s >> san francisco has been doing a great job flattening the curve and sfds has been a big part of that. the stepsky foundation and silver giving foundation at 225,000 and somaland foundation

476,000, linkedin, 146,000 and the webb family foundation at 70, golden state warriors at 50 and walter and alysse haas fund and the tipping point community at 25, and the stepski foundation is 20 and i want to thank all corporate and giving foundations and individuals -- this is a response fund -- the ones their gave before throughout the year and this is the ones for the covid-19 response. and toma bravo at 1.1 and anonymous at $11,000, golden state warriors at 125 and the

hellman foundation, 50,000 and palms against poverty is 28 and herbert and gene foundation at 25 and facebook is 20 and cohen elevators is 20 and the wells fargo 20 and google fiberton 10. wellington management 10, the 697 and alaska's airline 5,000 and o'dell family and dennis wulliver kelly and these are all

that have given towards are covid-19 responses going to our meals program, to devices and technology and hot spots and we're thankful for the giving during this really difficult time and we hope that other corporate foundations will step up, as well because this crisis is going to continue. so again, thank you very much. section a, general information, regarding virtual meetings, ada accommodations and translation services and for the translation part, is this the appropriate time for comments? >> yeah, i've included them in dr. matthews remarks moving forward and he'll be making that announcement and we do have -- >> can we also have at this point, our translators, make the

announcement. i'll make it in english but if they could make the announcement of how to go to the rooms right now in spanish and cantanese. >> great.

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>> section b of 2020 and we need a motion and a second. >> so moved. >> and second. >> thank you. any corrections? also, jensen, i have a limited view of people, so if you happen to see people raise their hands, will you let me know? >> yes. >> role call, please. pai (role call).

>> superintendent's report. >> thank you, president sanchez and good afternoon, everyone. as you just heard, i'm going to repeat that announcement in english now and transportation will be provided throughout the day's regular board meetings and at all meetings moving forward. the translation for chinese and spanish will take place in separate google hangouts. for chinese interpretation, please call (484)854-2388 and pin number 721-60-9895 and for spanish interpretation, call

13193829676 and the pin number is 665-99-6976. we also will have translators on the zoom meeting for public comment as needed. and as a reminder, if you need translation, make this request 72 hours ahead. last week was the national teacher's appreciation week. during these challenging time, teachers have been true heroes for students and families and i can't thank you enough for all that you do. thank you for fostering the 21st century skills essential for success and thank you for being a role model and thank you for caring about the student's academic growth and emotional development and thank you for being a part of this community that is redefining school together in service of all of our students.

we continue to learn as we go and here are a few updates. as student's well-being is our priority, we're providing for the wellness check in addition to each system of communicationg with students and families and supporting needs where possible and connecting with them and connecting them to the resources in the community. we are about to hold our second community partnership's forum to help us organize around the most common areas of need. 15,000 students were mailed kits last week and students should have received those kits by now. 12,400 chrome book and 37 hot spots for wi-fi access have been distributed to grades 3-12. by the end of the day, 99% of technology requests made by

families for technology have been fulfilled. the district will be hosting summer programs this summer but all programs will be virtual. as a result, the department of technology is spending the next few weeks focusing on supporting techniques for the summer. tomorrow may 13th, is the last day to submit a request for a chrome book or hot spot for wi-fi access. and if you know of a student in grades 3-12 who still needs a chrome book or wi-fi access, they can visit our website a to fill out the online request form or call the family resource link at (415)340-1716. we know the office of curriculum and instruction together with the department of technology is now deploying devices to the paraeducator staff in our district.

we will continue to do so through thursday of this week. we will be offering summer programs remotely for summer 2020 and prioritizing our largest summer programs, college and career readiness at extended school year for students with ieps and these programs will begin june 10th and will be offered in a remote learning format. students who are eligible for high school recovery and esy will receive information about the summer program offers. and we are working with community-based organizations and after-school summer programs to identify other summer programs and opportunities for students. and we'll share more information on summer learning options as they become available. as we continue to make our way through the covid-19 pandemic, we know that reopening schools will be a challenge and will

require extraordinary coordination and planning. as a result, we have opened rfq, which is a request for a quote, from outside partners who wish to help facilitate and plan this work. the successful provider will partner with us to facilitate and plan the work for when we finally reopen schools. the rsq can be found on the sf usb website with our covid-19 school closure updates and resource page.

