Here. Commissioner john burton. Here. Commissioner gail gillman. Here. And commissioner doreen woo ho. All right. Item 2 is approval of minutes of the october 13, 2020 Port Commission meeting. So moved. Second. We have a motion and second and roll call vote, please. Certainly. [roll call]. Commissioner burton wasnt seated on the 13th. Ill go to commissioner gill million. Yes. Commissioner woo ho. Yes. Item 3 is Public Comment on executive session. Thank you. We will open the phone lines to take Public Comment at this time for executive session for members of the public and the operator will provider instructions now for anyone on the phone who would like to provide pc. At this time well open the lines for anyone on the phone wanting to make a Public Comment on executive session. Press star 3. The system will let you know when your line is open. Others will wait on mute until their line is open. Comments are limited to three minutes permission. The queue is now open. Please dial star 3
And roll call vote, please. Certainly. [roll call]. Commissioner burton wasnt seated on the 13th. Ill go to commissioner gill million. Yes. Commissioner woo ho. Yes. Item 3 is Public Comment on executive session. Thank you. We will open the phone lines to take Public Comment at this time for executive session for members of the public and the operator will provider instructions now for anyone on the phone who would like to provide pc. At this time well open the lines for anyone on the phone wanting to make a Public Comment on executive session. Press star 3. The system will let you know when your line is open. Others will wait on mute until their line is open. Comments are limited to three minutes permission. The queue is now open. Please dial star 3 if you wish to make Public Comment. Thank you. Do we have anyone on the line . At this time there are no members of the public on the phone wishing to make Public Comment on executive session. Commissioner thank you. Item 4 is executive se
Clerk yes. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comments will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during Public Comment are available during Public Comment by calling 4156550001 and entering meeting i. D. , 1463515423, then pound twice. You will be entered into the meeting but in listening mode only. When your item comes up, press star, three to be entered into the queue. You may email myself, the budget and Appropriations Committee clerk, linda. Wong sf. Gov. If you submit Public Comment via email, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and will be included as part of the official file. Finally, Public Comment interpretations in chinese, spanish, and filipino will be guaranteed from 10 00 a. M. To 1
Chair fewer good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. This is the august 24, 2020 meeting of the budget and Appropriations Committee. I am chair fewer sandra lee fewer. Our clerk is miss linda won, assisted today by several other staff from the Clerks Office. I would like to thank corwin cooley from sfgovtv for airing this meeting. Madam clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comments will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during Public Comment are available during Public Comment by calling 4156550001 and entering meeting i. D. , 1463515423, then pound twice. You will be entered into the meeting but in listening mode only. When your item
Chambers testify about their concerns. From february until april of 2020. But the closure rates for minority owned businesses are significantly higher with 41 of blackowned businesses, 32 of latino acts owned businesses and 22 of asian businesses. They closed over the same time frame. Now, in april of this year the federal return bank of new york reported that minority and women owned businesses are significantly more likely to show signs of limited Financial Health and are twice as likely to be classified as at risk for distress then nonminorities Small Businesses. Further, companies are three times likely as healthy businesses to close because of [inaudible]. The pcp program established under the cares act and administered by the Small Business administration and treasury as funding lifeline for distressed businesses responding to the culminating pandemic. What recent analysis by the color of change and the u no space United States found only one in ten African American and late lati