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Vice chair eaken. Here. Eaken present. Director heminger. Here. Have you a quorum. Though were legally required to have on the agenda to make its announcement because its clear were all using sound producing devices during the meeting we wont make the announcement. Approval of the october 20, 2020 meeting. Im ask the moderator to open the bridge and ask colleagues if theres amendments to the Meeting Minutes from october 20. Seeing none, is there Public Comment . Moderator is anyone on the line . Have you zero questions remaining. Well close Public Comment. So moved. Is there a second . Second. Chair borden secretary boomer please call the roll. [roll call] director eaken youre very faint. [roll call] madame chair, we can approve the minutes. Item 5, communications. Chair borden i lovely speech i get to give at every meeting. All members are participating Via Teleconference. This will ensure the safety of the sfmta board of directors and public. In the published notice for the meeting a
Without objection the chair medically resource recess without objection the chair may declare a recess had any time i want to go through the usual housekeeping matters todays session is an on an unclassified basis all participants should refrain from discussing classified information on Public Disclosure and the committee is conducting the virtual hearing with House Resolution 965 and the resolution of the proceedings is being broadcast live on the Committee Website because it remains ongoing and so we wish we could return to all Events Health and safety protocols means you have alternate means to carry out so let me remind members and consistent with regulations and to limit background noise members are responsible to unmute themselves when they are recognized for their five minutes because there are delays that would ask members andbe witnesses to allow sufficient time to make sure the last speaker is finished. You must have your cameras on at all times if you step away from the proc
Media, National Security and intelligence. This is an hour and a half. Without objection the chair may declare recess at any time. Before i begin, i want to go through the usual housekeeping matters. First, todays session will be conducted entirely on an unclassified basis. All participants should refrain from discussing any classified information. The committee is conducting the virtual hearing in compliance with House Resolution 965 and regulations for the committee proceedings. Its being broadcast live on the committees website. Because the threat posed by the pandemic is ongoing we will do this remotely to ensure the safety of the witnesses, members, staff and public. While we wish we could return to all standard inperson events, health and safety particles dictate we find alternate means of carrying out our obligations. Okay. So, let me remind members of a few remote procedures. First, consistent with the regulations the committee will keep microphones on mute. Members are respons