Commissioner engardio present. Chair mandelman present. Commissioner melgar a absent. Commissioner peskin present. Commissioner preston. I said Commission Commissioner peskin first. Commissioner peskin present. Thank you. And commissioner ronen absent. Commissioner safai absent. Commissioner stefani absent. Commissioner walton is present we have quorum. Thank you madam clerk. And thanks for those able to show up and madam clerk i believe Public Comment on an item, when the item is called, dial 3 to be added to the queue to speak. Do not press 3 again or you will be removed from the queue. Watch sf cable channel 26 or 99 depending on your provider watch www. Sfgovtv. Org. Phone number 1 415 6550001 access code 2662 182 5815 to raise your hand, press 3 when Public Comment is called press star three to be added to the queue when the system says your system is unmuted youll speak. When your 2 minutes are up, we will move on to the next caller. Calls will be taken in the order in which they
Good morning. Welcome to the may 8, 2024 meeting of budget and finance. Im connie chan, chair of the committee joined by vice chair mandelman and supervisor melgar. Our clerk is brent jalipa i would like to thank kaleena mendoza for broadcasting the meeting. A reminder those in attendance to make sure to silent all Electronic Device prevent interpretations. Should you have documents to be included submitted to myself the clerk. Public comment will be taken on each item. When your item come up and Public Comment is called lineup to the west side to your right my left. And while not necessary to provide comment we invite to you fill out a comment card and leave them by the doors if you wish to be recorded for the minutes. You may submit comment in writing e mail them to myself the clerk at brent. Jalipa sfgov. Org. If you submit comment via e mail tell be forwarded and included part of the fortunately file. You may also send written comments u. S. Postal service to 1 dr. Carlton b. Goodl
Today we will begin with a reminder that the Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. Before item one is called, id like to start by thanking Media Services and sfgovtv and of course, our staff for helping run this meeting, please call item one, item one. Roll call. Commissioner benitez. Commissioner cornett, present. Commissioner. Dickerson. Present. Commissioner herbert is absent. President healy is absent. Commissioner ortiz cartagena, here and Vice President ozunas present. Vice president. You have a quorum. Thank you. Okay, now i will read our land acknowledgment. The San Francisco Small Business commission and the office of Small Business staff acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land , and in accord
Present. Commissioner pikes. Present. Item 3 the acknowledgment of the Ramaytush Ohlone community. Ramaytush ohlone acknowledgment. Thank you, president and item 4 for the president s report want to take a moment of silence in recognition of the loss of extraordinary life, career and Public Service of senator diane feinstei wanted to acknowledge the role this she and her office through her played in ensuring the success of the Housing Authority. Throughout the pursuit rad. Rehad been dollars supported our residents. And of course her legacy around the violence this affects the lives of so many in our communities. She was an advocate for gun control in the country. We had many strong and fierce integrity around that issue. Her support of the lbgtq communities during the heist hiv pandemic when so many ignored the issue says she would not and could not and helped support our communities during this time. And in the latino and immigrant communities her support standing against the racist
But not required to state their names. Sfgovtv. Please show the office of Small Business slide. Today we will begin with a reminder that the Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. Before item one is called, id like to start by thanking Media Services and sfgovtv and of course, our staff for helping run this meeting, please call item one, item one. Roll call. Commissioner benitez. Commissioner cornett, present. Commissioner. Dickerson. Present. Commissioner herbert is absent. President healy is absent. Commissioner ortiz cartagena, here and Vice President ozunas present. Vice president. You have a quorum. Thank you. Okay, now i will read our land acknowledgment. The San Francisco Small Business commission and the office of Small Business staff acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inh