Cleanup. We have special rigging that we carry that will contain oil spills until an environmental unit can come out. This is a job for us, but it is also a way of life and a lifestyle. Were proud to serve our community. And were willing to help people in any way we can. Divet. It is now 1 13 p. M. Sorry for the delay. My name is miguel bustos, and this is the regular meeting on committee on Community Investment and infrastructure, january 19, 2021. Following the guidelines set forth by local and state officials during this health emergency, the members of this commission are meeting remotely to ensure the safety of everyone, including members of public. Thank you all for joining us. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Clerk thank you, mr. Chair. The first order is business is item 1, roll call. Commission members, please respond when i call your name. [roll call] clerk all members of the commission are present. The next order is business is item 2, announcements. The next reg
Other participants. To enable the Public Participation sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live and we will receive Public Comment for each item on todays agenda. You can do so by calling the 800 number at 1 888 2733658. And enter access code, 3107452. Press pound, and pound again. When you are connected and your item comes up that you want to submit your public testimony, press 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue. Each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes. When you have 30 seconds remaining [broken audio] indicating that your time is up. When your allotted time is up, i will direct you that your time is up and go to the next person to speak. Call from a quiet location and speak clearly and slowly and mute the volume on your television or your computer. At this time, i would like to take roll. Commission president koppel. Here. [roll call] thank you, commissioners. First on your agenda is items proposed for continuous, item 1, 019015984cua. At 592 Second Avenue,
Member that identified the original sars outbreak back in 2003. Thank you so much for joining us. Its great to be here. Before we begin, i think for all of us nonscientists out there, we have got to start with square one and understand exactly what a genome is and why it pertains to covid19. Sure. A genome is all the things that composes a person or a virus. What does that mean . That means covid19 must also have all of these at play and what does that mean when it comes to sequencing and how many sequences have you analyzed so far . Right. So, what were doing here is not just testing for the coronavirus, which we do do here at the biohub in conjunction with ucsf. W sequence the genome, meaning we look at the genetic sequence. Thats important because it allows us to track where the virus has been, where it mate be going next. And how much of this tracking have you done . Because we are talking about something that is affecting every Single Person on this planet. And i know you have a l
Are now purchasinging as well. It was about the policy easing and [indiscernible] we take you live to the markup to 2021 markup. Ou are watching live coverage. Ms. Wasserman schultz judge carter, the Ranking Member who is here with teleconference today and i welcome mr. Mrs. Lowey and all of the subcommittee members those who are in person. Before i move to my opening statement, i offer a brief explanation. Todays room has been configured to make the sixfoot social distancing. Some members have used to teleconferencing to participate remotely. Once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before you are displayed. It activates the camera. Do not stop your remarks if you do not see the screen switch. If it does president switch, please make sure you are not muted. And ensure the correct speaker is being displayed, remain on mute. And for members using the video option, you will notice a clock. At one minute remaining. At 30 seconds i will tap the gavel that their time has expire
Commission meeting. As i have done in the past im going to read the following into the record. On february 25, 2020, the mayor declared a state of emergency related to covid19. Further moremore, theres laws apicable to boards and commissions to hold hearings remotely on. April 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene remotely through the end of the shelter in place. This is so that we are here. I am requesting everyones patience in advance, and the platforms at times are not perfect and may seem clums i. If you are not speaking mute your microphone and do not hit any controls that may affect other participants. To enable the Public Participation sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live and we will receive Public Comment for each item on todays agenda. You can do so by calling the 800 number at 1 888 2733658. And enter access code, 3107452. Press pound, and pound again. When you are connected and your item comes up that y