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I would like to thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. Thank you. To protect the public during the covid19 Health Emergency the board of Supervisors Committee room is closed. This is taken pursuant to local state and federal orders and directives. Committee members will participate to the same extent as if physically present. Public comment is available for each item. San francisco cable channel 26 and sfgovtv are streaming the call in number on the screen at this time. The opportunity to speak and provide comments are available to you by phone by calling 4156550001. Enter meeting id for today 187 7669647. Following that press pound twice to be connected to the meeting. When you are connected you will hear the discussions but your line will be muted in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up on our agenda dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. The system prompts will indicate you have raised your hand. Wait until you are unmuted to comment. Best practices call
Obviously is being held remotely. All members and witnesses will participate Via Videoconferencing as part of our hearing microphones will be set on mute to eliminate background noise. Members and witnesses, youre going to have to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. So i just say that as a reminder and as a little housekeeping issue, but please remember to do that. Documents for the record can be sent to megan mullen at the email address we provided to your staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Lets see, where is the clock on the screen . There it is, okay. In any given year, one in five adults experience a Mental Illness such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. But 2020 has been a year like no other. In a recent poll, half of adults report that their Mental Health has been negatively impacted due to the coronavirus. One can only imagine
To eliminate background noise. Members and witnesses, you are going have to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. So i just say that as a reminder and a little housekeeping issue, but please remember to do that. Documents for the record can be sent to megan bolin at the email address we provided to your staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Lets see, where is the clock on the screen . There it is. Okay. In any given year, one in five adults experience a Mental Illness such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. But 2020 has been a year like no other. In a recent poll, half of adults report that their Mental Health has been negatively impacted due to the coronavirus. One can only imagine the middle of impacts on the American Families who are grieving the loss of their loved ones to this virus. The economic downturn is also taking a mental toll
[inaudible conversations] well reconvene, and i now recognize the senator from alaska. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, welcome. Thank you for all that you do. I want to give a special thanks for the shoreline mapping that we are seeing coming out of the department. Your support for this mapping on the shoreline and near shore is appreciated. We recognize the value of the president s memorandum on mapping. I also want to thank you for the departments recent work on the disaster funds for the two fisheries disasters that we have seen. It is important to us, and as you know, there is more in that pipeline. When we first met some years back, i promised you that you were going to think of fishing when you visited with me, and im not going i to disappoint yu today [laughter] as i look through my seven priorities here for the department of commerce, six of those relate to fisheries or to our ocean. So let me, let me begin with funding for fisheries surveys. You know the significance o