happened in history to make sure that we re not repeating the same mistakes. we are not asking you to shelter indoors, to stay at home and also expect that, you know, this is something that is comfortable for all of you. we know this is very challenging. that it has a significant impact on not only our physical health but our mental health. and yesterday i, with a doctor, we hosted a webinar to talk about our mental health and the challenges with family, with children, with isolation and with a number of things. and we wanted to make sure we had a resource available to the public to deal with that. anyone can log on or call 311. if there is any information that you may need or someone to talk to during this very challenging time because the fact is it s not over. there is a light at the end of the tunnel. we will get through this, but it is going to require time and it s going to require patience like never before. i don t believe anyone on this earth has ever experienced any
propriations committee. and i am sandra lee fewer and i m joined by supervisor walton and supervisor mandelman and by supervisor ronen and president yee is with us today. our clerk is miss linda wong. i would like to thank sfgov-tv for this meeting. clerk: due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect members, and the public, the board of supervisors and the chamber and the committee room are closed and so all members will be participating in the meeting remotely. (indiscernible) and the comments will be available for each item on this agenda. at sfgov. sorry, sfgov.tv@org, and the number is across the screen. each speaker is allowed two minutes to speak. and the comments to speak during the comment period are available via phone, by calling 888-204-5984 and, again, 888 888-204-5984, access code, 350018. and press pound and press pound again. when you are connected, dial 1, and then 0, to be added to the queue to speak. you will be lunch lined up in the order that yo
sfgovtv test test test test test test test test test test is good morning. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the thursday, april 16th meeting of the government audit and oversight committee. i am the chair of the committee joined by aaron peskin and committee member matt haney. thank you to the clerk, john carroll. i would like to thank sfgovtv for staffing the meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements. yes, due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect board members the board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee room are closed. members will be participating in this meeting remotely as if they were physically present. comments will be available for each item on the agenda cable channel 26 and sfgovtv are streaming the number on the screen. each speaker is allowed two minutes to speak. comments or opportunities to speak during the public comment period are available by calling (888)204-5984. use the access code. that is 35
cases of those who have been diagnosed with covid-19. and sadly, we have lost 17 people. there are 17 people who died as a result of this virus as of today. as a reminder, you can visit data sf.org for the full tracker with information on what who has been diagnosed, the number of tests and other resources that are available or any questions you may have. and i want to just start today by reminding us really how far we ve come from the very beginning. we ve made it our mission to slow the spread of this virus, to help those vulnerable populations, to keep people safe and we re continuing to do all we can to do just that. we re still dealing with the number of cases in san francisco and we also know that there will continue to be challenges and we will continue to see increases in the number of cases of the coronavirus as we continue to do testing. you know, it may seem like this will never end, but it will come to an end. and i want to be clear that although you may hear ab
convening the closed session. [roll call] clerk: mr. chair, you have a quorum, and so the board will now go into the closed session. so your instructions are to hang up on this call, essentially, click the red button, and then go into the calendar, the closed session, and then separate log into that meeting. clerk: yes, mr. chair. thank you very much. does anyone have questions on that? roberta, you may need to change the outlook invitation so that we can start the meeting early. it s not scheduled until 4:30. clerk: okay. very good. okay. so look for that, folks, and please log in within, let s say, the next five minutes. so to the members of the public watching, thank you for accommodating this unique format and showing the resilient city that we are. all right. thank you. we ll move into closed session. good afternoon, everyone. i m san francisco mayor london breed. i m joined today by the director of public health, dr. grant colfax, as well as the director o