It is more important than ever that we Work Together to find new ways to build a steady pipeline for the future using Economic Development models and Infrastructure Projects and talented, welltrained and well skilled workers. Governors obviously play a key role in these efforts. Many of the governors here today have shown tremendous leadership in this area. It is at the state level that ideas are being developed and Real Solutions are being forged. Panel, itdays next is my privilege to introduce the , thechair of the nga, governor of the great state of new york, andrew cuomo, who will tell us about the progress hes making in new york and then lead the next panel discussion. [applause] gov. Cuomo thank you. Before i get started, let us give a great round of applause to governor hogan. [applause] governor hogan, we all thank you for your professionalism, your cooperation, and your leadership. Another round of applause for governor hogan, please. It is my pleasure to be here today to open
Good afternoon, welcome to the february 11th, 2020 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, would you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] clerk mr. President , and supervisor yee. Mr. President , all members are present. Supervisor yee ok. Thank you. Would you please join me in the 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. Supervisor yee on behalf of the board i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts to the public online. Are there any communications. I have none to report mr. President. Ok, then, lets go to our 2 00 p. M. Special order. Special order at 2 00 p. M. Is the appearance by our honorable mayor, london n. Breed. Theyre being no questions submitted from supervisors representing districts 14, the mayor m
[background sounds] subcommittee on Oversight Committee will now here comes the order. It is hauling hearing in china and the public help emergencies, to curb the Opioid Crisis. The premise of todays hearing is to examine states efforts and successes and adjusting the Opioid Epidemics as well as opportunities for future federal support. And just to let everybody know, doctor alexander, the reason why we are Getting Started a little late. The plane was delayed. But now the dr. Is on our way. We will swear in the witnesses when we get to that. If we have to do that later we will. The. [cheering]. Will now recognize the suffering Opening Statement. As i said, today the committee contends his bipartisan efforts to combat the Opioid Crisis. As we know, the countries in the midst of an epidemic unlike any of recent history. According to the centers for Disease Control and prevention, from 1999, 2017, nearly 400,000 people died from opioid overdoses. In 2017, more than two thirds of Drug Over
Process. Public works is no longer overseeing their processes. In the prior legislation, we were issuing permits for all poles, and now theyre currently taking and doing all the review related to their assets. Okay. So i would for one be delighted in you want to continue to agree to hold off on the adoption of the objective standards. I think first and foremost i dont mean to be cranky on deputy City Attorneys debut at the land use committee, but having our deputy City Attorney who is the legal subject matter expert, mr. Sanders, here, im not sure why hes not here, would be very helpful. I do not want to put ms. Pearson in the position of having to delve into a body of legal material that is not her subject matter expertise. So i would like to continue to hold off. I would like to continue the hearing and also like to get legal advice about the potential outcomes of litigation three months hence. And at about the same time, the updated report will be forth coming from our department of
Clerk silence all cellphones and Electronic Devices. Completed speaker cards and copies of any documents that include as part of a file should be submitted to the clerk. Items will appear on the januarf supervisors agenda less otherwise stated. We are joined momentarily to my right by vicechair of the Committee Supervisor ahsha safai who rightfully comments that it is quite warm in these chambers so, ms. Major, when you have a second after you read item number 1, if you could ask them to cool this place down you can ask them through the chair. Send some heat to my office since i dont have any right now. That would be great. Sure thing transfer the heat from the board chambers to room 256. Clerk item number 1 entitled regulating the width of sidewalks to reduce the sidewalk width of certain locations along the westerly side of pierce street in front of the maxime Health Center at 1301 pierce street sidewalks are important which is precisely why these instruments come to the board of exe