Color, irrespective of party affiliation. We are one america. And lets try to act that way. And i close this briefing. Thank you. As that herring comes to a close, lawmakers discussing how the Veterans Affairs department, this is a live hearing getting under way now on cspan 3. If covid19 turned into a pandemic and portions of the United States Health Care System broke down the va may need to come back and ask for additional funds and since then congress has appropriated 17. 2 billion for vhas covid19 Pandemic Response and i was glad to help advocate for that funding. Now im not sure that many of us here on the dais know what to expect during that february hearing nor did we fully grasp the enormity of the Public Health challenges americans would soon face from the pandemic. This is largely because the administration failed to recognize these risks and communicate them to the American Public in advance of the crisis. Here we are a little more than three months later and exactly 90 days
Someone that is predisposed and it was useful in guiding them as were going ongoing through the epidemic i was wondering an opportunity to learn how the department handles communications. Im a little bit concerned. But cnn and fox and everybody the headlines by far most serious than ebola what is the role we think your department in terms of corrective communications or an updated accommodations the facts are the best way to get things out i find it effective as well as perhaps meeting some of the conditions of the Latino Community who is traveling back and forth and may have higher concerns. Right for the Latino Community that is actually a lot of dlament and intensive communication from the Health Organization theyve been good about getting out the information in english and spanish we agree were actively the process of redesigning how to communicate with the physicians at the city level we have a new vendor that is working on Emergency Communications for the city fast and were going
General Public Safety health bond and to forward it out as Committee Reports to hear them have them forwarded for tomorrows board of supervisors full board and if you could call items one and 1. Item 1, ordinance calling and providing for a accept election to be held in the city and county of San Francisco on tuesday, june 7, 2016 for the purpose of submitting to the San Francisco voters a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the city and county of San Francisco. To finance the [stkroupbgs ], acquisition improvement seismic facilities and related costs to be paid out of ordinary annual income and revenue of the city and county and will indebtness. Thank you, madame clerk. First of all, supervisor yee, could we entertain a motion to excuse supervisor tang from todays meet i will make the molestation. Take that out objection [ gavel ] mr. Strong and ms. Garcia are here i dont know that we have any questions. If there is no formal presentation, why dont we potentially hold of
Present. Commissioner. Present. Commissioner karshmer. Present. The second item on the agenda is approval of the minutes, one of december 3, 2015 and december 15, 2015 and i apologize commissioners i noted that commissioner pating was at the december 15 meeting so i will take that off the minutes. Okay thank you. Commissioners we will take each of the minutes separately. First the minutes of the joint meeting. A motion is in order for acceptance and is there a second . Are there any other corrections . Through the chair i would like to add one if i might on page four of the minutes. Page four of the minutes. Yeah, under my comments i guess number 3 mentioned that provided transportation et cetera. I also mentioned on lock and central latino to San Francisco and in that business for 40 years and thats a key program and vital to the services at st. Lukes so i want to make sure that is included. So you also want to include that agency . Yes, thank you. Okay. The only correction i had whil
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