Comments during Public Comment are available by calling 4156550001, 1451400281, then press pound twice. When 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 starthree to be added to the speaker line. Best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down your radio or television. In the alternative, you may email me, linda. Wong sf. Gov. Finally, cantonese and spanish interpretation are available. Chair fewer thank you, madam clerk. Will you please read item number 1. Clerk yes. Hearing on the budget for the Mayors Office of housing and Community Development including an analysis of changing over the last decade. Chair fewer thank you very much. We have mohcd director eric shaw with us today, and then, after his presentation, we will hear from our budget and legislative analyst. Thank you very much. Sorry about that, madam chair. Im sharing my screen right now.
I have had many consultations with the community about what they want. As you have heard and i personally can attest to we need more green space assesssible when games are going on. At the moment we have none. Actually we have all of it but under normal circumstances we would have none. It has been great to take my kids to the park and we would like to see that project happen before my kid grows up. I have been working on it since they were 1yearold. I would also like to briefly speak in support of the square. We dont use that park, i know they have been working for a long time and it would be great to see them get dedicated funding, too. Thank you. Caller my name is dan byron. I work for the owners of Japan Center Mall. I am calling add adjacent to peace plaza. On behalf of the associates of Japan Center Mall we urge you to support 25 million for the japan town peace plaza in the bond measure. It has waited 20 years for space to be properly repaired and create an open space to reflect
We pray for those who have lost loved ones and for those who are still hospitalized. Even during the weekend when the actual reporting slows down a bit, we continue to see record high case counts. And we continue to be concerned with our percentage of positive tests. And there hospitalizations. We are watching closely to monitor hospital bed capacity. As well as icu bed capacity. Right now, our hospitals do have bed capacity and that is good. But as dr. Cohen will tell you, that can change really quickly. As we see North Carolinas upward trends, we must redouble our work. Detecting and isolating the virus. Our department of health and Human Services team is pushing assistance to local Health Departments, especially in counties experiencing the highest growth. Durham, forsyth, guilford, johnston, lee, mecklenburg, and wake are of particular concern. Over the weekend i talked with Vice President pence about North Carolinas concerning numbers. I asked him and the federal government to hel
Clerk Community Members will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda, both channels 10 and 26 and sfg. Org are streaming the message across the screen. Comments during Public Comment are available by calling 4156550001, 1451400281, then press pound twice. When 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 starthree to be added to the speaker line. Best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down your radio or television. In the alternative, you may email me, linda. Wong sf. Gov. Finally, cantonese and spanish interpretation are available. Chair fewer thank you, madam clerk. Will you please read item number 1. Clerk yes. Hearing on the budget for the Mayors Office of housing and Community Development includ
Themselves at risk to care for the surge of patients. Manufacturers in Many Companies in my state are working overtime, retooling their product lines to produce medical testing, ventilators and personal protective equipment all of which are vitally needed. Truckers are going above and beyond, so they can deliver goods to restock, depleted grocery shelves. People are looking out for their neighbors in a safe way checking on them, making personal sacrifices to prevent the virus from spreading to the most vulnerable members of society. Help is on the horizon for Small Businesses to end their employees who are facing economic devastation through no fault of their own. I talk to Small Business owners across the state. The thirdgeneration diner operated and work by the some onus family in maine. For the First Time Ever in three generations they had to close their doors. They had no choice. We have never been unemployed. Our son is unemployed. Our friends who have worked with us for years. Th