Available on each item on this agenda and both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is given two minutes to speak. The opportunity to speak during the Public Comment period are available by calling 1 415 6550001, again, 1 415 6550001. And meeting i. D. , 146 892 6687. Again, 146 892 6687. And then press pound twice. 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, 3, to be added to the speaker line. And the best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively you may submit Public Comment in the following ways, email to myself, the budget and finance committee clerk, and if you submit Public Comments via email it will be forwarded to the supervisors and it will be included as part of the official file. And finally items acted on today are appearing on the board of s
Thanhello, everyone. The meeting will come to order, this is the rescheduled budget and finance committee meeting. Im sandra lee fewer, the chair, and im joined by supervisors walton and supervisor handelman. I thank the sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Madam clerk, any announcements . Clerk to protect the Board Members and the employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed, and they will participate remotely. This precaution is taken pursuant to the local and state and federal orders, declarations and directives. The Committee Members will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comments will be available on each item on this agenda and both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is given two minutes to speak. The opportunity to speak during the Public Comment period are available by calling 1 415
Chair peskin welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee today, september 21, 2020. I am chair aaron peskin, joined by supervisor ahsha safai and supervisor dean preston. Our clerk is miss erica major. Miss major, could you please make any announcements. Clerk yes. Due to the covid19 pandemic, city hall and board rooms are closed. Committee members will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they are physically present. Public comment will be available on each item of this agenda. Depending on your provider, you can watch the meeting on cable channels 26, 78, or 99 or sfgov. Org is streami sfgovtv streaming the number across the stream. The number is 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1462832975. Press pound, and pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, please press star, three to be added to the speaker line. Best pra
Maam. [inaudible] president yee maam, i need to ask you to stop. Okay. Ive already given you time. Deputy, could you ask her to leave. [inaudible] president yee excuse me. Youre out of order. [inaudible] president yee okay. Id like to use the overhead, please, and id like to echo the sentiments just said by this gentleman and Felicia Jones. Clerk excuse me, maam, im starting your time. Wealth and disparities, justice for mario woods. She said we meet with supervisors, many of you in this chambers, as well as sfpd, and i have to say that the chief himself is more critical of the department than hillard and hines. You have the duty to oversee this process. I want to show these data these are in your packet. This is the data that sfpd itself produces, and this is where you can say that theres no improvement see that theres no improvement in Racial Disparity and use of force. This is up to the most recent quarter. If you look to the long black line there, thats black people. The little lin
Three straight years, according to the f. B. I. In San Francisco, its been especially tragic, increasing 59 over three years. With this data, we can better track these crimes, understand whos being impacted, and develop better strategies to address them. Secondly, im proud to be working closely with budget chair fewer on budget reform legislation to improve transparency and engagement at every especially step of the budget process. In my very first board meetings, i held my very first town hall on the eraf budget. I would add our budget process is also a statement of our values. Democracy must be one of our core values. Thats why ive dedicated my first year in office to strengthening our democracy, fighting political corruption to ensure free and Fair Elections and now budget reform. Democracy does not begin or end at the ballot box but should be part of the processes with which we govern ourselves in every facet of our lives. I look forward to working together to expanding our Democra