In this election. So, the answer is yes and regarding demographics and when people register to vote, dem demographic information is optional. But when it comes to knowing where the high turnout parts of the city are, we know that each election because we provide by default, extra support for those locations every year, every election cycle. And so, we still expect people to go to polling places and we still expect them to want to capacity a ballot, but i think covid is going to also reduce the number of people that go to polling places. And i think the ballot lanking g in peoples mailboxes are reducing the people in polling places. But having i voted sicker on the insert will reduce the number of people going to polling places. Thats one of the largest statements is that they want their i voted sticker. Thats why they go and drop off ballots. Now they can get the sticker and mail it back to us. I know a lot of voters, my family included, tend to drop off or ballot on election day and theres a growing number of voters that do that because maybe they waited until the last minute. So every election we get at least a 25 of the vote is cast by people dropping off their ballot at polling places and for this election, we expect that number to potentially double. It will be between 20 and 50 of the vote and depending on the location of the polling place. And i forgot this and i wanted to focus on this and i didnt do it. Theres been a lot of discussion in the media, especially, social media, about dropoff locates,. I know the warriors want one at their site and other people are contacting us. But the dropoff site draw people in larger numbers and so, the idea going into this election cycle is also thinking with us having the same number of polling places for november we had for march. Every polling place is a ballot dropoff location. In San Francisco, on election day, well have 588 ballot location sites. If theres any message that we can put out there, that theres 588 ballot voting locations on election day and then there will be another program on our website, an app, we include for this election, so that if people want to know the closest polling place they are i work in the civic center and this app for the november election will inform voters were at one indiscernible . Whats the closest polling place. So, yes, we expect a higher turnoff with people dropping off ballots and every polling place is a ballot dropoff location. Thank you again, dr. Arntz is simle for your work and presentation today. Thank you. Yes, i just wanted to echo my colleagues and just say that, you know, the anxiety that were all feeling, i think, as we watch this president dismantle our most cherished institutions and traditions, its so anxiety producing. And i feel the same feeling of relief just listening to your presentation about how well prepared we are in San Francisco to make sure that every individual who wants to exercise their right to vote, has that ability without any hindrance. So thank you, thank you for that. Of course, being San Francisco and having the office of racial equity, we go even further in that we proactively target communities that have for for fs of different complicated reasons, that we proactively engage with those communities to try to get over those historic barriers and do right by those communities so that they exercise their voice and their vote. So director, gosh, ive always been excited about your office and your role, but putting it in this context, it makes so much sense. And so, just really glad that youre going that, just a couple questions, because i know this has been a long hearing. Since everyone will get a who is registered to vote will receive a mailed ballot, regardless whether theyve registered or vote by mail, what is the deadline to register to vote in order to receive that ballot . October 19th. October 19th, ok. Because if youre voting inperson, you can register the same day didnt vote inperson, but if you want to receive that mailed ballot, you have to register by the 19th. Correct. And then, im just wondering if you talked to us about the education strategy and i very much appreciate it. But theres still continues to be a lot of misunderstanding of what the votebymail deadline is. Many people think the office of elections needs to receive the ballot by election day as opposed to it being postmarked by election day. Im just wondering if theres any additional outreach that is being done to correct that misunderstanding by voteby mail, above and beyond what youre planning, especially for the communities that have been shown in studies to have that belief. Yeah, that is one of the basis of our outreach Going Forward, especially as we move through the election cycle. And a lot of our messages will be around postmarks. And were glad to give any information that the supervisors offices content regarding to get that message out to communities and get it out to San Francisco, but its going to be a mainstay of our messagings Going Forward an. Theres a lot of mentioned messages, but as long its post marked on or before election day, we can count it and thats the main message to hear. I dont want them to know 17 days after election day. Just get it post marked and get that ballot back to us. And then, my last question and it was eluded to, first of all, can you explain the scope of work done by the communitybased organization that has been selected to do sort of