>> i'll call on her and she'll be out in just a moment. >> so she's in the other chatroom. >> i'll switch her out as soon as i get her. >> we're ready for your delegate support. >> got it. >> can everyone see me? >> we can see your screen, but not you. and now we can. >> the miracle of technology.

>> i was panicking for a second. [ laughter ] >> hello, everyone. so student delegate campaign update. we would like to announce that the 2020 student voice survey/student delegate election has been extended to may 20th. our goal is to encourage engagement. the student delegate position gives students a platform for student needs and concerns. it's an amazing opportunity and we encourage every student. we would like to thank all of the candidates and second reading of the resolution. last night at our sra meeting, we had a second meeting and in resolution works with our allies, the youth commission, to relocate education funds.

they voted to have this passed and presented to the board of education and we would like to thank commissioner astro and the cacabinet team for working hard. summer entranceship program. every year the sac partners provide a paid opportunity for high school students. due to the pandemic, this internship will be virtually ruled out for the summer internship program. the goal is to continue to provide the best mentoring experience for our peers.

our next meeting is monday on zoom. this is a public council and anyone is welcomed to attend our meeting. if you would like to attend, make a presentation or would like a copy of our open coming agenda contact the sac supervisor, mr. salvador lopez and thank you. that's all. >> thank you. item 4 is recognition and resolutions of commendations. >> this evening, we have a video

recognition. the st. warriors had a special surprise for teacher appreciation day on may 5th. so we will run the video and afterwards, i'll describe what was happening. [ ♪ ] >> come on in, everybody! (video playing). >> hello, everyone. we're going to start this meeting. you have a special guest here. >> hello, everybody! >> it's good to see you. >> thank you for everybody that you do and it's special and near and dear.

and we know that the youth is our future and on behalf of the warrior's community foundation, we're excited to share the news that san francisco unified school district will be granted $125,000. tomorrow a national teacher's appreciation and we wanted to say thank you for everything that you do and you have been helping out the community and we know this is our future and as long you're taking time out of your day and helping out, we'll still do the same and we can help get through this together.

>> you could hear what was going on, a video zoom call, a staff meeting and warrior's players, damion lee and announced the warrior's community foundation is partnershipped with the hewlett-packard foundation making $125,000 contribution to the san francisco unified school district. so it was a great way for the district to be honored, but most importantly for teachers to know how special they are and we thank the warriors for their partnership, for the hewlett-packard foundation bridging with us and for just recognising the special work that our teachers are doing, especially. it's all of the time, but especially in these times. >> thank you. i got to see it without the glitch before and it's such a wonderful video, so hopefully we can make it available somewhere.

kind of zoom bombing. so i have a feeling that we'll be teaming up with the warriors with some fun in the near future. and item five a recognising all valuable employees, awards are announced tad. today and section c is public comment and so our host, mr. steel, will call on speakers and keep the two-minute time. here is the protocol. please note public comment will hear from the community on what's in the board's jurisdiction and we ask you refrain from using employee and student names and if you have a complaint about a district employee, you may submit it to the employee's supervisor in accordance with district policy. as a reminder, board rules on california law do not allow us to respond to comments or attempt to answer questions during the public comment time, as much as we would like to. if appropriate, the superintendent will ask the

staff follow up with speakers and so we'll go into public comment items that are not on the agenda. >> thank you, president sanchez. please raise your hand if you wish to speak during public comment. >> before you call on people, just as another reminder, because we've been having problems with this, at least at the last meeting, please make your comments germane to the topic at hand and this is all i'ms that are not -- these are regarding items that are not on the agenda today. >> thank you. >> hello, ben? are you there?

