(role call) mr. president, all members are present. thank you. i guess this is unusual, but i ll say it. please place your right hand over your heart and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. 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. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge that sfgtv record each meeting and make the transcripts available to the public online. madam clerk, any communications? yes, mr. president, issue have one. due to the covid-19 and to protect city employees, board members and members of the public, the board legislative chamber is closed for the march 24th, 2020 board meeting upon action made bit board of supervisors to conduct their meetings via video conference call remotely. this precaution is taken on the authority conferred b by the governor s order. the members will
good morning, everybody. it looks great to see all of our not old friends but long time friends that have been with us since the early days of san francisco and also, of course, with our sister city that is 36 years old today. [applause] now we are blessed to have so many irish americans that have made san francisco what it is. we have one that is very special to us, and that is our in house irish american. that is shawn, the chief of staff to the mayor, and we have something that is going to help you because you need help, right? a shot of whiskey? no, no shot of whiskey yet. there is an old tradition of an irish stick, thush shillelag. it was something that a well-dressed man had as a walking stick. then it became sort of a weapon because we only have weapons of love and not of fighting in san francisco. then it was a sporting vehicle to use. now you can buy them with a flask at the top with christi. whiskey. we thought you would need this. as you know this is march
am the president of the commission. if you want to speak on public comment, you need to fill out a speaker card or you can just come to the podium when it s public comment. i want to thank sfgovtv and media services for sharing this media with the public, and we ll start with roll call. [roll call] president bleiman: all right. thank you. the first order of business is general public comment. this is comment on any item that is not on our regular agenda tonight. seeing none, general public comment is closed. [gavel]. president bleiman: next agenda item is number two, which is approval of our minutes for the february 18, 2020 meeting, and i ll ask if we have a motion for the approval of the minutes from the february 8, 2020 meeting. i move to approve. second. president bleiman: is there any public comment on our minutes? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel] [roll call] president bleiman: all right. the minutes have been approved. next item on the agenda i
mr. president, all members are present. thank you. i guess this is unusual, but i ll say it. please place your right hand over your heart and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. 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. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge that sfgtv record each meeting and make the transcripts available to the public online. madam clerk, any communications? yes, mr. president, issue have one. due to the covid-19 and to protect city employees, board members and members of the public, the board legislative chamber is closed for the march 24th, 2020 board meeting upon action made bit board of supervisors to conduct their meetings via video conference call remotely. this precaution is taken on the authority conferred b by the governor s order. the members will attend meeti
a round of applause. (applause). top of the morning to you. let s hear it from you. top of the morning. good morning, everybody. it looks great to see all of our not old friends but long time friends that have been with us since the early days of san francisco and also, of course, with our sister city that is 36 years old today. [applause] now we are blessed to have so many irish americans that have made san francisco what it is. we have one that is very special to us, and that is our in house irish american. that is shawn, the chief of staff to the mayor, and we have something that is going to help you because you need help, right? a shot of whiskey? no, no shot of whiskey yet. there is an old tradition of an irish stick, thush shillelag. it was something that a well-dressed man had as a walking stick. then it became sort of a weapon because we only have weapons of love and not of fighting in san francisco. then it was a sporting vehicle to use. now you can buy the