Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, Board Members and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the room is closed. This is taken pursuant to all various local and state federal orders, declarations and directives. Committee members will attend this meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present in our chamber. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both San Francisco cable channel 26 and sf gov tv are scrolling a callin number across the screen. It will be available by phone by calling 14156550001, and once youve connected youll be prompted to enter the meeting id, 1462251223. Following that you will press the pound symbol twice to be connected to the meeting. When you are connected you will hear the meeting discussions but your line will be muted and in a listening mode only. When your item of interest com
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[inaudible] clerk go our website and click on the zoom link or you can call in by telephone. Sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming the number across the screen. Listen for the Public Comment of your item to be called and dial , 9, which is the equivalent of raising your hand to speak. You will have three minutes, and our clerk will provide you with a verbal warning 30 seconds before your time is up. Please note there is a delay between what is broadcast on t. V. And on live stream or the internet. Please note that you must turn down the volume on your phone or t. V. When you make comments. The chat function cannot be used to provide Public Comment or opinions. Now we will answer in or affirm all those who intend to testify. Please note that all those present do not have to answer swear in pursuant to the sunshine ordinance, but to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, you must be sworn in. Will you please rise if you are able and raise your right hand. Do you answer th
Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both San Francisco cable channel 26 and sf gov tv are scrolling a callin number across the screen. It will be available by phone by calling 14156550001, and once youve connected youll be prompted to enter the meeting id, 1462251223. Following that you will press the pound symbol twice to be connected to the meeting. When you are connected you will hear the meeting discussions but your line will be muted and in a listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up on our agenda, dial star followed by 3 to be added to the speaker line if you wish to speak to that item. The system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand. Please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may then begin your comments. Call from a quiet location, turn down your television, radio or streaming device. Everyone must account for potential time delays and speaking discrepancieses that we may encounter between the li
Testimony today please raise your right hand . Do you swear the testimony youre about to give is the truth to the best of your knowledge . I do. Okay. Thank you. And i would just like to state for the record that the department will present its case first, and then, the appellant. Each side has seven minutes to present their case. Next, theres Public Comment, and members have three minutes each to speak. Lastly, theres rebuttal time of three minutes for the department, and then the appellant. And i also wanted to just read, as everyone knows, we are having a Public Meeting via teleconferencing. The number to call in is 1, 4084189388. The meeting i. D. Is 1464083349. To raise your hand to speak on a specific agenda item, press star, three to notify the meeting monitor. The next item is item c, approval of minutes. Discussion and possible action to adopt the minutes for meetings held on september 16, 2020. Move to approve. Clerk is there a second . Second. Clerk and who did the second .