>> you have two minutes and you can go ahead. >> i'm the news director at the san francisco unified school district and i wanted to give you a heads up about good news we had. following up on the good news mr. sanchez shared to the district. our radio station has been honored with some really prestigious awards of late and i wanted to call your attention to that. it has to do with the learning-while-black series that lee romney made, about the fight for equity in san francisco schools. supervisor matthews and others might remember an event we held at the african-american community center where we brought together members of the community around this reporting and that series has been awarded best news series in the western region by the radio and television digital news association and it is one of many awards that this series received. so that is really great kudos to both our educational reporter

lee romney and to the district where we have done this work. and also, the pulitzer prizes came out recently, and there was an audio journalism category for the first time ever. several people trained for kaw's training programs were recipients, including lina masitiz and she reported on a return to mexico winning the pugh lipulitzer prize and other finalists for the pulitzer prize with the team from peer hustle. we trained erlon woods and nigel poor to do that work. i wanted to give you a heads-up about the great training work and the awards that were recently given out at kalw.

thank you. now. >> thank you. >> hello, michelle. >> hi, this is michelle parker and i'm the vp legislation for the district pta and i just had a couple of quick things today for you, commissioners. the first one is that i appreciate the updates to the agenda on board docs where it's more streamline. i wanted to let the public know

the district is holding a series of meeting for the rest of the year and call 4-1-1 meetings for teachers across the district to connect and learned and we've had a district budget staff and we've helped to navigate in the community and navigate the pt business during these school district closures and we'll have our state legislators talking tomorrow night. next week superintendent matthews will be coming on and talking about what parents can expect moving forward and then the following week, we'll have board president sanchez and mr. lamb to advocate for more funding for our schools and you can find information at our website which is sfpta.org and that's it. thank you to much. >> thank you. >> caller, are you there?

>> hello, everybody. can you hear me? >> yes, you have two minutes. >> i'm conceri'm kevin robinson. i would like to preface my comment, in response to public comments. the district does not own or have control of the radio station kalw. students can't walk across the stage or field to receive diplomas or share experience with family and friends, it will be great thinking outside of the proverbial box to provide radio time to as many 2020 graduates as possible over the next couple of weeks. they have a license to and content responsibility for. again, klw 97.1 f.m. to make that happen. beyond that, there should be more youth and education-focused

programming and that means hours, not minutes, made by for and about our youth for the social, emotional and educational enrichments. thank you. >> president sanchez, that concludes public comment. >> thank you. thank you to the public for your comments and section d, advisory committee reports and appointments. we have the parent advisory council. so if there is a representative, a representative we will identify you. >> yes, good afternoon, president sanchez and commissioners, superintendent matthews, student delegates, staff and community members. i'm michelle vegas and i'm coordinator for the parent advisory council.

and i'm joined today by a parent member herself. michelle, are you there and can you introduce yourself? >> i am, but whatever just happened to my screen? [ laughter ] >> it took away my notes so hold on one second. i don't know what just came up on the screen. >> it probably took away your split screen. >> thank you. i'm michelle delaneny. i'm the parent of a kindergarten and i'm here for the parent advisory council report for the board of education for may 13th, 2020. the roles of a parent advisory council is to represent parent voice expose perspectives t voices and perspectives. this is our first report in three months to the advisory group meetings. we would like to take this opportunity to present a slightly different report than usual, highlighting both the

