The meeting comes to order, the august 19th, rescheduled budget and appropriations meeting. Im sandra lee fewer and joined by the Committee Members, supervisors walton and mandelman and ronen and norman yee. Our clerk is miss linda wong. I thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. And also, supervisor walton will be joining us a little later. Can we have a motion to excuse him for the first beginning part of the meeting. So moved. Chair fewer thank you very much, can i have a second, please. Second. Chair fewer could i have a roll call vote please. Clerk yes, on the motion. [roll call] there are four ayes. Chair fewer thank you very much. Madam clerk, do you have any announcements. Clerk due to the covid19 health emergency, the City Employees and the board of supervisors legislative and the committee room, and the members will be participating in a meeting remotely. This is for the local and state and federal orders and declarations and orders. The meeting is through Video Conferenc
It is friday august 14th this is the appropriations and budget meeting im sandra fure. Fewer. Thank you for sf gov tv for broadcasting. Do have an announcement. In accordance with governor newsoms executive order no. N3320 declaring a state of emergency regarding the covid19 outbreak and mayor london n. Breeds proclamation declaring a local emergency issued on february 25, 2020, including the guidance for gatherings issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health officer, aggressive directives were issued to reduce the spread of covid19. On march 17, 2020, the board of supervisors authorized their board and Committee Meetings to convene remotely Via Microsoft teams and will allow remote Public Comment via teleconference. Visit the sfgovtv website at www. Sfgovtv. Org to stream the live meetings, or to watch meetings on demand. Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely via detailed instructions on participating via you can call 14156550001 again 14156550001 me
Thank you for broadcasting. The due to the covid19, the Committee Room is closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. The interpreter, please. Im sorry, i didnt get the whole thing. Im going to find somebody that can assist, because its long. Its pretty long. So i think maybe one of our interpreters has the script and will do a more accurate job. Due to coincident house emergency and to protect boar. S. Due to coincident Health Emergency and to protect Board Members, the board of supervisors, the chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating remotely. This is pursuant to the local, state and federal orders, declaration and directives. Committee members will attend through Video Conference and participating in the meeting to the same extent as if they are physically present. Public comment is available on each item on this agenda. [ ] i apologize, chair fewer, it sounds like we got disconnected. Can you go ahead and hang up and
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President Francee Covington is trying to log on. Vice president kathrin feinstein. Present. Commissioner stephen nakajo. I am present. Commissioner ken cleveland. Present. And there is a lot of feedback at least on my end. A lot of feedback. I am experiencing the same thing commissioner cleveland. I think Everyone Needs to mute mute if you are not speaking. Commissioner rodriguez. Present. And chief of department jeanine nicholson. Muted for me. I am present and if everyone can mute when they are not speaking i think that would help with the feedback. If you are not speaking, just mute. Item 2, general Public Comment members of the public may address the commission for up to 3 minutes on any matter within the commissions jurisdiction that does not appear on the agenda. Speakers shall address the remark to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or to Department Personnel. Commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with the speaker. The lack of a resp