and pound again. if you haven t already done so, please dial star, three to lineup to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait for the system to indicate you have been unmuted to begin your comments. i believe we have nine callers and two speakers at the moment. chair peskin: okay. first speaker, please. good morning, same supervisors, members of the rules committee in san francisco. my name is roberto vargas, and a former member of the [inaudible] had the opportunity on behalf of ucsf to convene scientists, public policy makers, and health advocates in the development of the soda tax policy and other policies to help reduce chronic disease disparities and recently served on the s.e.d. tax. i m calling to support dr. rosalia men dose mendoza and frances abigail cabrera. i know both of them to be dedicated to this work and know both of them to be dedicated to staying connected to and serving the interest of the communities that they are
next president of the board of directors. i would also like to support my fellow a.t.u. 1575 brother, francis gleason, another native san franciscan of the richmond district. during this time, we ve had sometimes just one vote passing on layoffs, so it s important that other supervisors of the san francisco step in. hopefully, supervisor chan can help in and one more supervisor, so we can get a full san francisco representation on the board of directors. my own personal reflections, after observing meetings for a few months, director grosboll has been absent a few times over the last few months. he s done a great job, but i think it s important that the a.t.u. transdrivers are the biggest union, have the most members and employees at the district, and we re underrepresented at the board. chair peskin: thank you, mr. holden. are there any other members of the public for this item number three? clerk: i.t., could you please confirm if we have any additional speakers at this
mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? clerk: yes. comments or opportunities to speak during public comment are available via phone by calling 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 187-725-3857, then press pound and pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but you will be muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up, dial star, three to be added to the speaker line. best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down your t.v. or radio. alternatively, you may submit public comment to me via e-mail at victor.young@sf.gov. that concludes my announcements. supervisor peskin: and please call item number one. clerk: item one is motion appointing supervisor rafael mandelman, for an indefinite term, to the transbay joint powers authority. chair peskin: and supervisor mandelman would be excused, but he isn t clear. we ll open this up for public comment. clerk: it appears we have three list
supervisor peskin: we ll be joined by vice chair supervisor rafael mandelman. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? clerk: yes. comments or opportunities to speak during public comment are available via phone by calling 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 187-725-3857, then press pound and pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but you will be muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up, dial star, three to be added to the speaker line. best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down your t.v. or radio. alternatively, you may submit public comment to me via e-mail at victor.young@sf.gov. that concludes my announcements. supervisor peskin: and please call item number one. clerk: item one is motion appointing supervisor rafael mandelman, for an indefinite term, to the transbay joint powers authority. chair peskin: and supervisor mandelman would be excused, but he isn t cl