[roll call] clerk we have a quorum. Madam president , i want to make a couple of announcements. First, i want to let everybody know that closed session will not be heard today. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendation issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and that Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted on teleconference, this meeting is being televised on sfgovtv. Please note that there is a delay between live and what is being viewed on sfgtv. If you wish to make Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. 1467101398, pound, pound. To raise your hand to speak, press star, three. Please limit your Public Comment to the item that is under consideration. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones if they have not already done so. Madam president , your first order of business is to approve the minutes of the meeting of october 27, 2020. Commissioners, do i have any questions or discussion
Environmental review and i understand those items are going to be continued to november 10th. Public comment will be taken on the continuance. If you are interested in providing general Public Comment, item 29, and you can talk about the minutes from september 29th, you are able to talk about the subject matter, jurisdiction items, that are on todays board agenda and items 3033, those are the items without reference to committee calender. The president has asked i deliver a message that during general Public Comment, each member of the public will have one minute to make that Public Comment. So, all other items, 117, as well as 2627, are not agenda content eligible for your testimony today. We have interpreters at todays meeting. We have two joining us, ago us in lie anagnes liand arturo. [voice of interpreter] [voice of interpreter] [voice of interpreter] clerk thank you to the interpreters for being here. Were working hard not to leave anyone out of these proceedings so if you are ex
Please introduce yourself and tell our audience what you are currently working on the covid issues in your field. We can start with carmen. So good afternoon everybody, so glad to join all of you today for this great panel. I want to thank you megan for helping to host this and making sure this important conversation comes forward. I serve as San Francisco elected assessor. Like many of you, we had to quickly change to a remote work scenario with our office when we had the shelter place be put in place in march. We were able to do that relatively quickly and 98 of our operations is happening off site and not in person. Weve been working hard to make sure we try to continue to do our work, primarily because we know that the revenue impact of our work has been very, very large and disperse impact to the city, from the types of programs were able to support people with us specially during covid19. Were continuing to do that. I think on another note, i think i also serve as the Economic Re
The 130 recruit Academy Class 21 week training program. In preparation to take on one of the most challenging and rewarding professions in the world. To become a firefighter in the San Francisco Fire Department. [whistle] i oknow there is going to be a lot of shoveling and it will not come easy. I know it will not be given to me. Am i going to be able to keep up and do all the physical a pects of what the academy will request of me . On the hand you have been given a opportunity you worked so hard to get to, but on the other hand you dont have the job yet and have so much work you have to do to get in the field so it is double edge sword. I need it but this is just the beginning. [music] we are entrusted with people. Our job is indiscernible we want people to be firefighters. The chief picked the people. Our job is train them. We make sure that we are challenging them, but at the same time supporting them and that is a fine line, because we want to see how these people react. It is imp
Wroo supervisor ronen . Present. Supervisor safai. Present. Supervisor stefani. Present. And supervisor walton. Present. Mr. President all members are present. Thank you, madam clerk the board of supervisors acknowledges we are on the unseed home lanltd of the Ramaytush Ohlone. The original inhabitants of the San Francisco pel anyone slam as stewards of the land with their traditions the Ramaytush Ohlone never cd lost nor forgot their responsibilities as the care takers of this place as well as all peoples reside in their traditional translator. As guests we recognize we benefit from living and working on Traditional Home landful we wish to pay respects acknowledging then sesterce and irrelevant tifs of the recommend Ram Community and by afirming rights as first peoples. Will you join me in the pledge. [pledge of allegiance] do we have communicationings. Yes. This meeting is airing live on sfgovtv tv channel 26, you may view the live stream on sfgov. Org you are encouraged to come to t