Good morning, everyone, this is november 4th, 2020 budget and finance committee. Im chairman fewer. And im joined by supervisor mandelman. I would like to thank sfgov for staffing this. The board of supervisors and the Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in this meeting remotely. [inaudible] Public Comments will be available on each item on this agenda, and we are streaming the number across the stream. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comments are available by phone. Meeting i. D. 146291707. Then press pound twice. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted. When youre item of interest comes up, dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment in the following way, email to myself or the budget committee. Icommittee. It wil
Afghanistans first lady. Good morning to the viewers in the United States and good evening to our viewers in afghanistan. Thank you all for joining us today for the addition of the Atlantic Council front page partnership with the george w. Bush institute. I am on the board of the Atlantic Council and also vice chair of the scowcroft centers for strategy and security. Todays conversation comes at a crucial time for afghanistan. Afghanistan is at a key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the television and the Afghan Government in. These talks give hope for the end of two decades of war in afghanistan they also raise certain concerns. Its truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the games that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally. In the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to ensure they are
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And roll call vote, please. Certainly. [roll call]. Commissioner burton wasnt seated on the 13th. Ill go to commissioner gill million. Yes. Commissioner woo ho. Yes. Item 3 is Public Comment on executive session. Thank you. We will open the phone lines to take Public Comment at this time for executive session for members of the public and the operator will provider instructions now for anyone on the phone who would like to provide pc. At this time well open the lines for anyone on the phone wanting to make a Public Comment on executive session. Press star 3. The system will let you know when your line is open. Others will wait on mute until their line is open. Comments are limited to three minutes permission. The queue is now open. Please dial star 3 if you wish to make Public Comment. Thank you. Do we have anyone on the line . At this time there are no members of the public on the phone wishing to make Public Comment on executive session. Commissioner thank you. Item 4 is executive se
Am paula im on the board of the Atlantic Council and vice chair of the center for strategy and security. Todays conversation comes at a very crucial time for afghanistan, afghanistan sits at a very key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the taliban and the afghan government, though these talks give hope for an inch of decades of war in afghanistan, they also do raise certain concerns, it is truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the goals and gains that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally, and the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to really ensure that these gains are cemented. Id like to mention that back in september when these talks began and got underway, at the time initiated by former secretary of state madeleine albright, the Atlantic Council of the advisory board, she initiat