As much as 5 Billion each day according tojpmorgan analysts. Us retailers, automakers and other businesses now face Ballooning Freight rates ahead of the crucial festive shopping season. Large retailers have pulled forward imports of much of their Holiday Merchandise and made reservations with west Coast Ocean and Rail Carriers in hopes of avoiding any disruption. Lets speak to peter sand, chief analyst at xeneta, an Ocean Freight analytics firm. Hello to you. I know you have already calculated what this could mean if the Strike Action goes ahead, so do tell us more. A disruption like this always comes at a bad time for European Exporters into North America as well as North American exporters out of thE East Coast And Gulf coast. It will be impacted at first but this seems to be a first for almost 50 years, has the potential not only to lift Freight Rates higher due to the disruption from the strike, but certainly also to have wider implications, one or two months later down the road w
Hernandez for broadcasting this meeting. Do we have any announcements . To protect our commissioners, city employees, and the public, city hall is closed. Lafco members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This is pursuant to the various state and local orders and directives. Commissioners will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda via telephone. Both channel 26 and sfgov. Org are streaming the number across the screen. You can call 4156550001, meetimee meeting id is 146 3547117, then pound and pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. Press star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, and speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television or video. You can submit Public Comments by emails me, the lafco clerk or by u. S. Mail. It will be forwarded to
City hall is closed. Lafco members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This is pursuant to the various state and local orders and directives. Commissioners will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda via telephone. Both channel 26 and sfgov. Org are streaming the number across the screen. You can call 4156550001, meetimee meeting id is 146 3547117, then pound and pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. Press star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, and speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television or video. You can submit Public Comments by emails me, the lafco clerk or by u. S. Mail. It will be forwarded to the members and included as part of the official file. Madam clerk, that concludes my announcements. Thank you very much madam clerk.
Okay. All right. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please call roll. Clerk yes. Commissioner dejesus. Present. Commissioner hamasaki. Present. Commissioner elias. Here. Commissioner rickter . Present. And commissioner cohen is excused. Vice president taylor, you have a quorum. And we have director from the department of Police Accountability and the chief. Thank you. For members of the public, the number to call in to provide Public Comment is 4156650001. And access code 14664628. 26, i believe. And remind the members of the public to have any of your devices on mute and there is no background noise and same thing for the presenters and commissioners unless you are speaking. Try to reduce the background noise by having yourself muted. If you can please call the first line item, sergeant. Line item one, reports to the commission, discussion