>> welcome to the april 13, 2020 meeting. i am joined by video conference with vice chair supervisor stephanie and supervisor gordon mar and i'd like to thank

sf gov tv for staffing this meeting. any announcements? >> to protect members, city employees and the public, the legislative chamber and k committee rooms are closed. however, members will be participating remotely at the same extent as if they were present. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both the channel 26 and sfgov.org are streaming across the screen. call (888)204-5504. when you are connected, dial 1 and then 0 to be added to the key. you will be lined up in the system that you dial 1 and 0.

while you're waiting, the system will be silent and notify you when you're in line and waiting. all will remain online. everyone must account for the time delay between live coverage and streaming. alternatively, you may submit public comment in either of the following ways, email me at victor young. if you submit public comment via email, it will be included as part of the matter. written comments may be sent to city hall 1, doctor carlton b. goodlet place, san francisco, california, 94102. that completes my announcements. >> thank you so much, and can you please read item number one? >> an emergency ordinance to

temporarily require private employers with 500 or more employees to provide emergency leave during the public health emergency related to covid-19. >> thank you. any opening comments? >> thank you, chair ronen. colleagues, as you may recall, this item is to move forward one amendment that was made to the public health emergency league ordinance at last week's roll committee meeting. the amendments that we're considering to the public health emergency leave ordinance applies to section 5 and it pertains to allowable uses of emergency leads and only applies to employees who are healthcare providers and this amendment was crafted to balance the need for healthcare providers and similarly are healthcare workers to be able to take time off when

they're sick or need to quarantine and balance that need with the urgent need of maintaining our healthcare wor workforce. to thithis provides leave whose employers can opt out of the leave expansion. and it goes without saying that healthcare providers should gott go to work when sick or quarantined. this ordinance will give them expanded pay leave to use if they're sick or quarantined. we know that pfizer sent a letter asking for an exemption but we disagree that healthcare providers should be exempt. there's been discussion with the

hospital council and northeast medical services, a major nonprofit healthcare clinic that has a significant place in my district. if healthcare employers are offering paid leave, it will count towards the additional 80 hours and to ensure we don't short staff this ordinance. its uses are incredibly narrow and only apply in cases where it's in the interest of public health for healthcare providers not to go to work. and it does not allow uses of public health emergency leaves by healthcare providers for a border range of uses that are allowed for workers at businesses with more than 500 employees that are covered by the public health emergency leave ordinance. so colleagues, i thank you for

your support in the public health emergency leave ordinance last week and also that the full board last week and without your support, i'm moving this further amendment that would provide additional leave for healthcare providers in a more similar range of uses. >> thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor stephanie, my comments? >> no, i don't, thank you. >> why don't we open this item up for public comment. mr. clerk, is there any members of the public who wish to speak on this item? >> members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call the number and present 1 and 0 to line up to speak.

>> please allow me to check the cue. >> no problem. >> no callers wishing to speak. >> with that, public comment is closed. i'm happy to make a motion to put this to the full board to the committee with full recommendation. can we take a role call on that motion. >> on that motion, supervisor stephanie. >> aye. >> supervisor mar. >> aye. >> chair ronen. >> aye. >> the motion passes and in matter will be recommended as the committee reports to april 14th board meeting.

>> thank you so much, mr. clerk. is there any other items? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> fantastic. fastest meeting of all time. the meeting is adjourned. have a good day everyone.

>> clerk, i would like to call to order today's meeting of the