Please prepare to take us back to take us into the budget and appropriatations meeting. Good afternoon, everyone. The meet willing come to order. This is the may 20, 2020 regular budget and appropriatations committee meeting. I am sandra fewer and hillary roanen and rafael mandelman, norman yee and shamanne wallon. Madame clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, madame chair. Due to covid19, City Employees and the public, the board of supervisors, legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting remotely at the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available for each item on the agenda. The number is streaming across the screen. Comments are opportunity to speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone by calling 8882045984 access code, 3501008 and then press 1 and then 0. You will be lined up in the system in the order you dialed 1 and 0. While youre waiting, the system will be
So moved. Second. All in favor . Aye. Aye. Can i have a motion to not disclose anything that was said . So moved. Second. All in favor . Aye. Thank you. Okay, 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. Okay. Item 7 announcements. Please be advised that a member of the public has three minutes to make pertinent comments on each agenda item unless the portion commissioner has a shorter period on any item. Note that during the Public Comment period, the moderator will dial in participants to use their touchtone phones to register in a desire for Public Comment. And audio prompts will signal to dial in participants when the audio input is enabled for commenting. Please dial in only when the item that you wish to comment on is announced. Item 8, executive directors report. Good afternoon, commissioners. Michael martin, Deputy Director of r
Activists are angry about the dutch governments decision to approve the expansion of a major. We begin in brazil where a 2nd health but history has left the job in less than a month nelson teached quits after criticizing president jaya both sinatras handling of the pandemic brazil has more than 200000. 00 cases and its not the only country in latin america thats suffering infections are rising faster than ever in mexico but the lock down there is being eased out of standard m. P. s he reports. Nelson teach stepped down as brazils minister of health after just weeks in the job as president became increasingly at odds on how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Repeated lee criticized his minister s. Too timid in his efforts to reopen the economy the last straw came after the president issued at the create a clearing gyms in beauty parlors essential businesses without consulting him but in his Farewell Press Conference teached refrained from criticizing the president life is made of ch
Be placed on mute and it will notify you when it is your turn to speak. All callers will remain on mute until their line is open. Everyone must account for the time delays and speaking discrepancies between last coverage and streaming. Its best to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio to avoid audio feedback. The next order of business is item three, report on actions taken at a previous closed session meeting, if any. There are no reportable actions. The next order of business is item four, matters of unfinished business. There are no matters of unfinished business. The next order of business is item 5, matters of new business consisting of consent and regular agenda. First the consent agenda, 5a, approval of minutes from your regular meeting of january 21 and april 7, 2020. Mr. Chair . Madame secretary, do we have any speakers willing to speak on this item . Operator your conference is now if question and answer mode. To summon a
Pandemic with no sign of a return to Global Travel any time soon. The fallout from the current virus is having an impact across the americas and putting leaders under mounting pressure to contain the outbreak Brazils Health minister has resigned less than a month into the job had only just replaced another Health Minister who was fired over tensions with president terrible sonar on how to handle this pandemic in chile a surge in new cases has forced the government to put santiago under lockdown they only infections in the city of risen by 500 percent in 2 weeks and that the u. S. The house of representatives has narrowly or proved a 3 trillion dollar relief package President Trump says a vaccine will be ready by the end of the year but Health Experts say that is not realistic. He has more on the situation in latin america. Nelson stepped down as brazils minister of health after just weeks in the job as president became increasingly at odds on how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.