You must limit your comments to the topic of