World even though i was probably going two miles an hour. It was, like, the scariest thing id ever done, and i think it was when i got hooked role call item 2 is pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republican for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones and pages are prohibited at this meeting. And be advised the chair may remove anybody using a cell cell phone or Electronic Device and the public has up to three minute to make pertinent comments unless the Port Commissioner dubs a shorter period. The moderator will instruct dialin participants to use touchtone phones to register any desire tor Public Comment. Comments will be taken first from inperson participants and then dialedin participants. Audio prompts will signal to dial in when the input has been enabled for commenting. The comply with the declaration for covid19, that you remain an arms length distance. We are not requiring speakers to fill out a card but speakers can go up to the podium one one at a time or queue up in line but please maintain the social distance. Item 4, declaration of emergency Port Commission meeting. Thank you, everyone, for joining us today whether in person or by phone. The mayor, the state of california and the federal government have declared that the coronavirus pandemic is a Public Health emergency and ask that the people stay at home, which is where i am. The Mayors Office has determined that the Port Commission has an urgent need to take action on the matter before us to ensure Public Health, safety and essential Government Operations and has authorized the Port Commission to meet on this matter. I move that we hold this emergency meeting because of the coronavirus pandemic as an emergency that severely impairs Public Health and safety and the matter before us demands prompt action and is necessary to ensure that there is no disruption or threaten disruption to the public facility. Do i have a second . Second. All in favour . Thank you, commissioner. Item 5a, requests approval of resolution authorizing the executive director to recommend the memorandum between the port and the department of homelessness in support of housing to expand the capacity of embarcadaro centre due to the coronavirus outbreak. So moved. Good morning. I am the director of the communications for the port of San Francisco and i will make brief remarks and i will provide an overview of the proposed amendment to the ports mou with the department of homelessness and support of housing for operations at the embarcadaro centre on sea wall lot 330. The Commission Approved the existing agreement between the port and the department of homelessness in support of housing at the april 23rd, 2019 meeting. In declaring a local emergency in calling for all efforts to protect the health and safety of the public, the Mayors Office is asking the port and hsh, the department of Homeless Housing to revisit the embarcaro centre, the rampup. It calls for one change. The proposal is to change the rampup schedule articulated on page 10, section 11. 1 of the agreement under permanent uses to allow hsh to expand bed capacity beyond the rampup limit to accommodate the citywide coronavirus response. All other terms and conditions originally agreed to on april 23rd, 2019 would remain the same and not change. I have emily cohen here from the Mayors Office who will provide a short presentation articulating the urgent need for the amendment, as well as unupdate on the state Navigation Centre operation. After the proceedings, we will be available to anticipation any questions. Answer any questions. Good morning. This is emily cohen, the mayors policy advisor on homelessness and thank you for convening today and thank you to the members of the public who have joined either in person or via phone. Can everyone hear me all right . Yes. Thank you. Im going to walk you through a brief presentation as randy said and we are proposing an amendment to the mou between the port of San Francisco and the department of homelessness and support of housing and i want to give a little background context to this. As many folks know, the safe Navigation Centre, which is operated by five keys opened the end of december. It is currently operating at a capacity of 130 people each night. During the first two months of operations, all placements into space Navigation Centre were made by the Homeless Team working in the homeless zone in the immediate area of the Navigation Center. San francisco has two, twoperson teams working in the outreach zones fulltime and they have an additional twoperson team working with one shift and one on the weekends and folks are invited into the Navigation Center. Weve had a tremendous amount of success in engaging folks on the street in the area and inviting them indoors. As folks remember from the original mou, we designated both a safety zone and outreach zone within the safety zone which is smaller and immediately surrounds the center. Sfpd has applied beat officers to the zone seven days a week, five keys have been mentioned as the operator and made a phone call available where neighbors can call or text with concerns about the need area, the perimeter of the Navigation Center. As everyone in the room or on the call is well aware, we are facing a Public Health crisis, the covid19 or coronavirus. In response, mayor breed declared a state of month in february. When i put this presentation