President yee good afternoon and welcome to the october 20th, 2020 october 20th, 2020. Regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Would you please call the roll. Clerk [roll call] president yee supervisor fewer will be a few minutes late and she will joining shortly. You have a quorum. President yee pleasure righe right hand over your heart for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Give me a second. I would acknowledge the staff at sfgtv and matthew two records our meetings and make the transfers available to the public online and madam clerk, lets jump into item number one Second Special order. Is. Clerk ok, the first order of business is to welcome the mayor london breed into the proceedings to discuss the questions submitted from the supervisor representing district 6 to begin the mayor may address the b
Clerk yes. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comments will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during Public Comment are available during Public Comment by calling 4156550001 and entering meeting i. D. , 1463515423, then pound twice. You will be entered into the meeting but in listening mode only. When your item comes up, press star, three to be entered into the queue. You may email myself, the budget and Appropriations Committee clerk, linda. Wong sf. Gov. If you submit Public Comment via email, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and will be included as part of the official file. Finally, Public Comment interpretations in chinese, spanish, and filipino will be guaranteed from 10 00 a. M. To 1
Good afternoon, everybody. Im cherie miller. Im located in district 5, and also, i am an originating member of the African American art and cultural district in district 10. The San Francisco board of supervisors historic use of laws and policies have targeted and harmed the African American community intentionally and the eventually, and its the cause of Police Brutality and the loss of black lives, and our health and wellness in our community. Defund sfpd. The Police Department has not used the public funding for all of the public good. Greater funding should be directed more intentionally to Community Programs and spaces to strengthen us. No more intentional racist laws and policies . Find subprime loan lenders. I want to thank all of the supervisors for their work. I look forward to meeting dean preston. I have not met him yet. Shamann supervisor shamann walton, thank you for your work and your excellence. We want to continue fighting for our health and wellness and our prosperity.
And security. We stand in solidarity with the budget Justice Organization that prioritizes and stands with the vulnerable Filipino Community of San Francisco, and i urge you to fund the entire v. J. C. List. Clerk thank you for your comments. Good morning, supervisors. Thank you for your time of leadership during this covid19 pandemic and providing services for our indigenous, black, and people of color in San Francisco. We are fiscally sponsored by the american developmefilipino Development Coalition or fadc. Since the shelter in place order back in march, the f. C. C. , along with fellow fadc organizations had to swiftly just our skills to support those suffering increased unemployment, homelessness, severe food insecurity, increased policing and tenant harassments and evictions. More than 20 of registered nurses are filipino, and many more of our hidden frontliners are filipino senior caregivers, nannies, and housekeepers. Our Community Organizations continue to respond by adapting
Meeting will come to order. This is the july 16, 2020, special budget and finance committee. Im sandra lee fewer joined by the Committee Members walton and mandelman. Our clerk is linda wong who is assisted by brent. I would like to thank sfgov for broadcasting this meeting. Madam clerk, do we have any announcements. Yes, this the board of supervisors and Committee Room is closed however members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This precaution is due to the state, federal, and local orders. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the extent as if theyre physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Channel 26 and sfgov. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Committee members have an opportunity to speak during Public Comment meeting, you can call 4156550001, meeting i. D. 1463207645. Press pound twice. When connected you will hear the meeting discussion and you will be muted and li