Regular meeting of the Public Safety services committee. Im rafael mandleman, the chair of this committee, and im joined by our vice chair and supervisor, our clerk is john carroll. As usual, id like to thank the folks at sfgov tv for staffing the meeting and i. T. In lending their support. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . I do. Thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, board member and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee will close v. This was pursuant to declarations and directives. Community members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically presentment Public Comment will be available for each item on this agenda. There a Public Comment callin number across your screenful your opportunity to speak and speak during Public Comment speder available via phone by calling 4156550001. Once youre connected and prompted, enter the meeting i. D. Of 146
Commissioner peskin present. Vice chair stefani present. Chair yee present. We have quorum. On behalf of the committee i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who records each of our meetings and makes the transcript available to the public online. Clerk, madame clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes. I would like to make an announcement about Public Comment. Public comment will be item via telephone by calling 14156550001. And when prompted, entering access code, 146 771 7365. Once you join, youll be able to listen to the meeting as a participant. To make Public Comment on the item when the item is called, dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. When its your turn, youll hear your line is unmuted. When the two minutes are up, well move on to the next caller. Calls are taken in the orders received. Best practice to speak clearly, slowly. Please allow for a lag time during the course of the meeting. That concludes my announcements. Chair yee okay. Thank you, madame c
Wait a minute four weeks from be its own super spreader, i am today is election day. We dont know if all the votes will be in. Curious as to whether things are it is a good bet it could take going to change and whether you some time to count them all up. What is at stake a month before think they will change or they should, what is your thinking . The big day . We are all over it. Were also all over the yesterday certainly there president back at the were a number of white house individuals who were quarantined white house, first time in three days after being at walter reed maryland. People are saying its a good thing. Others say it is a risky thing. That the president s behavior returning to the white house raised a number of worrisome and because of the number of things. People who have tested positive blake burman following all the within the white house. If you walked into the press fast moving developments right house after Kayleigh Mcenany tested positive it was completely empty
Clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee all right. Thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart. Would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. On behalf of the board, i wish to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. I just want to make sure that i captured supervisor stefani or did i miss you, supervisor . Supervisor stefani madam clerk, i believe that you did, and i am present. Thank you. Clerk i believe that, and i apologize to you, and yes, mr. President. All members are present, just to make sure. President yee mmhmm. Clerk and yes, i do have a communication. The minutes will reflect that during the covid19 health emergency, members of the board participated in this meeting remotely through Video Conference to the staple extent as though physicall
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