challenges and the situation that has been brought to our families, as well as express our ideas during this unprecedented times. covid-19 challenges for students and families. as families across our district, members have spent the past nine weeks trying to support the learning and well-being of their children and this juggling act has not been easy, especially for those whose students would be receiving aadditional support to be successful in their academic and social, emotional learning, including student who's are learning english as an additional language, students already struggling to achieve grade level proficiency, students who lack access to additional resources outside of school, students who rely on the social support of peers and site staff including teachers, after-school leaders and mental health professionals, students with ieps, especially those who

are not able to access services like physical and occupational therapies and parents who may not have the skilled resources to provide the supports themselves in the best of times. let alone 24/7 in this highly stressful time. we recognised that taken families are frontline workers, restaurants and grocery store workers, delivery from transit drivers and so many more putting the safety of themselves and their families secondary to the needs of others in the community. we recognise this is a huge challenge for the district to adapt to a largely unknown scenario and in this time of unknowns. when will school start again and when it does, what will it look like and how can we provide all resources to the students in need, especially into the most vulnerable when we are facing a budget crisis and likely a recession? coming together to support students and families, during this time of shelter-in-place,

we would like to acknowledge many people are coming together in a variety of ways to support the diverse needs of toker to st the students and families. the city will continue to receive much-needed nutritional support and we would like to express or gratitude for the staff who adapts to the free meals for the children of san francisco. we greatly appreciate the efforts in partnership with companies and providers across the city to provide students and now paraprofessional staff with access to much-needed technology including laptops hot spots and internet services and to provide families with young children with learning materials and would like to acknowledge many district and community-based organization staff who continue to work to support our students and family's needs. these are vital resources to help ensure the students to need to continue to learn during this time. >> thank you, michelle. we are also pleased to see that

efforts are made through the community partnership's forum, to the connections between the district, the city, community organizations and service providers and best meet the needs of students and families, not only in this time of crisis but going forward. we applaud the creation of the family resource link available under the family's tab on the sfusd website and by calling (415)341-1716. and we celebrate the work of the study's task force is able to continue during the shutdown, as well. the community town hall meeting held wednesday was well attended and we look forward to the next gathering tomorrow at 4:30 and hope our youth will join us as they were a vital component of the task meeting. update on the local control and accountable plan and stakeholder engagement. as we presented last wednesday

and thursday, the california department of education has made revisions to the process and timeline for this year and the shelter-in-place instituted during the covid-19 crisis is very limited about the stakeholder engagement that is conducted by the task force this spring. we hope to be able to conduct more robust engagement in fall in order to both inform the 2021 school year now due in december of this year and the new three-year l-cap in the spring of 2021. the district advisory groups are making arrangements to meet to review the component of the report due to this california department of ed this june, to gather input from stakeholders to draft recommendations to present to the board of ed. information can be found at sfusd.edu/budget and sf-l-cap. they are recruiting new members

for the new school year. and we include those from different neighbors, types of schools and backgrounds. this represents the arab, southeast asian and philippino communities, as well as those from lgbtq families and those with experience with foster youth, homelessness and secondary incarceration. they will focus outreach to include parents, guardians and caregivers from these communities and on finding ways to include voices in the work we do because we know not everyone can participate on a council. applications to join can be found at packsf.org and available in chinese, spanish and english. applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. for more information or to request an application in a particular language email pack@sfedu. this is a great way to get a sense of what we do.

our next meeting is tomorrow, may 13, and will be conduct askeconducted virtually. all are welcome. this month we'll be discussing impacts of school closures on students and families and we'll be joined by members of the community advisory committee for special education and others. we invite everyone interested to attend an upcoming pack meeting and the meetings are scheduled tomorrow, may 13th and june 10th. if you're interested in attending a virtual meeting or have any questions or comments about this report or the packs in general, contact me michelle@pack@sfd.edu. before we conclude or report, i would just like to make a request that the announcement of the interpretation be given out at the very beginning of the board meetings before any other comments are made and i want to appreciate the pta's offer to assist, making it a little bit

easier for families and others to engage in board meetings. and we are curious as to how families can be involved in helping to plan what school will look like in the fall of 2020 and beyond. thank you. please let us know if you have any questions. >> thank you so much parent advisory council and i don't recall if we open this up for public comment. do we normally? any public comment? >> seeing none, president sanchez. >> thank you so much. >> board members, any comments or questions for the parent advisory council and justin, i can't see again, everybody. so i'll try.

