Land use and transport committee. Chairman good afternoon, and welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee for the San Francisco board of supervisors for today, miewnchts monday, october 5th. 2020. Im joined by safai. And our clerk, ms. , major, do you have any announcement . Due to the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors in the legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting room only. Committee members will attend the meeting by video conference, and participate to the same extent as if they are physically present. Public comment will be available on each item. Both channel 26, 78 or 99, and each person will be allowed two minutes to speak. And opportunities are available by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1467653310. Press pound and pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, please di
Present for us. The members of the commission are meeting remotely to ensure the safety of everyone, including the members of the public. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Clerk thank you, mr. Chair. The first order is roll call. Please respond when i call your name. [ roll call ]. Clerk all members, excuse me, all other members of the commission are present. The next item is announcements. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held remotely on november 20, 2020. Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comment on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. Please note that during the Public Comment reared, all dialin participants from the public will dial 14156550001 and the access code is 1464367015. When you dial star 3 you will hear the following message you have raised your hand to speak. Please wait for the host to invite you to speak. When your line is unmuted, this will be th
Not, i dont think, yet been read, but i would like to table item 86. President yee okay. Can i have a second . Supervisor fewer second. President yee second by . Supervisor fewer fewer. President yee seconded by fewer. Madam clerk, on the motion to table . Clerk on the motion to table, which essentially renders items 42, 43, and 86 moot before the board [roll call] wi with clerk there are 11 ayes. President yee okay. Motion to table passes. So i guess we should go back to 42 and 43 and read it, call call those two items. Supervisor peskin they may be moot. Clerk they are. President yee so do we need to call . Clerk no, they disappear on the agenda. Theyre only on the agenda because of item 86. President yee all right. So theyre moot. Lets go to madam clerk, can you please read the in memoriams . Clerk yes. Todays meeting will be adjourned on in memory of the late city administrator robert bob passmore. President yee is it okay if we do it on behalf of the whole board . Supervisor peski
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