Working. So lets plan for that for the next meeting. I think that actually it would be supervisor mandelman, would you mind to work with the gentlemen about the presentation for next week. Supervisor mandelman my only question if were doing what were doing on h. I. V. And how, you know, how were moving towards the end and how were getting to zero kind of conversations, im wondering if a week is enough. I also thinking, i would like to have that conversation but i dont think that our approval of this is depend only that. Do we have to keep this here to have that discussion . Chair fewer are we able to schedule a hearing here at budget, a minihearing here at budget, after having cast this item out of committee, are we able to hold a hearing on these very questions about the subject matter or does it need to be actually attached to an agenda item that we approve . So i think in the context of reviewing this item, this grant application, its totally appropriate to ask questions about some
Chair fewer good morning, everyone. The meeting will and to order. This is the october 28, 2020, regular budget and finance Committee Meeting. Im sandra lee few are, the chair of the committee, and im joined by the members, supervisor walton and mandelman. Our clerk is miss linda wong. I thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Madam clerk, do we have any announcements . Clerk yes, due to the covid19 Health Emergency, the City Employees and the public and the board of supervisors and the legislativ legistate meetins closed. And precaution is taken to the local, state and federal orders, and declarations and directives. The Committee Members will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if physically present. Public comments are available on each item on channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org or streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak during a Public Comment period
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Into the streets to end the unrest a power vacuum following sundays parliamentary election is still continuing but there are hopes in a move by 2 leading opposition leaders to join forces charles traffic is in bishkek weve now had a statement come through that is being made by the by speaker of Parliament Saying that parliament has to vote on the state of emergency in order for it to be legal we understand that the motions the session of parliament will be held tomorrow to do exactly that certainly the opposition are putting pressure on the government to follow the kind of legal parameters that this country is proud of setting up in recent years but as i say in the last few days the chaos that weve seen on the streets seems to suggest that all those legal parameters seem to be falling apart. Well talks are underway in a bid to end the conflict between army near in azerbaijan but the as area leader is ruled out making any concessions but the escalation meeting is the 1st diplomatic cont