How has your department been preparing for the crisis . Well, because our citizens are sheltering in place and our buildings are closed to the general public, a substantial amount of city staff and city departments are still open and operating and doing city businesses. So we still have to do the cleaning and engineering on the portfolio and things that need to be service. And the other thing is all our workers are Disaster Service workers, so we have been providing the Emergency Operations center with various staffing needs such as drivers of trucks and accounting staff to assist them in this crisis. Have you obtained Additional Space for the city to use during this crisis . Yes. The crisis has actually required numerous transactions, and so we help basically the department of Public Health, the department of human services, and the department of homelessness determine where they can put the services that they need. So, for example, if they need a testing site or if they need a buildi
Have lost their lives. 71 people are currently hospitalized, and dr. Colfax will continue to provide an update of where we are and why the need to continue the work weve done around sheltering in place is so important to continuing to maintain the curve. As a reminder, data sf. Org covid19 is our website so that you can access data or information that you may need regarding the numbers that we know exist around those who have been diagnosed, but also information by zip code as well as the number of tests and other valuable information that weve done. Now last week we announced the next steps for gradually reopening San Francisco, and i know that people are anxious to see our city reopen. Im anxious to see our city reopen. And this has been a very tough and challenging time for all of us. When you think about what weve all sacrificed, kids who are graduating from high school and will not be able to have a traditional graduation or attend prom, those parents who cannot go back to work be
Representatives from the city departments with cases before the board this evening. We have the administrator planning the Planning Commission and joseph duffy, senior building inspector. The Board Meeting guidelines are follows. The boards turnoff and silence electronic devices. Appellants and Department Respondents have 7 minutes to present the case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. People affiliated must include the comments within this period. Members of the public not affiliated with the parties have three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. If you have questions about requesting a rehearing, please email the board staff at board of appeals at sfgovtv. This is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78 and will be rebroadcast on friday. It is available on the website and downloaded from sfgovtv. Org. We will swear in or affirm those who will testify. I will admit two people to the meeting. Please note any member of the public may speak without taking an oath pursuant to r
If you have any questions, i can answer them. I dont, thank you for that. Sousupervisor hainey. Who is still with us and is dan still here . And i want to make sure there are final questions that could be answered by a number of different people. Yes, im still here. Ok, great. So i have a couple of questions and im not entirely sure who would answer these. So weve had questions about the Housing Needs of people who might be existing the jail system and we know that our jail population is declining fairly rapidly during this crisis for the purposes of Public Health and that a significant percentage of the people in the jail are homeless. And how is that process being handled and do we know how many people have been placed into housing or shelter or hotels, who have come directly out of the jail . Certainly people out of the jail and homelessness would be heap who would be among the folks we would be trying to house in this system. This is emily cohen from hsh. If somebody comes out of j
Good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the thursday, april 30, special meeting of the government audit and oversight committee. I am joined be i vice chair he is, kin and thank you to the clerk and sfgov tv for hosting this meeting. Do you have any announcements mr. Chair . Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect Board Members to the employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members of the committee will be participating in the meeting remotely at the same extent as if they were physically present in the meeting. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfg tv. Org are streaming the number across the 2013. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are available via phone by dialling 882045984, and once you are connected to that phone number, use access code which is 3501008. After entering the access code, you will be pr