above, and i think it s important to have the rank-and-file, the people that are on the ground doing this work in those rooms when we re talking about policy. i also think that it s important to have groups like officers for justice in these working groups, and that a standing invitation be extended to them. while i ve been in these working groups, again, i ve seen p.o.a. representation, however, i haven t seen officers for justice representation, and i m learning that it s not because they don t want to be there. they obviously do, but the invitation isn t being extended, and i am going to ask the chief to personally i know that we just did 503, and we are working on the strategic plan for 503, and i really would appreciate, chief, if you could include the officers for justice in that strategic plan because i wasn t aware that they were not invited to the table prior to this. so those were the two things. and lastly, one of the goals that i think is going to that i would
that s been done to my back over the years. also, i would like to add that [inaudible] but i tried to call in each time. i think that on the budget, that i hope that everyone looks at the money that was saved with the giants and the warriors not playing, all the police presence utilized for that. i hope that money has been considered that s not being used. and also, i wanted to speak about that i did have concern about justification of the budget being for diversity for hiring as a talking point. i m not sure if there s a true legitimate effort with that being done, and i also wanted to thank president cohen for addressing keeping reports by the chief in d.p.a. brief. it s much more time to go through several items and we won t be here until 1:00 in the morning. thank you. clerk: and president cohen, that is the end of public comment. president cohen: all right. thank you very much. let s move onto item 8, please. clerk: line item eight, discussion and possible action t
item number 2 is approval of the minutes for the september 22nd port commission meeting. so moved. clerk: it looks like we may have lost the commissioner. let s see if she can rejoin us. [no audio] commissioner, are you able to call in with audio? commissioners, are you able to dial in using the phone number on the teams link? we have your video, just not your audio. hi, i can barely hear you commissioner brandon. oh, i m sorry. can we use (indiscernible) signal? yes, if it s visible. so people would need to (indiscernible) yes. okay. so i ll so, commissioner wuho is here. i got back into the own meeting, doreen. right, right. okay. trying to give you hand signals. great. okay. now we have a quorum. can i have a second to approve the minutes? second. all in favor? oh, no roll call vote, please. clerk: sure. [roll call] thank you. item number 3 is public comment on executive session. we will open up the phone lines to public comment. the mem
due to the covid [indiscernible] being held via teleconference. for those watching the live stream be aware there s a brief time lag between the live meeting and what is being viewed on sf gov tv. i d like to extend our appreciation to the staff for their assistance during the meet. if you wish to make a public comment dial 1-415-655-001 [audio digitizing] i ll ask asking to keep muted and item 19 has been removed from the agenda and we will not hear closed session item 19 the other closed session item will remain on the calendar. the first order of business is the annual election of officers. at the first regular meeting of the commission after the first day of october each year the members shall elect a president and vice president of the commission to serve a one-year term. commissioners you, will first nominate the elected position and elect the position of vice president. public comment will be taken separately on each. [indiscernible] members of the public who wish
i will ask everyone to place your hands on your heart to say the pledge of allegiance. please unmute everyone. okay. all right. 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. thank you. please call roll. clerk: yes. commissioner dejesus. present. commissioner hamasaki. present. commissioner elias. here. commissioner rickter? present. and commissioner cohen is excused. vice president taylor, you have a quorum. and we have director from the department of police accountability and the chief. thank you. for members of the public, the number to call in to provide public comment is 415-665-0001. and access code 14664628. 26, i believe. and remind the members of the public to have any of your devices on mute and there is no background noise and same thing for the presenters and commissioners unless you are speaking. try to reduce the