Clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee ok. Thank you. Please place your righthand on your heart. Would you please join me in the pledge of of allegiance. 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. I would like to acknowledge the staff of sfg. Are there any communications . Clerk yes, during the covid19 Health Emergency, the board recognizes that Public Access to City Services is essential and certainly more acute during this time so we hope members of the public will take advantage of the following opportunities. We have a short version today. Were happy to receive your written communication and sports hands if you are using the u. S. Mail address the envelope and San Francisco board of supervisors and room 244 city hall, San Francisco california, 94102. If you would like to send an email, send it to capital, os at fg gov. Org and you
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Others physically present in the room for guidance from the office of attending physician, masks must be worn at all times during todays proceedings except for the member or witnesses speaking, please also sanitize yourss seating area we use these chairs as a safety issue in an important matter of order and quorum for this proceeding. For members participating remotely, keep your video function on all times, when you are not recognized by the chai. Members are responsible for mutating and on muting themselves and please remember to meet yourself after you finish speaking. Consistent with House Resolution 965 in the accompaniedr regulation, staff only mute members and witnesses as appropriate when they are not under recognition to eliminate background noise. I see that we have a quorum and i now recognize myself for opening remarks, let me welcome or witnesses as i let the Ranking Member know, ill be going considerably longer than the customary five minutes by my this morning and ill yi
Schuyler cheryl, jason, all the other victims of covid19. But thanks to the heroism of so many frontline healthcare workers, scientists and others were making progress. This progress is possible in large part because of the incredible women a minute hhs, the worlds finest scientists and Public Health experts. I want is a personal thank you to each and every member of the hhs team was contributed to this response and i want to underscore my commitment to the work today. I started my first job at hhs nearly two decades ago, since my first job i recognize and promoted the valley of science and evidence and the Civil Servants who are so dedicated to our mission. That does not mean especially in an unprecedented crisis that there are no debate or disagreements within an agency or an administration. But my highest priority will always be to ensure that our efforts are science and evidence driven and consistent with the rule of law. Institutions like the cdc, the fda and the nih are household
I thi this is the regular meetif the commission on Community Investment and infrastructure for tuesday, april 7, 2020. Chair will be joining us later. Go on head and mute your computer. Thank you. Chair bustos will join us later. I would like to welcome the members of the public watching us live on sfgovtv and to the staff participating in todays meeting. The San Francisco department of Public Health, mayor breed and Governor Newsom declared the coronavirus is a Public Health machining and asked that people shelterinplace. Due to the health emergency, this meeting is held virtually with all members of the commission and staff participating today via teleconference. There will ensure the safety of everyone. The Mayors Office determined the commission on Community Investment and infrastructure has an urgent need to take matters to ensure Public Health and safety and authorized the commission to meet on these matters. Welcome to everyone. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Thank