Of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated. Could you please read the first item. Clerk yes, number one amending the planning code to create the immediate length, occupancy, use characteristic, amending the administrative code, and affirming the appropriate findings. Chair peskin colleagues, we heard this item last week. And we heard robust Public Comment. I have since gotten quite a bit of public input. Let me start by asking if there are any members of the public who would like to comment on this item, which i would like to subsequently make a motion to continue to next weeks meeting. Is there any Public Comment on our one and only item on this agenda . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] mr. Sanchez from the department of city planning, please come forward. Thank you, supervisor. Just like to reiterate the Planning Commission recommendation that interim controls be placed upon the activity, providing the city time to gather data on iol and to hammer out a complete and
Coordinate and respond to a potential outbreak. The declaration of a local emergency allows for much faster mobilization of city resources, accelerated emergency planning, streamlined staffing and coordination across the city. It also allows the city to be reimbursed from the state and federal governments. And it raises awareness throughout San Francisco about how everyone can prepare in the event that covid19 appears in our community. Also santa clara and san diego counties have taken the same action, similar declarations to bolster their preparedness. Id like everyone to note that cruise ships visiting the port of San Francisco come from domestic location, as well as from canada and mexico. The u. S. Coast guard routinely reviews passenger records to document travel history of the vessel, passenger and crews, the coast guard has issued guidance on reporting it passenger symptoms, for passengers or crew. Additionally, the Cruise Line International association has implemented preventat
Department and Planning Commission. As well as andrew perry, senior planner with the office of the Zoning Administrator. And up front, we have joseph duffy, senior building inspector. And given the coronavirus, were taking a few special precautions. We would appreciate if you would the public would use every other seat. If youre together and you dont mind sitting next to each other, thats fine. Additionally, please use Hand Sanitizer when you come up to the use the equipment. Please dont touch it. He can adjust the microphone as well as the laptop and the projector. If youre sneezing or coughing, please leave the room and make sure you sneeze or cough into your arm. If you feel sick, please go home. Physically sick, not related to your case. The guidelines are as follows. The board question that you silence all phones. Please carry on conversations in the hallway. The boards presentation are appellants, respondents, each given seven minutes. Three minutes or rebuttal. Members of the pu
This virus spreading. Julian glover, abc7 news. Health officials in Solano County reporting two Health Care Workers tested positive for the virus. Officials say they will stay in isolation at home until they are cleared from the virus. Health care workers must now wear protective gear when a patient comes in with a respiratory illness, whether or not that patient has traveled. The Health Care Workers recognize that this is a part of their job. The truth be told, coronavirus is not that scary. If you look at the disease, how it passes from person to person, what kinds of symptoms it causes, it is in many respects very similar to what we see with influenza. Also in Solano County, those cueny underere passengers on th diamond princess cruise ship. The impact on tech from coronavirus is growing. Amazon says two employees were infected in europe. Last year amazon stopped all nono nonessential business travel. The New York Times reports that facebook has advised employees to reach out if the
Child Care Planning and advisory council. I am here to speak in favor of the child care facilities because there is a huge requirement in the city. We have currently just on the citys low income list 3,000 children who we have no space for. We have no facilities for. It is one of the Biggest Challenges that the city is facing in terms of being able to provide adequate child care. One of the things that is especially desirable about this facility that it is on the ground floor. That means we would be our people would be able to serve infants and young toddlers who would be about three months probably to 18 months. Currently in two of our facilities and we are opening up another one in the fall, but we cannot serve infants and toddlers because they are not on the ground floor. There is a very big need just within our program. We have 110 children on the wait list for infants and young toddlers. You can see that there is a great need and kind of one of my mottos we can never do enough for