Good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. This is the may 20th, 2020, rescheduled budget and finance committee meeting. Im sandra lee fewer, chair of the budget and finance committee. Im joined by Committee Members Shamann Walton and rafael mandelman. Our clerk is miss linda wong. Id like to thank Lawrence Bryant from sfgov tv for broadcasting this meeting. Madam clerk, do you have any announcement . Clerk yes, maam. The board of supervisors, legislative chair and Committee Room are closed. However, members will participate in the meeting remotely, at the same extent if theyre physically present. Public comment will be available both channel 26 andsfgovtv. Org are dreaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during Public Comment period are available via phone, by calling 888 2045984, access 35010083501008. Code 3501008. And then press pound and pound again. When youre connected, dial one then
Any other supervisors that have joined us in. This is supervisor aaron pesk nix. Peskin. As supervisors join us, we will be introducing them for the meeting. And madam clerk, any announcements . Yes, madam chair, due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect board members, City Employees and the public, the board of Supervisors Committee room is closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting. As if they were physically present. Comment will be available under the anticipated. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunity to speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone by calling 888 2045984, access code 3501008, is then press pound and press pound again. When youre connected, dial 10 to be added to the cue to speak. Submit Public Comment by emailing me at lind lindawong sfgov. Org. If you submit it via email, it will be included in the file as a part of the matter. Comments may be sent via u. S. Postal service to city h
Good morning, everyone. The meeting with come to orthopedic. This is is the april 29, 2020, regular budget and finance committee. At this time, i will be calling the Budget Committee. Im chair of the budget and finance committee and joined by supervisor raphael mandelman. inaudible . Welcome, president yee. I would like to thank sf gov tv and if other supervisors have joined us, supervisors, if i have not mentioned your name, please introduce yourself. This is catherine stephanie. Welcome. Thank you. Any other supervisors that have joined us in. This is supervisor aaron pesk nix. Peskin. As supervisors join us, we will be introducing them for the meeting. And madam clerk, any announcements . Yes, madam chair, due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect board members, City Employees and the public, the board of Supervisors Committee room is closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting. As if they were physically present. Comment will be available under the antici
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Since im having a hard time breathing here too. Let me recognize the Ranking Member for his remarks. Aq very much and i recognize the circumstances are a bit unusual. I do want to make a couple remarks. To my friends on the democratic side if there are things in this building you dont like we are not responsible for any of it so this is a totally democratic written bill. If any of you have a concern please dont point out the republicans pick im proud that you have requests in the bill. Nobody asked me for a request or any other republican was asked to submit anything to this legislation, not one. Yes that is personal because it excludes 200 members who are advocating for their constituents because we are going to have the amendments on these bills. We have got a bill that nobody asked any republican about that now were publicans suggestion that im aware of has been included. If it was it was probably included without the republican being consulted or happen to be in common with the dem