Housepassed government funding bill. Now, live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, help us. Turn us back to the paths of integrity and faith. Be for our lawmakers a protecting rock of safety, rescuing them from the powers of evil. Help them to fix their hearts on you, trusting your guidance and wisdom. May love for you be reflected in the ordering of their priorities, as they seek to give you first place in every important decision. Lord, make them servants of your purpose, as they seek to increase the treasures of your kingdom. Satisfy the deepest longings of their hearts. And, lord, in these toxic times, bless america. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, o
President caen im the president of the San Francisco Public Utilities commission. At this time i would like to call to order the regular meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities commission. Todays date is tuesday, september 8, 2020. Roll call, please. President caen . Here. Vice president vietor here. Commissioner moran here. Commissioner maxwell here. Commissioner paulson here. And we have a quorum. President caen good. Will you please read the announcement . During the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendations issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and mayor breed, have lifted the restrictions on teleconference. This meeting is held Via Teleconference and televised by sfgovtv. For those of you watching the live stream, please be aware there is a brief time lapse between what is being viewed. On behalf of the commission, i would like to extend our thanks to tv and puc i. T. Staff for their assistance during this meeting. If you wish to
Washington journal. Join the discussion with your comments. Wildfires continue to burn along the west coast, a public works subcommittee considers legislative options for addressing the wildfires in force management. This hearing includes testimony from an interior Department Official and the deputy chief of the u. S. Forest service. Good afternoon, everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on 15 bills before the public lands subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills, i cant go through all of them right now. The agenda will be included in the record. I want to note that we have a former member of our committee, a longtime member of the senate. Weve got members who will be joining us shortly, who will have another Committee Assignment at the moment. Others will be joining us telephonically. Lossoflifeognize that has occurred. Within what is shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season, more than 36 people have perished in infernos raging through the wes
Mayor breed and the governor looked at the restrictions and the meet is held the conference and televised by sfgov. Tv. For those watching the live stream be aware theres a brief time lag between the live meeting and what is being viewed on sfgtv. Id like to extend thanks to the staff and i. T. Staff for their assistance during the meeting. Id also like to note on the published agenda there was an incorrect dialin number for this meet. The correct dial in number is scrolling on the live feed. If you wish to make Public Comment on an item call the number. Before you have the minutes of july 28. Are there corrections or additions to these minutes. Seeing none id like to open it up to moller caen are there corrections or are there comments. Please press pound, pound to speak. Are there any callers. Theres one caller with their hand raised. Ill unmute them now. Speaker you have two minutes. Clerk this is regarding the minutes. Mr. Moderator are you still there . Speaker, if you can hear us
Announcement . During the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendations issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and mayor breed, have lifted the restrictions on teleconference. This meeting is held Via Teleconference and televised by sfgovtv. For those of you watching the live stream, please be aware there is a brief time lapse between what is being viewed. On behalf of the commission, i would like to extend our thanks to tv and puc i. T. Staff for their assistance during this meeting. If you wish to make two minutes of Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. , 146 087 5808, pound, pound. And star 3 to speak. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones to minimize background noise if they have not already done so. Madame president , the first order of business is item 3, approval of the minutes of august 25, 2020. President caen commissioners, before you you have the minutes of august 25, 2020. Are there a