Have the ability to make appointments for. Or if you decide to run for Public Office. You know, when i decided to run for supervisor, i wanted to be a good supervisor for the people of the district i represent, where i grew up in. And so that entailed making sure i knew how to do policy and legislation and i understand how the process worked and the city worked. And the good news id been on commissions and other places. So i understood it. But i actually went back to school late in life, before i ran, to get my masters in public administration. And i ended up graduating from u. S. F. With honors, because i was committed to making sure that i was the best policymaker for the people that i represented. And im not suggesting that you do that. Its just that whatever role you want to play, you set your sights on that role and you make sure that youre prepared to take it on and all that it entails. And unfortunately in the world of politics, and in the world of public service, it also comes
Public comments are available on each item on the agenda channel 26 and sfgovtv are streaming the number on the screen. Each speaker is allowed two minutes. Opportunity goes to speak during the Public Comment are available by calling 4156550001. 146 3191053 then pound pound. You will hear the meeting discussions you will be muted. When your item comes up dial star 3. Call from quiet location and speak clearly and slowly and turndown your television or radio. The budget and finance committee. Email will be forwarded to supervisors and included as part of the official file. Items acted upon today will appear on the agenda february 2 unless otherwise stated. Thank you, mr. Chair. Thank you. Today we have a full budget and finance committee agenda. Thank you for being brief. Please call items 1, 2, 3 together. 1. Authorizing the Mayors Office of housing and committee to Submit Application to the allocation committee. 2 residential Revenue Bonds in paamount not to exceed 90 million for 1151
Morning everybody. Welcome everybody to the b. I. C. Meeting of february 2019. Congratulations to director who participated in other Safety Outreach Program graduation january 20th. Another 48 residents grafted from a fiveday training course. This brings our total number of seismic safety ambassador to 4000 since the Program Began in 2015. Were better prepared to recover quickly. Special thanks to all the d. B. I. Employees who volunteered for the chinatown fair. They talked with Community Members about our housing information service, Emergency Preparedness and distributed 300 first aid kits and 15 of our emergency backpacks. Several Chinese New Year events in chinatown throughout the city, chief among them was the annual Chinese New Year parade. Many thanks for representing the department. Finally, d. B. I. Employees committee reviewed and selected this year, senior building inspector, joe duffy as employee for 2019. Inspector duffy has been recognized for his outstanding dedication
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
Work hand in hand with one Treasure Island to provide jobs for residents on ti. We look forward to expanding that rube biconprogram has a long history of providing opportunities for folks with barriers to employment and overcoming other challenges. Thanks so much. Thank you so much for coming and giving us those statements. We look forward to working with you. Are there other Public Comments . Thank you all for your wonderful presentations today and this is very exciting topics. We are going to be creating more parks than the golden gate park. We need to reiterate that for not just San Francisco but for the entire region, the points if destination no one has ever imagine order or seen before. We are all working together to make that happen. Thank you. Item six. Discussion of future agenda items by directors. To follow up on our previous discussion of the steward governance model. I want to be sure in the annual budget this year sufficient funds to either look at the feasibility for ste