ok, it doesn't look like it. >> i had one question. >> go ahead, sorry. >> so i always appreciate parents, especially parents that are volunteering in this line role anrole.i want to say thankl parents in the pack and i'm grateful for their service and families that are interested in supporting our district to apply for the pack because it's a great way to get to know how decision-making that you are maybe used to doing at school sites, how you can actually support all schools by doing that at a district level. so just appreciate that. additionally, i had a question for you, michelle. i know that our district is engaging in family wellness check-ins and i wanted to know how the pack may or may not have been engaged with in order to do this work that we're undertaking. >> so i presume you're talking to this michelle, the

coordinatorrer michelle. >> yes. >> i can speak to the pack itself. we're not involved in the wellness checks, but i have been a part of a lot of meetings that bring together the head of the advisories and district staff and community organizations to try figure out how we make sure that all of the bases are covered and all families are reached. thank you. >> did you want to respond? >> as far as with our school, our principal is doing a great job of checking in with the families and really, really proud. i misspoke over there. >> commissioner. >> thank you so much to the pack. i know so much a challenging

time and to meet, but it's so much to express our deep gratitude to the advisory councils. i do want to spotlight for superintendent and staff how important it is to engage our parent advisory committees through this fall planning process and again, i think i appreciate that being lifted up and just wanted to echo the importance of engaging our parents, particularly before finalizing something and rolling it out. so thank you. >> thank you. i want to thank you, as well. i appreciate your work executivi know it's volunteer work. it's an added -- everything is added to with covid-19. so i know it's much harder right now to meet and deliberate. >> go ahead. >> hi, sorry. i juswe did meet with all of the

coordinatorrer from the packs and michelle was a part of that meeting in designing the family wellness check-in. they gave a lot of input on the script and the process and they were involved in that process. >> thank you. and, also, going forward, as we want a task force, for lack of a better term, parent groups will be involved in that process, as well as labor and multitudes of others. we're not doing this on our own. >> thank you, president sanchez. >> thank you. >> section d is consent calendar, motion and second for the consent calendar, please. >> so moved. >> second. >> in concert. so do we have any public comments on the consent calendar?

>> seeing none, president sanchez. >> ok, any items corrected or withdrawn by the superintendent? >> no items. >> any items removed for first reading by a board member?and any items severed for discussion and vote tonight? seeing none, we need a role call, thank you. (role call). >> we have six ayes, thank you.

>> discussion and vote on severed for consideration and there were none today. section g, proposals for action and if i hear no objection from the board, we will take action on the next policy items in one vote. and so there's a number and they are board policies 5116.1, safety policy and number 500, accountability, number 4003, lactation accommodation, 5022, student and family privacy rights, 5131, student conduct and number 6143, courses of study and number 6178, career technical education and number 5117, interdistrict attendance and number 0420.4, charter school's authorization and 0420.42, charter school renewal and number 0420.423, charter

school revocation and number 02.1 charter school oversight and number 5142, safety. all policies removed and seconded at a prior meeting. rule's committee was met yesterday and we'll have a report out from commissioner lamb who shares that committee. >> president sanchez, just one note that board policy 511.61, safety transfer process was amended after this agenda was processed at rule's committee and in accordance with the committee's direction, the following sentence is being added. the definition of a description of the investigation process incidents are described in board policies 5131.2 and administrative legislation 31.2 and i wanted to note that was amended and we will make sure

the final copy that is posted carries that amendment. >> thank you so much. commissioner lamb. >> was that to provide an update, president sanchez? >> yes, just generally speaking, that's what when do when we're about to vote. >> yes, thank you. so again, we've reviewed the various policies. i believe it's 15 in total and had line item by policy discussion and all were positive recommendations to the full board from committee. >> ok, thank you. >> sorry. can i ask questions at this time for clarification? >> i don't see why not. again, because it did get raised in the committee meeting for the policies proposal action 8 for career technical education.

