Critical projects while deferring other new costs. This also includes savings offered by city departments that keep positions vacant and achieve other efficiencies all while avoiding layoffs and Major Service impacts. Taken together, these solutions equal 1. 9 billion over the two years. Despite the economic challenges we face, the mayors propose the budget is able to make over 300 million in targeted investments in priority areas. The mayors proposed budget invest general fund dollars in Behavioral Health and homelessness, maintaining the investments weve made in shelter, Navigation Centers and Behavioral Health beds while also feeding new general fund support such as the homeless rory plan and Mental Health sf which will be implemented through the passage of the november business tax measure. The proposed budget also reinvest 120 million in Law Enforcement funding over the next two years to support programs and services that benefit the Africanamerican Community and advance Racial Eq
The committee on health education, labor and pensions will please come to order. First, the usual administrative matters like the theater announcements we use to receive, we are getting used to those, we follow the advice of the attending physician and sergeantatarms consulted with all the right people, we are seated 6 feet apart, that means no room for public or the media here but the media is participating and we hope the public is as well. And the videoconference is a real change for the United States senate and a very welcome one because it makes it possible to attract witnesses who have busy schedules on the same day such as today, by video conference, you may remove your masks since were 6 feet apart. The sergeant at arms, press gallery, architect of the capital, capital police, committee staff, Evan Griffiths for their hard work to keep us safe. We will each have an Opening Statement and we turn to our witnesses we thank for being with us today, each witness we ask you summarize
Good afternoon. I call this meeting, i called the string to order. Without objection that shares authorized to declare recess at any time. We have a number of numbers participating remotely. Welcome. Before we proceed i like to go over some items for our members participating remotely. First, if you are having or expensing connectivity issues, please make sure you or your staff contact our designated Technical Support so those issues can be resolved immediately. Members participate in remotely must continue to use the video function for the duration of their participation in the hearing unless they expand connectivity issues or other technical problems that render the member unable to participate, to fully participate on camera. It is at the committees, it is Committee Policy that members participating remotely will remain muted when not recognized, just like turning her microphone on or off during an in person hearing. This is at a courtesy to all members on the committee and so that
We continue welcoming them now. We may have to group some of them to get through as many as we can and we may edit for brevitys sake. As you send in questions, please submit only one per outlet. With that, president malpass, over to you. Thank you and good morning to everyone. Im happy to speak to all of you. You wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. I want to express my deepest condolences to the millions of people around the world suffering from covid19 and who have lost a loved one to the pandemic. I just concluded a very productive virtual dialogue, low carbon, virtual dialogue with our Development Committee. I was joined by managing director of the i. M. F. And it was good to hear the views from shareholders on how the World Bank Group and i. M. F. Can Work Together to support our member countries, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. I was pleased earlier this week th
You wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. I want to express my deepest condolences to the millions of healthy and coping in these people around the world suffering from covid19 and who have lost a loved one to the pandemic. I just concluded a very productive virtual dialogue, low carbon virtual dialogue with our Development Committee. I was joined by managing director of the i. M. F. And it was good to hear the views from shareholders on how the World Bank Group and i. M. F. Can Work Together to support our member countries, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. I was pleased earlier this week that the g20 took up our joint call to provide a suspension in debt service to bilateral creditors during the crisis. Chris and i worked hard on this and supported it and were happy to see it done. Its a powerful, fastacting initiative that can bring real benefits to the poor. In respo