Mr. President , all members are present. Well say the pledge of allegiance. Would you like to join me . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, everybody. On pa behalf of the board i woud like to acknowledge the staff at sfg tv and making it available to the public. Colleagues, i want to do a Little Something different before we get on with the show. I would like to have you join me in starting our meeting today with a moment of silence. Sorry. For george floyd and his family, friends and community. George floyds tragic death at the hands of four Police Officers in minneapolis last week. This is a reflection of the systematic oppression, racism and injustice that the black community ha has endured. Our city mourns minneapolis and the people across the country. The officers responsible for George Floyds death must be held accountable and that i
Good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the june 1, 2020, meeting of the rules committee. Im supervisor hillary ronen, the chair of the committee. With me on the Video Conference is rules committee vicechair, supervisor Catherine Stefani and member supervisor gordon mar. We might have other supervisors joining us today and as they come online ill introduce them. Our clerk today is victor young and id like to also thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk the City Employees and the public, and the board of supervisors and the Committee Rooms are closed. The members will participate in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken to the statewide sta stayathome ord. Members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda both on channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is
Something from a b. B. C. Article i read. A professor, clifford scott, from Peel University in u. K. Who has studies riots for many years, and this is a commonly understood scholarship about riots. They are a product of indactions largely to do with the nature of how police treat crowds. I would just repeat that the stress of police in riot gear was aggravating. Thats what made it scary. I was there. Thank you. Clerk thank you 23for you comments. Next speaker, please. Welcome, caller. Hi. My name is eric coller. Ive been a resident of San Francisco since december 2018, and i just want to say that it shouldnt take a week for me living in the city to know the violence of the sfpd and what actually keeps us safe. Its not a curfew. There was a black man shot at 4 00 a. M. Underneath my window. I woke up to cops screaming, stop or ill shoot. He wasnt armed, he wasnt doing anything. This is why people are out. This is why people are protesting. You dont need a curfew to stop it. A curfew isn
Continue. At least for me, ive heard the arguments that people have presented, and i think this is valid on both sides of this, and i personally, not knowing whats going to happen in the next two days, i personally would vote on the side of supporting it. But if, in the next two days, we find that the situation has calmed itself radically, i would say theres no need for the emergency. So thats how im looking at it. Supervisor haney, were you going to Say Something . I wasnt sure. Supervisor haney no, that was the point. President yee oh, okay. Supervisor haney i think that we need a unanimous vote ahead of it, to accept it or reject it. Otherwise, it stays in place until saturday. President yee right. So i made a motion. Its seconded, and we can vote on this. Clerk mr. President , we would take Public Comment first. Supervisor walton president yee, i had questions. I hate to ask twice ahead of your motion. I had a clarifying question. I dont want to vote no on your motion without a lit
Meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk the City Employees and the public, and the board of supervisors and the Committee Rooms are closed. The members will participate in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken to the statewide sta stayathome ord. Members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda both on channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak during Public Comment period and are available via phone, by calling 1 415 6550001. Again, 1 415 6550001. And access code 921413607. Again, access code, 921413607. Then press pound, and pound again. When connected you will hear the meeting discussion but youll be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, 9, to be added to the speaker line. The best practices are to c