Other issues including the development of state Natural Resources. From the Heritage Foundation, this is 40 minutes. Speak ladies and gentlemen please welcome the Heritage Foundation buys president ken holmes. [applause] its a nice rainy day outside and everybodys bunch together to keep warm. Good morning everybody how is everybody this morning . Welcome to the Heritage Foundation, its great to have you here. Its great to welcome mike dunlevy of alaska and he is guinness speak on the budget spending of alaska and what they can offer as an example. Governor dunlevy who was elected as governor in 2018. Hes had a very career in alaska since he was there in 1983 from working in a logging camp in Southeast Alaska to pursuing his dream in an Education Career as a teacher. He has a unique insight into alaskas communities due to his two decades of service there. He also served for five years as an alaskan senator there. So he knows alaska literally from coasttocoast. And that provides a unique
Now this 65 metre High Mountain of rubbish in india symbolizes a rapidly expanding global problem what should countries do with their garbage and how can they reduce the amount they produce every year this is inside story. I am the a. Teller im the star its become a problem of global proportions according to the world bank around 2000000000. 00 tons of waste is produced every year and World Leaders are struggling to figure out what to do with it all so that they buried recycle that was shipped off to another country we begin our look at the options an easterly india where they are fighting to contain a 65. 00 metre high amount of rubbish that gets every year and is about purana reports. A mountain of waste this is where 2000 tons of east duddies of rubbish is dumped every day youre not love are you People Living around the site say its affecting their lives. As you can see the smell here is unbeatable if the wind blows towards us then its difficult to eat food at home it is such a mess
Hundreds of children, teachers and parents are travelling to london to take part in the protest. Well talk to samira dar and her eight year old daughter leena patel. And well hear from the boy whos been reunited with his kidnapped dog, fern six years after she went missing. I feel very ifeel very happy, i feel very happy, because ifeel very happy, because i can snuggle her again. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. A major new report into Climate Change says the government must act now, if its to achieve its aim of cutting Carbon Emissions to zero injust over 30 years. Later in the programme well be talking about what changes we, as individuals, can also make to tackle Climate Change. Have you changed your lifestyle to try to help the planet . Do you fly less . Or have you given up meat . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First carrie has the news.
Present. Chair mandelman. Present. Voice chair melgar. Present. Commissioner supervisor peskin. Present. Preston present. Why commissioner ronen. Present commissioner safai. Absent. Commissioner stefani. Present. Why commissioner walton. Present we have quorum. Thank you. I think you have a Public Comment announcement. Yes, thank you. For members interested in participating in this Board Meeting we welcome your attendance in person in the chamber room 250 in city all or watch channel 26 or 99. Or stream it live at www. Sfgov. Org. For those wish to make Public Comment remote low dial 4156550001, access code 2660 908 7338 and then press pound and pound again you will listen in role time of had Public Comment is called you wish to speak on press star 3 to be added to speak. Dont press it again or you will be removed from the queue. The system had the system says your line is muted unmute it. The live operator will advise you allowed two minutes to speak when 2 minutes are up we will move
Aye. The minutes are approves. Call the Consent Agenda items 59. Item 59 the Consent Agenda. Staff is in the planning on to present on these but available for questions. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Moved by melgar and seconded by walton we can take that same house same call without objection the motion passes. Madam clerk, item 10. Item 10 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency fleet electrification update report this is an information item. And we have bonnie gene von crow. Sfmta building Progress Public Affairs manager. Such a title. Good morning. Im bonnie von crow, Public Affairs manager im theme proviedz an update on the paratransit electrification process. Our paratransit fleet is a van and taxi program. For people with disabilities that are unable to take our muni service. Unlike municipal theruns on fixed routes paratransit is a door to door program. We have been provideing for 40 plus years last year served approximately 500,000 trips per