Remotely. This precaution is taken pursuant to the various local and state orders and committee directives. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment are available via phone by call 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1464087451. Press pound and pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions but muted and in listening mode only. When your item comes up, press star, three to be added to the speaker list. When prompted to speak, speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television or speakers. Or you may submit comments by email to me, erica. Major sf. Gov. I have interpreters ready to assist in chinese and spanish. Interpreter i am the interpreter for todays meeting. I will now make the announcement in cantonese. [speaking cantonese language] interpreter and im the
Mr. Secretary, please call the roll. [laughter]. Thank you, madame chair. Prior to calling roll, i would like to note that julie chang is sitting in as director. With that i will now proceed to call roll. Directors, please respond when i call your name. Chang present. E. Forbes present. M. Hursh present. B. Lipkin present. J. Tumlin present. Vice chair gee present. Chair sesay present. Secretary directors, we have a quorum. Chair sesay and secretary, if i may just a point of clarification, this is a regular meeting, not a special meeting, just a point of clarification for the record. Chair sesay thank you, i appreciate that. Secretary thank you. Directors, the next item, item 3, is communications. Wed like to provide further instructions for the Public Comment process. To provide Public Comment, callers should dial into the published number, 18552826330, and enter access code, 126 729 5295. Then pound and pound again and listen to the meeting. As they wait for Public Comment to be anno
Good morning, the meeting will come to order. Welcome to the mooting of the government audit and oversight committee. Im supervisor gordon mar and joined by vicechair peskin, and supervisor haney will join us. And i would like to thank s. F. O. S. F. O. For staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, any announcements . Clerk in order to protect the Board Members and the public during the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors and the Committee Room are closed. This precaution is taken to local, state and orders and directives. The Committee Members will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if physically present. Public comment is available for each item on the agenda, on cable channel 26 and they are streaming the callin number across the screen. Provide Public Comments during the Public Comment period by calling 1 415 6550001. Once connected and prompted to the meeting i. D. , todays meeting i. D. Is 1467063442. And then press pound t
For the late antonio gahilig, on behalf of supervisor peskin and supervisor yee, and on the entire behalf of the board of supervisors, for the former director of recreation and park, director mary byrnes. President yee sorry about that. Now this brings us to the end of our agenda. Any other Business Today . Clerk that concludes our business for today. President yee okay, thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues and members of the public joining us today, wed like to remind everyone that the regular Board Meeting scheduled for next tuesday, september 8th, 202020, is cancelled. Our next regular Board Meeting will be scheduled for tuesday, september 15th, 2020. As there is no further business we are adjourned. Clerk thank you. Thank you. Supervisor haney our clerk today is erica major. Madam clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk [inaudible] and the board, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting remo
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