Voter Engagement and outreach . And then, i too, was disappointed to see there was only one organization focused on serving the Africanamerican Community and i did not see any organization specifically providing outreach and service to the l Latino Community . Can you response to that . The groups that responded are the ones that we were able to select and we sent out notices to all of our contact list informing everyone that we had the grant funds and outreach programs in place and so, essentially, those who applied or the ones that applied received the grants. And so a lot of the work now for the outreach will be digital because of the covid but theyll be doing inperson, as much as possible because one of the important aspects of reaching people who dont were infrequent voters is the inperson outreach. These arent the voters usually motivated by the mailings or seoul. Isocial media. It seems like the direct oneonone to make them think they need to get out and vote. As much as these groups can with the covid safety and Health Protocols in place, we want them to be out doing their personal outreach in the communities. And if they cant do interpersonal, making phone calls to people trying to Contact People that way. And so, yeah, really, the idea going into selection, the same we had for march, was that these groups would augment and be the next step into the community that we cant reach because we dont have the resources, we dont have the contacts, they have more of the interpersonal is there any additional money left to add additional organizations . Not under that grant situation. If more money can be put in, im not against it, but i dont know the process. Certainly, whoever is the contact for that, we can talk to. How Many Organizations received the contract . It was eight. And am i correct theres to organization that has a history of working in that next community . I cant remember the groups off my head. I thought there was. And well have someone check right now, actually, too. I dont know, director simle, if you had any response or comments to those questions . Qu . I didnt. I do not recalling seeing an organization that directly supports the Latino Community. And youre correct, only one organization that particularly serves the Africanamerican Community and parts of the southeast of the city, which we i want to uplift working together early and often. They are some so dedicated Like Community care hav caravans. Pair operato indiscernible . Im not sure what the funding will look like but that was something a concern beginner the eight contracts that were provided. Hoping we can close the equity gaps in regard to the black and to the Latino Community. So coleman advocates will be doing outreach under this grant and one of the organizations that received funding through this grant process. Coleman advocates is fantastic and serve a multiracial base. But in terms of an organization that really focuses on the Latin Community and the dozens and dozens, it is worrisome to me that none of those have been chosen. I see, director davis, did you have anything to add on this point, director davis . I did, thank you so much, supervisor ronen. I just think, too, director simles point, we have been engaging with quite a few partners and folks on the ground and one of the challenges weve seen just with outreach and engagement, especially in the Latino Community is a disconnect and we have to be intentional about outreach and engagement, where those trusted messengers are and where folks feel like they can trust the information theyre getting is not a setup for something. We have to be really intentional and we have some of those relationships. We have the ability to leverage that, and so, i wanted to drop that point in there, because we have seen so many challenges where some folks are skeptical and cynical about why someone is sharing information with them and so they need to be connected with folks that they trust and believe and understand that the process is not going to be used against them. So im wondering if we can do some followup. I know that director arntz and simle will do followup. But i would be happy to be involved in the conversation and see how we can maybe get a few more organizations that have the trust and the relationships with the latin x and africanamerican communities in San Francisco because for different reasons, those are the two communities that are underrepresented in their voting and to not have at least a number of organizations focused on those hardesttoreach communities, i think, is a problem. And so, maybe we can figure this out and this can be some of our followup. That would be great. Well, thank you so much and if theres no other questions, or comments, thank you again for the excellent work and presentations. I look forward to this one point of followup and the more extensive followup that director simle will do to do race is Equity Analysis of the plan and looking forward to voting in the extremely important election of our lifetime. With that, i am happy to make a motion to file this hearing. I think if we have a new hearing on this issue, it will be focused on that, race and equity. I make a motion to file this hearing and we can have a role call vote. On that motion to file the matter role call . The motion passes without objection. Thanks again, everyone. Any other item . That completes the agenda for today. The meeting is adjourned and have a good day, everyone. Employee good afternoon. And welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco board of supervisors for today, august 31st, 2020. I am the chair of the Committee Aaron peskin, joined by Committee Member supervisor dean preston and i think to be joined momentarily by vice chair supervisor ahsha safai. Our clerk is miss erica major. Ms. Major, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency, and to protect Board Members and employees in the public. The Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. All local, state and federal orders, declarations and directives. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conference, participating as if physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda both channel 26, 78 or 99 depending on your provider. And sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak. During the Public Comment period, are available by phone by calling 415 6650001. Again the number is 415 6650001. 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Supervisor peskin thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, i want to thank my cosponsors for the original ordinance. Supervisors mainy , ronen, safai, fewer, preston, walton and yee. That emergency ordinance, that as the clerk said, established protections for occupants of s. R. O. Hotels in San Francisco that include some 18,000 to 19,000 individuals in congregate settings, passed by the board of supervisors as an emergency matter and lasts for 80 days. That required the department of Public Health to offer a number of provisions, including testing and i. N. Q. Provisions, isolation and quarantine for individuals that had tested positive, as well as implicit notice for residents of those s. R. O. S. These are individuals who live in congregate settings, where they share bathrooms and they share kitchens, a highly transmissive environment. And i want to thank the department of Public Health for not only taking that ordinance seriously, but already having done that job before we massed the emergency ordinance. And during the interim for starting to establish a dialogue with the residents of those communities that span the mission, into the tenderloin into chinatown into north beach, were the best of the rest of once were 40,000 or more s. R. O. Hotels once existed. So i want to thank and acknowledge d. P. H. For that. This has been really an admonition to d. P. H. And the community to step up the game. I want to thank and acknowledge the department of Public Health that on friday at approximately 518 in the afternoon, actually put up a web tool that shows the number of cases in s. R. O. S and the numbers of deaths, which thankfully tragically four deaths over 500 cases. So those buildings have been handed superbly, some less so. And i really want to thank d. P. H. , but more importantly the community for holding our feet to the fire as decision manned legislators and d. P. H. s feet to the fire, as the frontline implementers under the pandemic. And with that i believe that we have dr. Stephanie cohen. Colleagues, if you have no comments, i would like to hand this over to the department of Public Health and dr. Cohen. Thank you, supervisor safai, for joining to really present whats happened and fundamental, as i said in the newspaper the other way, i want to create the space for the department of Public Health to build trust amongst the s. R. O. Population in those communities that are very, very different communities. Some of them latinx communities, some of them chinese communities and predominantly cantonese amongo linguaamong mono lingl individuals. And those who reside in the arc that has s. R. O. S. With that ill turn it over to dr. Cohen. Thank you very much. Im going to share my screen and give a short update to what we discussed a couple of weeks ago. Are you able to see the presentation . Supervisor peskin yes, we are. Okay. Supervisor peskin, preston and safai, thank you for the opportunity to come back and speak to you again and update the committee on our ongoing work to prevent covid19 in s. R. O. S and to protect the residents who reside in these buildings. We met a couple of weeks. My name is stephanie cohen. Im an Infectious Disease physician and serving as the lead for the sscta covid19 s. R. O. Seeing none team since Response Team since april. As we discussed at the Committee Meeting on august 17th, we are committed to this population and we have a robust and proactive approach to prevention in these congregate settings. Our robust approach has produced results preponderates of covid19 testing among s. R. O. Residents are actually higher than the rate of testing in san franciscans overall. The proportion of s. R. O. Residents who test positive for covid19 is similar to that of nons. R. O. Residents who live in the same neighborhood. So a lot of what were seeing in s. R. O. S reflects the Community Prevalence in the communities where the s. R. O. S are. And lastly the case fatality rate among s. R. O. Residents is comparable to the overall case fatality rate at approximately. 8 . And this is one of the lowest covid case fatality rates nationwide. As supervisor peskin mentioned, one of the provisions in the ordinance was to launch a publicly available data tracker. And after much hard and diligent work on the part of our advanced planning, data s. F. And surveillance groups, that dashboard went live on august 28th.