Chair fewer good morning, everyone. The meeting will and to order. This is the october 28, 2020, regular budget and finance Committee Meeting. Im sandra lee few are, the chair of the committee, and im joined by the members, supervisor walton and mandelman. Our clerk is miss linda wong. I thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Madam clerk, do we have any announcements . Clerk yes, due to the covid19 Health Emergency, the City Employees and the public and the board of supervisors and the legislativ legistate meetins closed. And precaution is taken to the local, state and federal orders, and declarations and directives. The Committee Members will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if physically present. Public comments are available on each item on channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org or streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak during a Public Comment period
United states over the past two weeks. Until we understand the magnitude and the potential duration of increases, it makes sense for us to pause, to make sure we are mitigating the virus, so we can continue to move forward and not backwards. We remain in relatively good shape compared to other major cities. We still continue to have lower infection rates compared to places like new york, philadelph philadelphia, denver, and los angeles. We continue to have the lowest death rate among major cities and the highest testing rate, as the mayor said, currently testing over 5,000 people a day. I am confident that working together we will again beat back the virus, as we have done two times before. But i wouldnt be me unless i reminded you, keep wearing those masks, so important, saving lives by wearing those masks, continue to physically distance, wash your hands, avoid large groups. The holidays are upon us and now is not the time to throw caution to the wind. Lets be here next year when, ho
On february 25, 2020, the mayor declared a local state of emergency related to covid19. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene remotely through the end of the shelterinplace. This will be our 24th remote hearing. Remote hearing requires everyones attention and most of all when not speaking mute your microphone and turn off video camera. Sfgovtv is streaming this live. Comments are opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available by calling 14156550001. And entering access code 146 717 8911. When we reach our item, press star, then 3 to be added to the queue. Each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. When you have 30 seconds remaining, youll hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. When your time is up, i will take the next person queued to speak. Best practices are to call from a quiet location. Speak clearly and slowly and please mute the volume on your television or computer. Co
We have active firefights taking place. Dozens and dozens of engines and strike teams moving into the area. You cant think about it until its over, and 24e7b when you look back and reflect on it. Then you realize how crazy it is right now its about doing what needs to be done. Tens of thousands of people are facing evacuations as fires besieged the wine country. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. Lets begin here by showing you the path of this fire, the glass fire broke out early sunday as a vegetation fire burning in deer park along the eastern side of the ville ver add doe trail. Two other fires broke out sunday night on the slopes of Spring Mountain above st. Helena. The fire, three fires merged into one. The glass fire as its called. Winds pushed the flames over the mountain and into the eastern edge of santa rosa. Many homes are burned north of highway 12. The fire has also reached anna del state park. More than 68,000 Sonoma County residents have been from their homes. I
Expected more people to be out here but and ill tell you. We have seen some signs and some cars that have driven by, but if you look back down over there police were prepared youll see a couple of. Police officers there that are making sure whoever walks through is being safe. But ill tell there are no people actually walking across the bridge. We havent seen that the sides are typical a bicycle riding down there or people just going to walk. Now if you take a look at traffic again this was supposed to be a gridlock. Type of protests a slow car caravan protest but youll see traffic is moving very smoothly. Slow down a bit earlier but we are thinking thats because some people did show up for the protest. Also the bridge did switch from 4 lanes to 3 lanes so that did slow traffic for just a little bit but. Protesters out here theyre hoping that some more people show were not exactly whats like on the other bridges but for now here in golden gate things are running smoothly and people lik