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Soututcarolina gun owners. First, Meaghan Norman is looking at the measures announced by the president. Meaghan . Dawndy and judi, president obama says the nation has become numb to gun violence. He urged congress to enact gun reform but says their inaction has led to his own executive actions. First expanding background regardless of where you purchase a gun online, at a gun show or at a store you background check. And if you are in the business of selling firearms, you must be licensed and conduct background checks. The president says the fbi will work to streamline the process making the system more effective. Of gun laws, by hiring 200 new atf agents who will also help track illegal online firearms trafficking. And requiring dealers to report any lost or stolen guns. Third investing 500 Million Dollars in Mental Health treatment. And allowing for relevant Mental Health records to be reported to the background check system. Of Gun Safety Technology by finding new ways to help curb g
Of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Okay, thank you, madam clerk. Can you call item number 1 . Item number 1 is a resolution approving a contract with Brookville Equipment Corporation for the rehabilitation of 16 president s Conference Committee historic streetcars and related tools, training, and spare parts in an amount not to exceed 34,482,428 and for a term not to exceed six years, to commence following board approval. ~ 34. 5 million and for a term not to exceed sixyear. Thanks. Do we have anyone from sfmta to speak on this item . Good morning. Im louis [speaker not understood], senior light rail engineer for muni. Thank you, supervisor mar and chair farrell for allowing us to present this project to overhaul 16 of the muni historic [speaker not understood] streetcars. [speaker not understood] and theyve been in regular Service Since then. Just due to normal wear and tear, they need to be overhauled again. This overhaul will be a ground up restoration so the cars will b
Okay, seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] so, if no other questions, supervisor mar, could i have a motion to accept the budget analyst recommendation and accept the underlying item as amended . So moved. I just wanted to give a shout out to [speaker not understood] and the whole staff of the richmond area multiservices for really advancing communitybased culturally sensitive and Relevant Mental Health services to our communities. And i know that the children youth and families part of the contract, really the focus on improving the Wellness Centers throughout the schools, outpatient services, the [speaker not understood] project which is really an ip credible program to so many other Different Things in addition to the adult Mental Health services. So, im really proud to have been a former staffer 30 years ago there, but i know they continue this amazing work and great model. Based on the richmond district, but serving the whole city. Thank you. Im proud to move this. Okay.
~ 137,000 we do have a number of recommendations, supervisors, on page 25. We recommend that you amend the proposed resolution that is file 1405 86 to reduce the ton exceed contract amount by 2 million from 16 million to 14 million. We recommend you amend the proposed resolution 5 14 08 71 to specify the public work contract being approved is emergency contract, is a contract between the puc and monterey mechanical for Construction Management general Contractor Services for the subv water valley Treatment Plant project in the amount not to exceed 5,137,000. ~ sunol water valley lines 3 through 7 on page 1, it should be revise today state, quote, resolution approving emergency public work contract between the San Francisco Public Utilities commission and monthery mechanical under the San Francisco administrative code section 6. 60 to perform immediate work to repair sunol valley water Treatment Plant, san antonio pump station and infrastructure in an amount not to exceed 5,137,000. On l