Interprete interpreter thank you. [speaking spanish language] interpreter thank you. [speaking tagalog language] interpreter thank you, madam clerk. Clerk just a quick thank you to the three of you. We very much appreciate your support. And now, a word on what agenda content is eligible for your Public Comment. There are three matters slated to begin consecutively at 3 00 p. M. Items 4 through 7 is the items of mitigated declaration for 3516 and 3526 folsom street. If youre looking to provide general Public Comment, that item is 15. When that item is called, youll be able to speak on the general minutes, on the items not specifically before the board, and items 12 and 13 on the agenda. If youre having any problems, call 4155545416, and we have someone standing by ready to assist you with problems you are having. And finally, pursuant to the a. D. A. , we have a member of the public ready to make Public Comment, thanks to the efforts of mr. Wilson ng, we have something ready to make Pub
Clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart and join with me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, who record each of our meetings and make them available online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes. The record will reflect that during this covid19 emergency, members of the board of supervisors will participate to the same extent as if they were present in their legislative chamber. The board recognizes the pandemic has made the need for communication more acute and that those communities, with and without the internet, have the opportunity to participate, written and unwritten, in this meeting. We will accept your testimony via mail or Public Comment. Youre welcome to send us an email at bos sfgov. Org. If using your computer, you can livestream the meeting by going to www. Sfg
Phone lines to be open to see if there is a Public Comment . Chair borden yep and is there you have chair borden how many . You have zero questions remaining. With that, well close Public Comment. Directors, do i have a motion . Secretary boomer, please call roll . Chair borden aye. Director brinkman aye. Vice chair eaken aye. Director heminger aye. Director lai aye. Madame chair, the minutes are approved. Item 5, communications. Madame chair. Chair borden as many of you have learned, our heart was broken this weekend with the untimely passing of one of our own. Antonio, a muni operator with the Transportation Agency for 19 years, was known for being deeply committed to his job and well known by the people on his buses and in many communities. He was born and raised in the Richmond District and leaves behind wife jennifer, three children and grandchildren. Well have this meeting adjourned in his memory, but im devastated. I want to thank his family to loaning him to us. He did die in s
All right. Thank you so much. We are going to get started. I want to welcome everybody from the public. My colleagues, superintendent and staff and student delegates. Section a general Commission Notice regarding Virtual Meeting ada accommodation and translation services. First item is approval of board minutes. We need a motion and second. So moved. Again. These are for the regular meeting of august 25th, 2020. Are there any corrections . Seeing none. Roll call, please. Thank you. [roll call] thank you very much. Item 2 is superintendents report. Dr. Matthews. Thank you, president sanchez. Good afternoon, everyone. This month were joining the nation in celebrating la inx heritage month. Schools strive to be places where every student can see themselves and be themselves where learning reflects both the familiar and unknown. Board of education policies adopted over the years, honor and support various efforts in San Francisco unified. Students are seen and heard in their course work an
Minimum established by state law provides. And im really worried that if San Francisco does not catch up on all of the Housing Demand created by all the jobs that have been created in your city, its going to deeply impact my neighbors and push folks out here. You cant find a twobedroom apartment for less than 3,000 a month. Every year that goes by the area Median Income for San Mateo County goes up and up as more of our residents are displaced. It is directly a result of not building enough marketrate housing in San Francisco where the jobs are. 75,000 san mateo residents commute to your city every day in normal times. Im sure that similarly large numbers commute from the east bay as well. It is crucial that you make space to allow these folks to be able to live in your city. I take you all at your word that you care about lowincome people. I think that this is the wrong approach. If you look at the resolution it talks about 49,000 residents who are rent burdened. They are by definitio