Knutzen. This Commission Meeting is being conducted pursuant to the provisions of the bryant act and recent executive orders issued by the governor to facilitate teleconferencing to reduce the risk of covid19 transmission at public meetingful ordinarily, the brown act has strict rules for teleconferencing. The governors executive order has descended those rules. It requires that we continue to notice meetings in advance. The department has met all of the applicable notice requirements. As noted on the agenda, members of the public may observe this teleconference meeting via sfgov tv and may offer Public Comment by calling the published comment phone number. Id like to welcome the members of the public and staff who are watching us live on sfgov tv. The Commission Asks and thanks you for your patience during these unprecedented times. Conducting the meeting through teleconferencing has only happened once last month in our history. That being said, we hope the public has patience. We are
Comment on that item and perhaps the minutes should so reflect, thank you. Great. Should we include that amendment on the minutes . Directors, are there any additional callers at this time . Operator you have two questions remaining. So for members of the public on the line, this is an opportunity to comment on approval of the minutes from the june 16th regular meeting. If you would like to comment on the minutes, please state your name and we will start your two minutes. Hello . Operator sorry, hit the wrong button. Operator you have zero questions remaining. With that, well close Public Comment and directors, do i have a motion for the approval of the minutes from the 16th. Motion to approve. Second. All in favour. Do we have to do role call . Yes, madam chair. role call . The minutes are approved in a 40 vote. Item 5. As some of may know, we lost a member, art curtis, who passed away with a long battle with brain cancer. In his early union, he fulfilled his dream with sfmta driving
Before we do, we should see if there are minutes of the public who wish to address the board. My mistake. Open up for Public Comment on this item. To the amended minutes that were recirculated from may 19. Members of the public who are watching this meeting via sfg tv who wish to address the board call 8888086929 and press 9961164. All right. We will wait a moment to see if there are members of the public who wish to address the board with respect to the amended minutes of may 19. Director borden, put yourself on mute. All right. Moderator is telling us there are no callers. Seeing of no callers s the floor closed officially . Yes, madam chair t moderator will close Public Comment for the minutes. And there is still a roll call vote on the minutes . A yes, madam chair. Director borden. Aye. Director brinkman . Dr. Brinkman, unmute. Aye. Dr. Eaken . Aye. Heminger. And that is approved by unanimous approval. Item 5, communication. Before i get into the extensive directions here, i just w
Not joining us and i know shes on the call and id like to open it up to directors and ill start with brinkman. Thank you, very much, chair board and its going to be hard for me not to always call you director rubke and thank you for all the hard work you put into this and were a thoughtful and careful director and you have such empathy and i appreciated serving with you on the board and getting to know you as a friend and now we can talk and travel as long as we want and we wont have to sensor ourselves at all. Thank you so much for your years of service and i will miss you very, very much on the board. Director eakin. Thank you. Christina, director rubke, its been such an honour and privilege to serve with you. You bring an important perspective i hope you will stay in touch with us and weigh in on board items. You are always welcome to call and share your perspectives. Ive learned so much from you and i really join director borden to be sad that this will lose perspective and your in
Public who wish to address the board. My mistake. Open up for Public Comment on this item. To the amended minutes that were recirculated from may 19. Members of the public who are watching this meeting via sfg tv who wish to address the board call 8888086929 and press 9961164. All right. We will wait a moment to see if there are members of the public who wish to address the board with respect to the amended minutes of may 19. Director borden, put yourself on mute. All right. Moderator is telling us there are no callers. Seeing of no callers s the floor closed officially . Yes, madam chair t moderator will close Public Comment for the minutes. And there is still a roll call vote on the minutes . A yes, madam chair. Director borden. Aye. Director brinkman . Dr. Brinkman, unmute. Aye. Dr. Eaken . Aye. Heminger. And that is approved by unanimous approval. Item 5, communication. Before i get into the extensive directions here, i just wanted to say a few words because we are coming together