together a few days ago, there were 23 positive cases in the city of San Francisco but the course has continued to evolve. San francisco has taken serious steps to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on our community, including the most recent shelter inplace ordinance issued by the Health Officer earlier this week, wellspan aaswell as declareing l emergency and one of the big areas has been focusing on, for me and my work focusing on the impact, the potential impact of the coronavirus on people experiencing homelessness or living in other congregate facilities. So weve allocated funding to enhance services at dropin centers, shelters, Navigation Centers and other congregate environments. As you can imagine, the coronavirus epidemic represents a Significant Health risk represents. People experiencings have limited access to preventative measures including hand washing, home isolation, avoiding hightouched surfaces and people experiencing homelessness may have more chronic conditions making them more vulnerable to the virus. As i mentioned before, we are taking proactive steps to protect the vulnerable population within the homelessness population, including expanding cleaning, expanding hours of programs, enhancing Meal Delivery for people in supported housing and occupancy hotels who have been advised to not go out because of their conditions. And were extending a lot of this operation not to the publically funded housing but to private owned sros and increasing or outreach. Weve deployed 30 handwashing stations for people unsheltered and bringing online rvs and hotel rooms, places where people can isolate and selfquarantine if theyve been exposed to the virus but dont have problems. So part of our need and part of our strategy for protecting people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco is to expand our shelter capacity. We want to mechanic sure that people experience homelessness have state places to be, abilit, hygiene, meals and other basic healthcare. As randy mentioned, there are currently 70 empty beds at the Embarcadaro Center due to what as lined up in the mou. As i mentioned earlier, there are 130 beds currently in operation and that was the agreement per month, one through three, of the Navigation Center and were due to expand to 165 beds for months four through six anand 200 beds in july. We feel we cannot wait until jusjuly to have access to the b. So the court is requesting an amendment to the mou to allow hsh to expand the bed capacity beyond that rampup limit, to accommodate the citywide emergency coronavirus response. This is my brief presentation and im happy to take additional questions from commissioners. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you, randy and emily for your presentation. Is there any Public Comment in the room . Yes, commissioner. Please state your name. Im elgin rose and we do outreach with hundreds of Homeless People i in the Tenderloin Community and outreach into tents. So the 70 beds opened that could be filled with people and could get rest and take in information is very important. And i think just making people feel like theyre a part of the population is a key to maybe making it better and taking this covid19 thing serious. So definitely, im here to support just getting more people with those beds and if anything else the tenderloin could be supportive of, we are interested in doing it. Thank you. Thank you. Hi, thank you for having me here today and also the people who are on the telephone. Im the executive director for the tenderloin and since this crisis hit, we have not shut our doors. We have a serious crisis on the streets. People are out there that dont know whats going on. Weve giving them soap and water and Hand Sanitizer and a lot of these people are elder people, grandmothers, grandfathers and these are handicapped people in wheelchairs and they need some place go. I walked through the tenderloin this morning and i saw easily 100 in two blocks living on the streets, who are dirty and being exposed. Im walking here through the Farmers Market and if thats not a lot to say. Like, we need to help these people and we need more beds. We had a young man who came to us, to our popup and said, you know what, ive been on the streets for three years but im scared right now and i want to go somewhere. Where can i go . A 22yearold man who finally had a revelation he wanted to change his life is still on the streets. So im here in support of expanding the beds and i hope we can move this forward. Everyone has that right. Thank you. My name is joseph norez and i work for the cotenderloin and ive lived in San Francisco for 26 years. I think that on monday, i was asked to come to work to get materials so that i could work at home and on the way to work, at the corner of golden gate and hide, which is one block from the federal building, there were tents, there was a shooting gallery right on the street and so, anybody thats gone through the tenderloin in the last few years or along market street, bart stations know that San Francisco has been the site of a National Health crisis for quite some time and in the last couple of weeks, its become exponentially worse. So common sense says that if our most atrisk individuals who already have a compromised immune system, off on or barista, were all vulnerable. We work with the most vulnerable and underserved people in our city and they need