Good morning, and welcome to the september 29, 2020 meeting of the Vision Zero Committee. I am commissioner norman yee and i will be chairing todays meeting. Im joined by vice chair commissioner stefani and commissioner peskin. The Committee Clerk is britney milton. And will you please call the role . Yes, commission peskin . Commissioner peskin present. Vice chair stefani present. Chair yee present. We have quorum. On behalf of the committee i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who records each of our meetings and makes the transcript available to the public online. Clerk, madame clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes. I would like to make an announcement about Public Comment. Public comment will be item via telephone by calling 14156550001. And when prompted, entering access code, 146 771 7365. Once you join, youll be able to listen to the meeting as a participant. To make Public Comment on the item when the item is called, dial star 3 to be added to the queue to spea
Each of our meetings and makes the transcript available to the public online. Clerk, madame clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes. I would like to make an announcement about Public Comment. Public comment will be item via telephone by calling 14156550001. And when prompted, entering access code, 146 771 7365. Once you join, youll be able to listen to the meeting as a participant. To make Public Comment on the item when the item is called, dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. When its your turn, youll hear your line is unmuted. When the two minutes are up, well move on to the next caller. Calls are taken in the orders received. Best practice to speak clearly, slowly. Please allow for a lag time during the course of the meeting. That concludes my announcements. Chair yee okay. Thank you, madame clerk. Before we get started, this is a friendly reminder for all the commissioners to mute your microphone when you are not speaking to avoid audio feedback. Before we get started,
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