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. Lets 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, im sorry. Can we use indiscernible signal . Yes, if its visible. So people would need to indiscernible yes. Okay. So ill 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 members of the public joining us on the phone, jennife
Im here to share some sobering news. Our case count in Santa Clara County are starting to surge. Health officials across the bay area issued a new safety guidance. Warning against getting indoors for think giving and on other holidays. Recommending people keep the gathering outdoors, social distance with the masks, limit to three hassles and two hours maximum. And nonessential travel districts. We are training ourselves right into the red and potentially the tier of the states framework. Which means a lot more restrictions. This disease continues to be deadly. A vaccine will come. It is not going to come soon enough. She is not sure what is bad the local surge possibly it is halloween and pandemic fatigue. She will be spent in getting with her out of the mother, sitting 10 feet apart, outdoors with their blankets. For those of you who do travel outside the bay area, Health Officers are strongly recommending a 14 day self quarantine upon returning home. They suggest getting tested befor
Due to the covid [indiscernible] being held via teleconference. For those watching the live stream be aware theres a brief time lag between the live meeting and what is being viewed on sf gov tv. Id like to extend our appreciation to the staff for their assistance during the meet. If you wish to make a Public Comment dial 1415655001 [audio digitizing] ill 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 oneyear 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 to make two minutes o
We said that from beginning and i stand behind that and people ultimately have to understand the risk that what is implied in asking them to come back and right now we need emphasis. And families that have the privilege to safely work from home. I understand all the guides, but this is definitely safety first, safety number one. And the School District has gone above and beyond in enhancing our crisis learning plan during this time. We are working on making it better and hearing families and including them that is to empower families and reach out to them and make the learning at home as seamless as possible given the fact that we are in a pandemic. There is no way around that and no way even know and for me to trust the dfl department of Public Health during the time that we have been tegs communities and seeing the results and seeing the lack of support once they are tested positive. All those things are realities and i also have a really big problem with putting our students who are
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 4156650001. 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 background noise by having yourself mu