Good afternoon this meeting will come to order. Welcome to the march 14, 2024 regular meeting of land use of board of supervisors. Im supervisor melgar chair of the committee joined by Vice President aaron peskin and vice chair dean preston. The clerk is john carol. Mr. Clerk do you have any announcements . Clerk yes, madam chair, please ensure that you have silenced your any electrical devices. If you have brought any paperwork. Ill meet you there. Public comment will be taken on each item of todays agenda when your item of interest is called up and item is called, please line up to speak on this side of the room. You may commit comments either way. Or you may send your written comments to our office in city hall. Room 3404 San Francisco california. It will be forwarded to the members of the panel. And final lima dam chair, items called on today are expect today appear on supervisor Board Meeting of agenda. Thank you mr, chair. Please call item number 1. Clerk item number 1, adding to
The clerk is john carol. Mr. Clerk do you have any announcements . Clerk yes, madam chair, please ensure that you have silenced your any electrical devices. If you have brought any paperwork. Ill meet you there. Public comment will be taken on each item of todays agenda when your item of interest is called up and item is called, please line up to speak on this side of the room. You may commit comments either way. Or you may send your written comments to our office in city hall. Room 3404 San Francisco california. It will be forwarded to the members of the panel. And final lima dam chair, items called on today are expect today appear on supervisor Board Meeting of agenda. Thank you mr, chair. Please call item number 1. Clerk item number 1, adding to park street at the intersection of holly park circle in recognition of sean monte rosa contributions. Thank you, colleagues this item was introduced by supervisor ronen, she is still recovering. We have jackie here from her office. And the i
Subcommittee will come to order without objection declare recess at any time. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on the federal bureau of prisons. I ask our friend florida ms. Lee to lead us for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flagr which it stands, one nation under god and indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, ms. Lee. Without objection the gentleman from maryland mr. Ivy will be able to participate for the purpose of questioning the witness if the gentleman yields him time for that purpose, i see no objection. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. I thank director peters for coming today and the audience, we appreciate you being here. This hearing is oversight of the bureau of prisons. The federal bureau of prisons is component of the department of justice. Bop to protect society in confining offenders in controlled environments of prisons and communitybased facilities that are safe, humane, cost efficient and properly secured and
[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. There are thousands of federal buildings across the country that not only serve as workplaces for federal employees, but also host daily visitors who come to access important federal services and help keep our government functioning efficiently. These facilities face a range of security threats that put both people and property at risk. And of those threats are only continuing to grow. Threats related to domestic and International Terrorism and even disinformation are rising and according to the department of homeland security, can endanger our federal personnel and Critical Infrastructure. Todays hearing will focus on what actions are needed to secure the 9,000 federal facilities overseen by dhs federal protective services. The facilities host the mold of bold ofthe civilian and federal employees and are visited by 1. 4 million americans each and every day. Currently the federal facilities are secured through a twostep proces
Chair wenstrup the select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here today. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess at any time. Pursuant to rule 7d of the committee on oversight and accountability, and at the discretion of chairman comer, mr. Jordan, a member of the full committee may participate in todays hearing for purposes of question. I now recognize myself for the purpose of making an Opening Statement. Today, the select subcommittee is holding a hearing to exam the centers for Disease Control and preventions policies and decisions during the covid19 pandemic. The pandemic sent shock waves through all aspects of american life. School, work, family, sports, and faith. This was a novel virus. There was much we didnt know. And we didnt know how to react. Educated guesses were the best things we could do especially early on. Throughout i maintained hope and what should have and could have united our country but did not inst