As coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide, we must ensure the contractors our government relies on are taking every step they can to minimize the spread of covid19 among workers and attain these. For fiscal year 2020, congress appropriated 3. 1 billion approximately in more than 45,000 adult and family i. C. E. Beds. Ion over 80 of these beds are operated daily by private contractors, some of whom are at this hearing today. That is a large amount of taxpayer money. It demands oversight and accountability. Detention facilities must be held to a High Standard at all times. Within this moment, it is of vital importance. Yet over the past few months, it is feared that ice am a and its contractors have not taken the outbreak seriously and have not i. C. E. And its contractors have not taken the outbreak seriously. At least 405i. C. E. Employees assigned to detention facilities have just a positive. Least twost at detainees, a potential third today in florida, and five contractors, d
Today, the subcommittee meets to examine the response to covid19 by four of the contractors responsible for managing facilities. As coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide, we must ensure the contractors our government relies on are taking every step they can to minimize the spread of covid19 among workers and detainees. Facilities. As coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide, we must ensure the contractors our government relies on are taking every step they can to minimize the spread of covid19 among workers and attain these. For fiscal year 2020, congress appropriated 3. 1 billion approximately in more than 45,000 adult and family i. C. E. Beds. Ion over 80 of these beds are operated daily by private contractors, some of whom are at this hearing today. That is a large amount of taxpayer money. It demands oversight and accountability. Detention facilities must be held to a High Standard at all times. Within this moment, it is of vital importance. Yet over the past few mon
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They can to minimize the spread of covid19 among workers and detainees. For fiscal year 2020 congress appropriated approximately 3. 1 billion for more than 45000 single adults and family ice detention beds and other custody operations. Over 80 of these beds are operating daily by private contractors and some of whom are at this hearing today. That is a large amount of taxpayer money, money a historically high number of detention beds and demands oversight and accountability. Detention facilities must be held to a High Standard at all times but in this moment it is a vital importance. Yet, over the past few months it is clear that ice in its contractor had not taken this a break seriously and have not treated it aggressively enough. More than 3000 detainees, 280 contractors and at least 45 ice employees assigned to detention facilities have now test positive for covid19. Sadly, we have watched as two detainees a potential third today in the state of florida and contractors due to convoc
We expect commissioner richards to be absent today. First on your age is consideration of items for continuance, number 201900421c at 2829 24th street, conditional use for continuance to february 20, 2020. Item 2, 20154109c02 at 333 12th street, proposed ford continuance to march 5th, 2020 and item 3, number 2016 2016006860 ika at 65 ocean avenue, inkind agreement for continuance until april 2nd, 2020. Further commissioners, under your regular calendar, item 12, 12576 1769 lombard street requesting a continuance for a medical condition that came up and under the discretionary review, item 16, 2017010281 zrp at 23 236 el camino it is propod for continuance to march 12th, 2019 and 1769 proposed for continuance to march 5th. I have to speaker cards. Would any members of the public like to comment on the items proposed for continuance, come on up. Im representing the business opener for 1769 lombard street. I just wanted to elaborate more, the request is very sudden and unexpected. So i ha