Good morning, everybody. The maoe willing come to order. Welcome to the october 8, 2020 regular meeting of the Public Safety services committee. Im rafael mandleman, the chair of this committee, and im joined by our vice chair and supervisor, our clerk is john carroll. As usual, id like to thank the folks at sfgov tv for staffing the meeting and i. T. In lending their support. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . I do. Thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, board member and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee will close v. This was pursuant to declarations and directives. Community members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically presentment Public Comment will be available for each item on this agenda. There a Public Comment callin number across your screenful your opportunity to speak and speak during Public Comment speder available via phone
Time for europe to come up with a new resettlement policy. Locked up for daring to protest against the better russian president we meet the women now determined to carry on their fight. Plus facing trial for marking a massacre some of hong kongs most prominent prodemocracy activists appear in course of a tenement square memorial. Its been described as a betrayal by the palestinians but is being trumpeted by the white house the United Arab Emirates and bahrain are about to sign a deal to normalize ties with israel its all being overseen by president i will trump in washington d. C. While protests have already been held in gaza and across the occupied west bank against that deal palestinians have described the move as a stab in the back correspondent need to him is in the west bank and well get reaction from the in just a few minutes but 1st lets go to our White House Correspondent can be how it can be any minute now to Foreign Ministers and a Prime Minister is supposed to be putting pen
It is friday august 14th this is the appropriations and budget meeting im sandra fure. Fewer. Thank you for sf gov tv for broadcasting. Do have an announcement. In accordance with governor newsoms executive order no. N3320 declaring a state of emergency regarding the covid19 outbreak and mayor london n. Breeds proclamation declaring a local emergency issued on february 25, 2020, including the guidance for gatherings issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health officer, aggressive directives were issued to reduce the spread of covid19. On march 17, 2020, the board of supervisors authorized their board and Committee Meetings to convene remotely Via Microsoft teams and will allow remote Public Comment via teleconference. Visit the sfgovtv website at www. Sfgovtv. Org to stream the live meetings, or to watch meetings on demand. Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely via detailed instructions on participating via you can call 14156550001 again 14156550001 me
Participate in the meeting through Video Conference to the same extent as if they are physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda, sfgov. Org is streaming the number across the board. The opportunity to speak during Public Comment period is available via phone call by calling 4156550001. Meeting id 146 4585942 and press pound twice. When connected you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted. Dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. The best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you can email myself the budget appropriations clerk at linda. Wong sfgov. Org. To submit Public Comment via email it will be forwarded to the board of supervisors and be included as part of the official file. Items are expected to appear on july 21st, and spanish and chinese interpretation are available for those who need Translation Services during Public Comment period
First its always the hardest and when they look back they really wont see you, but its the path that youre paving forward for the next one behind you that counts. Hi, my name is jajaida durden and im the acting superintendent for the bureau of forestry and i work for public works operations. And im over the landscaping, the shop and also the arborist crew. And some tree inspectors as well. I have been with the city and county of San Francisco for 17 years. And i was a cement mason, that was my first job. When i got here i thought that it was too easy. So i said one day ill be a supervisor. And when i run this place it will be ran different. And i i didnt think that it wod happen as fast as it did, but it did. And i came in 2002 and became a supervisor in 2006. And six months later i became the permanent supervisor over the shop. With all of those responsibilities and the staff youre also dealing with different attitudes and you have to take off one hat and put on another hat and put on