Committee examined executive branch nominations. At a senate hearing, witnesses from the trucking and shipping industry talked about the importance of freight to the u. S. Economy and the infrastructure needs of the u. S. Highways, courts and waterways. Senator and half chairs this environment and public works subcommittee. This is one hour 30 minutes. The meeting will come to order. We are honored to have some great Witnesses Today and i will save the introductions. I know there are a couple introductions that would be made from up here. This morning ill go ahead with Opening Statements were honored to have the chairman of the raking member. Then i understand senator cardin you have an instruction to make also. Will do that. Lets recognize first senator carper because he is going to be coming back and doing his a little bit later. Very briefly, welcome to the support hearing and i want to thank our chair and Ranking Member for putting this all together. I have a statement by the act t
Chairman and the Ranking Member, the whole committee here, senator barrasso, senator carper, you have an introduction to make also. We will do that. Lets recognize senator carper because he will be coming back and doing his a little later. Very briefly, welcome to this important hearing, i think the chair and Ranking Member for putting this together and giving us a chance to say something, i ask unanimous consent him if i come back and give it live later this morning i will do that, good to see you, thank you for joining us this is important stuff. I want to thank all of you for being here today, thank you for your help in getting this together. I have taken counts, the last one other than you and me, retiring this year, that means you and me. I hope that is not a message. We did coming, working together in a bipartisan way of accomplishing things, looking forward to working with my colleagues who worked in legislation benefiting users for Transportation Networks and the economy. Since
Cardin, you have an introduction to make also. We will do that. Lets recognize first senator carper because he is going to be coming back and doing his a little bit later. Very briefly, welcome to the important hearing and i want to thank our chair and Ranking Member for putting this all together. I have a statement by the act to ask unanimous consent that appear in the record of have a. I have a statement by the act to ask unanimous consent that appear in the record of have a chance to come back and give alive later this morning i will do that. Again, its good to see you all. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. We want to thank all of you for being here today, i would like to thank my friend and Ranking Member for his staff and the help in getting this hearing together. Ive taken count and i think the last was other than you and me that came in to this congress is retiring this year end that leaves you and me. I hope thats not a message. But anyway, we did come in and we spent a lot
You everyone. We have several more items on the agenda. Can you call the next item item 2 is resolution authorizing adoption of San Francisco monetal health [inaudible] i will ask if we take a 3 to 4 minute break as people clear the ental health [inaudible] i will ask if we take a 3 to 4 minute break as people clear the chambers. Well recess for only a couple minutes. We are back from our recess and mr. Even called item 2. Please exist the chambers if you can. We have a presentation on this resolution adopting the San Francisco Mental Health service act. Is there a presentation from the department . There is a brief set of comments. Everyone please keep it down and try to move out of the chamber should i just go ahead . Yes. My name is [inaudible] im the deputy direct orf Behavioral Health within the department of Public Health and [inaudible] we are here asking for the support of a new invasion project that we have submit today the state for approval that actually is going be heard ve
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the its Budget Finance Committee im mark farrell chairing this committee and joined by supervisor katie tang and whether be joined by supervisor eric mar want to thank leo and joshua for sfgovtv as well as the clerk linda wong madam clerk, any announcements . Yes. Electronic devices. Completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the october 6th board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated all right. Madam clerk item one. A resolution for the authorization of the juvenile probation immigrant to accept an expend a grant from the board correction for evidence practices training for the term of may 2015 to june 30th, 2016, thank juvenile probation im ms. Hernandez representing the chief that is a training granted we have applied and received from the board of correction to provide evidence based train for all the at probation officers and probation counselors in the ar