Coronavirus response and other priorities for the agency. This senate, environment, and public works hearing is almost 2. 5 hours. Well, good morning. I call this hearing to order. I would like to welcome the administrator of the Environmental Protection agency, the honorable andrew wheeler, today. Todays hearing is the opportunity to hear about their epas good work and a chance for Committee Members to ask questions. The Environmental Protection agency is tasked with protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the communities where our family live. During the covid19 pandemic, the agency has worked hard to provide the public with updated information on which disinfectants and cleaning products can be safely used to kill the virus. In addition, the epa has made Grant Funding available to the states and the tribes to help lowincome and minority communities address the coronavirus. Epa has provided thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment to aid emergency and Healt
Protection agency, Andrew Wheeler, was on capitol hill to testify on the epas role on the coronavirus response. This Senate Environment and public works hearing is almost 2. 5 hours. I would like to welcome the administrator of the epa, Andrew Wheeler interested committee today. Todays hearing is the opportunity to hear about their good work and a chance for Committee Members to ask questions. The Environmental Protection agency is test with detecting the air we breathe, the water reaching and the communities where our family live. During the covid19 pandemic the agency has worked hard to provide the public with updated information on which disincentive disinfectants can be safely used to kill the virus. In addition, the epa has made Grant Funding available to the states and the tribes to help low income and minority communities address coronavirus. A has provided thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment to aid Health Professionals during the pandemic. A issued guidance to
Wheeler interested committee today. Todays hearing is the opportunity to hear about their good work and a chance for Committee Members to ask questions. The Environmental Protection agency is test with detecting the air we breathe, the water reaching and the communities where our family live. During the covid19 pandemic the agency has worked hard to provide the public with updated information on which disincentive disinfectants can be safely used to kill the virus. In addition, the epa has made Grant Funding available to the states and the tribes to help low income and minority communities address coronavirus. A has provided thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment to aid Health Professionals during the pandemic. A issued guidance to states and businesses on how it will enforce environmental laws when social distancing affects activities. Looking forward to hearing more about the agencys work during todays hearing. In addition to its work on the virus the agency has pursued
Offices or labs. Another building was approved, a large building was approved for ucsf on the south side of 16th street was sold to dropbox as their headquarters, and they are taking over a building at a location that planning thought was going to be a large medical building. And this building additionally had illegal it had an enforcement action against it because the tire shop owner rented to a person who used [ inaudible ] so im asking the Planning Commission to goesimpa condition that all plans for the interior improvements have to be routed to the Planning Department and evaluated in terms of the use as office because ive been talking to the Zoning Administrators Office about their chart of office uses, and i questioned why this project wasnt on there. And they said well, if they apply if they change the use to be office under the planning code, they will have to get an Office Allocation. Im a citizynical about that, i think that tells you that you have to be paying attention to t
Office allocation. Im a citizynical about that, i think that tells you that you have to be paying attention to the future uses. One, tell the owner and his successors that everything has to be rooted to the planning for tenant improvements because theres no tenant proposed. And secondarily, the Planning Department looks at the plans for the uses and if they say this is a use that requires an Office Allocation, it has to be rerouted to the Planning Department, Planning Commission for an Office Allocation before people move in. Thats not too much to ask for. Its just do it in compliance with the planning code. Thank you. Thank you, miss hester. Any additional Public Comment . Seeing none, well close Public Comment. Commissioners . Commissioner moore . Commissioner moore im comfortable with whats in front of us. I believe that miss hesters request is a reasonable one. It protects everyone, including the owner. I move to approve with the addition of conditions as indicated by miss hester.