[roll call] clerk we have a quorum. Madam president , i want to make a couple of announcements. First, i want to let everybody know that closed session will not be heard today. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendation issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and that Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted on teleconference, this meeting is being televised on sfgovtv. Please note that there is a delay between live and what is being viewed on sfgtv. If you wish to make Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. 1467101398, pound, pound. To raise your hand to speak, press star, three. Please limit your Public Comment to the item that is under consideration. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones if they have not already done so. Madam president , your first order of business is to approve the minutes of the meeting of october 27, 2020. Commissioners, do i have any questions or discussion
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I am a fellow, prod to have you all here, and also i am one of your two cohosts from representing the school of Public Policy and Public Administration, where we prepare lots and lots of wonderful students for federal service as well as service in a variety of part of the public and nonprofit sector. Im delighted to be here for several reasons. Good to see a lot of my old friends. With 12 of our faculty are not the fellows. At least a couple of us are here at this sort of midsummer, a lot of people at the beach and its great you all are you. Its an important topic, and we are delighted to be here to invite you to host, and also its wonderful always to see gene dodaro. Just a couple months ago i was up on this stage giving, being part of the arthur awards commission to give gene a Lifetime Achievement award. I dont know if you know that but he was an Arthur Flemming award winner very early in his career. Its an award that goes to federal leaders early in their career, and as i said it w
Environment. This is a little more than two hours. Thank you, kathy. Thank you all of you for joining us on an august when state for not being on recess. And instead coming to join us for what we think is a very timely event. I would also like to thank kathy barbara and the American University school of Public Administration for sponsoring the event. For those of you may not be familiar with the academy, we are a nonpartisan, nonprofit chartered organization. Charged with identifying emerging issues of governance to help federal, state, and local governments improve. The academys mission is to provide advice. Advice that is timely, actionable, and objective on Public Management issues. Sellers who are current and former cabinet officials, members of congress, governors, mayors, legislators, jurors, business executives, public managers, and scholars. They are elected fellows because contribution through called scholarship and government service. This year we are celebrating our 50th ann
Familiar with the academy, we are a nonpartisan, nonprofit congressionally chartered organization, charged with identifying emerging issues of governance to help state and local governments improve their performance. The academys mission is to provide trusted advice, advice it is timely, actionable, and objective on Public Management issues. The source of our expert ceases or membership who are current and former cabinet officials, members of congress, governors, mayors, legislators, jurists, business executives, public managers, and scholars. They are elected fellows because of the distinguished conservation to the field through scholarship, activism and government service. This year, we are celebrating a 50th anniversary. Since our establishment in 1967, the academy has responded to a multitude of risk a request from agencies across the government and has undertaken numerous studies on issues of interest to congress, administration and stakeholders in general. We are in the business