Lost teeth, School Concerts and junior high dances. Sore throats and first moments. Thank you to my incredible staff, many in the chamber today who are in colorado and washington who made so many great things happen and whose difference will be felt for generations to come. You leave a mark on the country far beyond the etching of a signature. Signature, desk, and the floor. Thank you to my colleagues and senator bennet. Thank you for the honor of serving along your side and commitment to our nation, capitol police, the staff, support staff in the senate who make it all possible. Above all, most importantly and most importantly, thank you to this great and extraordinary nation for all that it means and represents. The hope and optimism that for over two centuries has led people around the globe to give up everything they had just to be here, to be a part of this nation, to then turn around and fight through political strife and pandemics, to go to war to save the union, to know how luc
Following all coronavirus protocols. Yes both are being tested regularly and quick reminder about the rules for two nights debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We also ask specific yes or no questions throughout the debate and this goes without saying but were asking both candidates to please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot ofus territory to get through tonight so we must start with the pandemic and weve seen the consequences, economic devastation especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, kids andnd adults struggle with mental health, suicide climbing. Monday the president tweeted dont be afraid of covid. Dont let it dominate your life. 2000 coloradans have died and another 75,000 been diagnosed with coronavirus during the pandemic senator gardner lets start with you. As a member of the senate are you proud of the way republican majority is handling the pande
This is thursday, april 23, 2020. I will again enter the following comments into the record that on february 25th, 2020, the mayor declared a state of emergency ey related to the covid19. Since that declaration, the county Health Officer issued a stateathome order followed by the governor of the state of california doing the same. Furthermore, the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspending select laws applicable to boards and missions making it possible to hold this Commission Hearing remotely. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene through the end of the shelterinplace order. Recogniseing that the commissions consideration of certain projects is an essential government operation, and that the authorization directs the commission to prioritize consideration of action items pertaining to infrastructure housing and small business. I will also remind everyone that the platform that we are operating on is not per
Commission to prioritize consideration of action items pertaining to infrastructure housing and small business. I will also remind everyone that the platform that we are operating on is not perfect. And will be clumsy. There worrytherefore, we requesr patience. In event the at t bridge fails us, we may need to recess in order to log out and log back into the system, at which time we will notify members of the public to call back in. To enable public participation, we are broadcasting and streaming this hearing live and we will receive Public Comment for each item on todays agenda. Sf gov tv is streaming across the bottom of the screen and comments or opportunities to speak are available via phone by calling the 888 2733658 number and entering the access code of 3107452, pressing pound and pound again. When you want to speak to an item, you need to press 10 to get into the cue. Each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes and when you have 30 seconds left, youll hear the first chime
On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene through the end of the shelterinplace order. Recogniseing that the commissions consideration of certain projects is an essential government operation, and that the authorization directs the commission to prioritize consideration of action items pertaining to infrastructure housing and small business. I will also remind everyone that the platform that we are operating on is not perfect. And will be clumsy. There worrytherefore, we requesr patience. In event the at t bridge fails us, we may need to recess in order to log out and log back into the system, at which time we will notify members of the public to call back in. To enable public participation, we are broadcasting and streaming this hearing live and we will receive Public Comment for each item on todays agenda. Sf gov tv is streaming across the bottom of the screen and comments or opportunities to speak are available via phone by