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415 6550001 and entering access code 146 738 6789. When we reach your item, and you would like to submit your Public Comment, press star and 3 to be added to the queue. When i have 30 seconds remaining, youll hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. And we will be testing a new chime today. Ill take the next person queued to speak. Call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and please mute the volume on your television. Id like to take roll at this time. Commission president koppel . Here. Commissioner fung. Here. Commissioner imperial . Here. I do see one person requesting to speak. Well take that caller now. Caller, youll have two minutes. Caller, are you prepared to submit your testimony regarding the continuances . Okay. That caller has left. So, commissioners, that concludes Public Comment on matters proposed for continuance. The matters are now before ....
Commissioner to see if she needs help. President bernal with the quorum present, we move on to the next item. The approval of the meetings of the minute of september 1st. Wrong date, im looking at the minutes. The minutes of the meeting of september 15. Upon reviewing the minutes and without amendment, do we have a motion to approve or any amendments from the commissioners . So moved. Second. Before you all vote there is nobody on the Public Comment line, so there is no need to take Public Comment. I can take a roll call vote, commissioner. President bernal yes. Commissioner green yes. Commissioner chung yes. Commissioner chow yes. And lets see if okay, i will call her as we move into the next item. That looks like the minutes passed. The next item is the directors report. Director colfax. Good afternoon. The director report, grant cocolfax. One item of note, september 30, st ....
Thank you to the press and the immediate why for getting the word out and most importantly, we want to make sure that voting is easy. If you have any questions or concerns, what is interesting this past weekend, i heard from a lot of folks that said i didnt get my ballot yet, what is going on . What is happening. So people seem to be very excited about voting. We also want to make sure that folks are able to get their ballots and theyre able to get their questions answered and we make it as simple as possible and we also keep everybody safe. When were showing up to our polling places, or our Dropoff Center or this particular center here across the street from city hall, were all using the wash center to wash our hands and were wearing our masks and complying with our Health Orders because thats how were going to be able to continue to not only get through this but adapt to the ....
Supervisor peskin mr. President . Chief, youve done a great job this evening, and im really proud of you, but the one word that is missing from the Community Policing policies is longevity. Police and Community Relationships are built over time, and when people cycle through a district station or through a sergeants position or through a commander position and i understand promotional opportunities are important. But the people who are profoundly respected by a community are the people who have been through, and so the one thing thats missing from this is longevity. Yes, sir, supervisor peskin. Its an astute observe, and part of our view is retaining the people we do have. We spiked a little bit with the retirements and resignations over the last couple of years, but i think what youre getting to is transfers and promotions out of different departments and all. W ....
Lose the opportunity of really understanding of what people were feeling when they opened up . And then, we will have lost this window. So i would urge you to think about these when we discuyou d and im happy to work would cynthia in terms of what would be doable in terms of a starting point. I agree that youre not going to get everybody all the sectors, maybe targeting the sectors, or maybe targeting through the merchant associations and, you know, the s. B. C. S or whoever has the outreach might be a good way to get out there. But i would say that dont let low responses, you know, low responses pull us down. I would be thrilled if we had 40 return. Im thinking 5. Yeah, and i think the key is to make it clear that this is something that will inform how you can help businesses. And from what ive talked to, some businesses on the ground, theyve told me, oh, my god, another survey . But if you can show me that what im going to say is really going to help us, then, im absolutely willing t ....