Diminishes us. We weep because of the grief of George Floyds family. We weep because of the explosive impact of deferred dreams. We weep because of the potentially catastrophic consequences of peaceful proking during a pandemic. We weep because justice delayed is justice denied. We weep because of the paralysis of analysis that often impedes your prevailing providence. We weep because of our personal culpability during these tragic times. We weep because of our sins of commission and omission. We weep because we know you are weeping. Today use our lawmakers for your glory. May they strive to find a vaccine to inoculate our nation against hate, sin, and despair. We pray in your merciful name, amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. 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. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr.
Mr. Cornyn madam president , ours is a nation with the split screen after battle on two fronts. One is the pandemic that weve been fighting now for many months about, and the other is to continue the fight to defeat Racial Injustice that has sadly divided our nation since its very inception. One week ago today, george floyd, a native houstonian, was tragically died in the custody of a Law Enforcement officer. As the gutwrenching video of his death spread, so has the passion and the anger among all of us who wonder how can Something Like that happen . Our constitution guarantees every american the right to protest injustice, and i believe we all have a responsibility to stand up for whats right and condemn what is plainly wrong. People of all color, backgrounds, and ages are demanding that justice be served in the case of george floyd. The first step in that process came on friday when the officer who had him in custody was himself arrested and charged with thirddegree murder. Devastati
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, i want to welcome you to the Transportation Authority finance Commission Good morning i am not your regular chair our chair is here shes ill ill be stepping in and supervisor cohen i think im the vice chair of this committee laughter to my left is supervisor ronen and to my right is supervisor yee want to recognize sfgovtv Charles Kremenak and Jennifer Lowe for broadcasting this Committee Meeting happy valentines day to you all my valentines day gift to you will be a swift yet thorough and efficient meeting lets start with roll call. Item one supervisor cohen commissioner fewer commissioner kim is present commissioner ronen commissioner yee. We have quorum. Excellent thank you very much please next item, please. Items 2 through 3 comprise the consent calendar their countered route not prepared e prepared to present but if unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests. Colleagues is a approval for the minutes. Ill move. Motion by
Probable are a robust packet for you next month so the bills were recommending e recommending positions on the main one is are ab one and the transportation funding bill youve probably heard about 6 billion and passages being negotiated the governor has indicated his own passage that is 4 billion a year and that he expects it to be resolved by april 6th i think is what was said so expect to be taken up on that soon were r were recommending a support position on ab 28 the urgent bills for the corrections to reinstate caltrans authorization to be signing on behalf of the permit holder Highway Administration for the documents that is critically important for the Construction Projects especially in Southern California so near the top of peoples priority lists and finally a core position on the bill 342 that is celebrated earlier this week with the automated enforcement legislation and then ear recommending one position on ab 65 there is one bill that one bill trying to kill high speed rail
Valentines day gift to you will be a swift yet thorough and efficient meeting lets start with roll call. Item one supervisor cohen commissioner fewer commissioner kim is present commissioner ronen commissioner yee. We have quorum. Excellent thank you very much please next item, please. Items 2 through 3 comprise the consent calendar their countered route not prepared e prepared to present but if unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests. Colleagues is a approval for the minutes. Ill move. Motion by supervisor yee and without objection. Public comment. Oh, youre absolutely right ladies and gentlemen, time for Public Comment please step up two minutes to in the center seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Thank you. Roll call vote. Commissioner cohen commissioner fewer commissioner ronen commissioner yee consent calendar is approved. Thank you next item. Federal, state, and local an update. Welcome back back with the deputy City Attorney in the Program Division