Between the union and the school board and the School District, it feels like from those those other entities, and i want to say that the purpose of this meeting was to figure out how the city can best support families and the School District and educators. Because i agree with the comments of Susan Sullivan that the caste that the educators have in front of them is so monumental. And it is difficult to roll out distance teaching and learning, which is what you are doing, and also at the same time to simultaneously provide for the needs of families to do what needs to be done in households to make that education work and meaningful. So what i see the role of the city is and i want to take my at off to maria sue and her staff and the mayor who stepped up and are trying to play a useful role in in the in one area of where families need help. And it is the area that is most complicated because how to provide safe child care so that theres an adult, you know, helping the teachers to teach
In this election. So, the answer is yes and regarding demographics and when people register to vote, dem demographic information is optional. But when it comes to knowing where the high turnout parts of the city are, we know that each election because we provide by default, extra support for those locations every year, every election cycle. And so, we still expect people to go to polling places and we still expect them to want to capacity a ballot, but i think covid is going to also reduce the number of people that go to polling places. And i think the ballot lanking g in peoples mailboxes are reducing the people in polling places. But having i voted sicker on the insert will reduce the number of people going to polling places. Thats one of the largest statements is that they want their i voted sticker. Thats why they go and drop off ballots. Now they can get the sticker and mail it back to us. I know a lot of voters, my family included, tend to drop off or ballot on election day and t
Between the union and the school board and the School District, it feels like from those those other entities, and i want to say that the purpose of this meeting was to figure out how the city can best support families and the School District and educators. Because i agree with the comments of Susan Sullivan that the caste that the educators have in front of them is so monumental. And it is difficult to roll out distance teaching and learning, which is what you are doing, and also at the same time to simultaneously provide for the needs of families to do what needs to be done in households to make that education work and meaningful. So what i see the role of the city is and i want to take my at off to maria sue and her staff and the mayor who stepped up and are trying to play a useful role in in the in one area of where families need help. And it is the area that is most complicated because how to provide safe child care so that theres an adult, you know, helping the teachers to teach
Chair haney thank you, mr. Clerk. Will you please call the next item. Clerk item 2, chairs report. This is informational item. Chair haney thank you. And thank you, colleagues, for convening as the Treasure Island management committee. As you know, housing on Treasure Island is ever closer to reality. The first new homes are anticipated on Yerba Buena Island as soon as 18 months from now. Significant construction is underway, and with that, the new year requires some important decision including toll policy for future workers workers current workers as well as residents and future workers. This month, i offered our full support for the water emergency transportation authoritys innovative application to the California State Transportation Agency for the 2020 transit and inner city rail capital program. The requested funds will support the construction of an allelectric 99passenger ferry vellve, and the required shoring infrastructure to serve the new Treasure Island route, demonstrating
Meeting. This is an action item. Chair haney okay. Is there any questions or comments . Seeing none, can we have a motion to approve the minutes . Motion by commissioner walton, seconded by commissioner mandelman. Can we have a roll call vote, please. Clerk on the motion to approve the minutes [roll call] clerk we have final approval. Chair haney thank you, mr. Chair or sorry. Clerk. Also, are there any Public Comments Public Comment on the minutes . All right. Great. Seeing none, can you call the next item. Clerk item 5, election of chair and vice chair for 2020. This is an action item. Chair haney great. So the nominations are now in order for the office of the chair. Are there any nominations for chair . Commissioner mandelman . Supervisor mandelman i nominate matt haney. Chair haney thank you. Is there a second . All right. Second from commissioner ronen. Is there any are there any further nominations . Uhoh, somebody else want to do this . Okay. Thirded by commissioner yee. All ri