beds. Canary in the coal mines at golden gate and hide is taylor and jones and the bart station and they need help. Put to thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good morning, im an Education Coordinator and im a pastor. Im here to stay i support this for compassionate reasons. Like donna mentioned earlier, walking through the tenderloin in general, having worked in this area for over a year and a half, i see a lot of disparities and a lot of crime and pain and hurt and i see a lot of people who want find a way into a better life and better situation and now with whats happening with covid19, now theyre in even further danger. Every population, every culture and i feel the homeless situation in the tenderloin is a situation in itself and its not just the tenderloin. You have people in the bayview where i grew up. I grew up in San Francisco and people are hurting and right now covid is doin going after the ey and i want to support this effort and say we should move forward with the expansion of the beds and with helping these people as much as possible. We need someone to know how it and how we can help this effort. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thats the last speaker in the conference room. Thank you, amy and thank you everyone from the tenderloin. Any more Public Comment or inperson . No. So the inperson Public Comment is now closed. Now we will open up the phone lines to take Public Comment from members of the public who are joining us on the phone. Thank you, president brandon. At this time, well open the queue for anyone on the phone who would like to make Public Comments. In question is now in question and answer mode. To alert the speaker you have a question, press one and then zero. Please dial 10 on your phone and the system will add you. You will be entered into the system in the order you dialed 10. The system will let you know when its ready and others will wait. Public comments limited to three minutes per person. The queue is now open and please dial 10 if you wish to make a Public Comment. Thank you. Do we have anyone on the phone . There are five Public Comments via telephone. Please open the line to the first caller. Hello, earn. Everyone. Im a Community Member in rinkton hill, and im an immunologieimimmunologist. From a human standpoint, i can be on board but my concern lies from a health standpoint, specifically, if someone tests positive, what is the containment plan . Are all individuals contained to confinement and do they have an appropriate infrastructure . For example, like a pod or some sort of isolation tent . Additionally, if these individuals test positive or have an exposure, how will they be kept inside and liable to say inside of the Navigation Center or whatever facility theyre in. They should not be able come and go as they please, specifically for drug use. This will add to vulnerabilities and put further strain on the immune system and im not aware of any data about how withdrawal would influence the course of the Coronavirus Infection or another respiratory virus infection. With that said, i agree that is a vulnerable population, but it could ultimately turn into more of a risk and potentially an epicenter of a new wave of infections in San Francisco. So my question for the board or just in general is, what is your plan and how are you going to mitigate any risk . Thank you very much. Thank you. Does this new amendment allow the city to put more than 200 people in the Navigation Center or is it just to expand up to 200 . Thank you. Oh, and one more thing, is there a sundown period . I guess it wont matter. If its up to 200, it wont matter because it can stay up until 200, but if it goes over 200, is there a sundown period . In other words, does that end at a particular point in time . Thank you. Please state your name. My name is bruce goldetski. Thank you, bruce. Moving on to the next caller. Hi, commissioner and port. Im florence and i have the same concern that the first caller had about the crowding situation in the Navigation Center. Right now theres a lot of tents on main street, as you can see, and most residents are concerned about the virus spreading if they go into a shelter and im really concerned about their Health Situation if they were to be packed in even more and more beds were to be added. I would like to understand what kind of risk mitigations and procedures will take place if there are beds that will be added. Thank you. Thank you. Well continue to the next caller. My name is judy lynn and im a neighbor of the Navigation Center and i live at the watermark and i wanted to echo with the callers have stated already. I am all for expanding the shelter capability in general to help the homelessness but i think its the department of the homelessness needs a plan to mitigate risk to the Homeless Population while they reside in these shelters, particularly for the Navigation Center. Is it going to be reconfigured to keep the sixfeet distance while theyre sleeping or interacting and what are the Health Checks that will take place to keep the residents and staff safe, to determine if theyre trying to show symptoms. And also to echo the quarantine issue, if they do start to show symptoms, how will they be quarantined and kept separate from the other guests . And i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50 of the Navigation Center residents that are drug users, if the