Regular meeting of the Public Safety services committee. Im rafael mandleman, the chair of this committee, and im joined by our vice chair and supervisor, our clerk is john carroll. As usual, id like to thank the folks at sfgov tv for staffing the meeting and i. T. In lending their support. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . I do. Thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, board member and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee will close v. This was pursuant to declarations and directives. Community members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically presentment Public Comment will be available for each item on this agenda. There a Public Comment callin number across your screenful your opportunity to speak and speak during Public Comment speder available via phone by calling 4156550001. Once youre connected and prompted, enter the meeting i. D. Of 146
We should not lose sight of what that means for people who are still struggling and the fact we still have a very deep hole to climb out of. The socalled [inaudible] workers at the low end distribution hedonic options to work from home and federal health is already fading away. Nasa been said about what this means for cities and as we see hollowed out downtowns with your workers coming in, buying lattes and what 115th congress has called any service that depends on a smile what does that mean for city revenues . One estimate suggests especially in high rent districts, employment is still at 45 of precovid levels. We arere about to explore the sinks a bigger graph of blog, my colleagues have a blog looking at what this means for cities and look at how really depends on state revenue structure, well exposure to covid as as the highly uncertain federal policy response. If i could get the next slide, please. There we go. The point of a blog is really going into this were a lot of things we
During the coronavirus disease emergency, this committee will convene remotely until the committee is legally authorized to meet in person. Public comment will be available on each item. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comments period are available by a phone call by calling 4156550001. Again, its 4156550001. Access code 1467135673, again its 1467135673, pound and then pound again. Once connected, you will hear the meeting discussion, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star three to be heard. Speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. You can also submit your Public Comment by email. It will be forwarded to the committee and will be included in the files. I will go ahead and call roll. [ roll call ]. Clerk at this time we have a quorum and its 9 38 a. M. Can you call the second item. Clerk opportunity for the public to comment on any m
Okay. All right. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please call roll. Clerk yes. Commissioner dejesus. Present. Commissioner hamasaki. Present. Commissioner elias. Here. Commissioner rickter . Present. And commissioner cohen is excused. Vice president taylor, you have a quorum. And we have director from the department of Police Accountability and the chief. Thank you. For members of the public, the number to call in to provide Public Comment is 4156650001. And access code 14664628. 26, i believe. And remind the members of the public to have any of your devices on mute and there is no background noise and same thing for the presenters and commissioners unless you are speaking. Try to reduce the background noise by having yourself muted. If you can please call the first line item, sergeant. Line item one, reports to the commission, discussion
And directives. The meeting is through video conversation and participate in the meeting as if physically present. Public comment is available on each item on this agenda. And sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period and available by calling 1 415 6550001. Again, 1 415 6550001. Meeting i. D. , 1460595898. Again, 1460595898. Then press pound twice. When connected you will hear the meeting discussions but you will be in mute and in this mode only. When your item of interest comes up dial star, 3, to be added to the speaker line. And best practices are to call from a quiet location and speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television ore radio. You can submit Public Comment by emailing to the budget and finance committee clerk, and if you submit Public Comment via email it is forwarded to the supervisors and it will be included as part of the official fi