i know we're updating it with the policy, but i just wanted to get from staff, an update of how that is reported to the board now that it's moving to an annual base says. >> do you want a response? >> yes, please. >> just for clarification, ratherring our progress against the l-cap goals, i think what you asked for in committee is how are we currently doing it and under the new policy, how do we plan to do it? >> correct, thank you. >> so superintendent matthews, since that doesn't need a recommendation, do we need to do that?

danielle? >> so with your permission, president sanchez, i would like to read one together. so our recommended action tonight is that you adopt the policies listed in items 1-11 as drafted with the exception that i previously noted around inner district safety transfer. >> thank you very much. so we'll call on public speakers, if there are any. >> no. >> so there was one, but i'm unable to figure it out because he has an older version of zoom. so my apologies. >> if it gets fixed, we'll hear from that person later. >> ok.

and so any commissioners, any comments? or questions? seeing none, role call, please. (role call). (. >> six ayes, thank you. >> special order of business 205-1 and memorandum of understanding with united administrators of san francisco regarding sick leave during city shelter-in-place order and we need a motion and second. >> so moved. >> second.

>> thank you. superintendent matthews. >> yes. chief officer of labor relations, carmello will be presenting this item. >> good evening, commissioner, superintendent and all participants. what i would like to do is ask for the board recommended action to at few th ratify the action g sick leave and stipends during the city's shelter-in-place orders. >> is there anything in particular that stands out that you would want to share with us about the mlu? >> nothing in particular, only that it adheres to all of the sick leave language that has recently been instituted, federal and local levels and,

basically, addresses general working conditions, as well. >> thank you. any public comment on this item? >> there's none. >> comments or questions from the board? >> it doesn't look like it. ok. so role call. (role call).

>> that's six ayes. by the way, i just wanted to thank you, carmello, for all of your hard work on these mlus. section j, discussion and vote on consent calendar, items removed at previous meeting and there are none tonight. section k, introduction of proposals and assignment to committee. one public and comment on proposals and two -- a motion to 6.1.4, if needed. now. >> so moved. >> ok, any public comment on this item.

>> there is none. >> any board comment to this first reading. it doesn't look like it. >> i just had a question and it doesn't need to be followed up. i wanted to know how this is different than -- i'm assuming that it's an amendment or revised revision and it would be great to find out what's different. >> mr. sanchez, did you want me to address that now or follow up separately? >> follow up separately, unless other commissioners are interested. >> i would be interested. >> go ahead. >> so this item is actually memorialized in our current student hanbook.

therhandbook.it includes languaa and one thing, we have noticed over the years that many of the items that should be board policies have been codified in the student family handbook as opposed by the board. so we're trying to make sure as we catch these things that we transition them to board po policies and we reiterate them in the student handbook and this is one of those items, but we don't expect this to be a change in practise. again, this is just to memorialize what we're doing and if we want a longer discussion about changing that, we can do that. but we're trying to get the status quo adopted. >> thank you. >> so unless i hear otherwise from legal council, i'm referring the policy to the rule's committee. >> great. >> great. section l, proposals for immediate action on the rules and there are none tonight.

and section m, board member's reports. ok, so the following virtual meeting have taken place since the regular board meeting. and budget and business services, which was wednesday may 6th. and that was at 3:00 p.m. commissioner lamb. >> thank you. so we got a very detailed update from cfo, megan wallace, and with young lee and embarking on our process and knowing, also, with histori historical deficitt we had initial projections, both for this coming year, coupled with some additional covid-19 examples. and we went through and the power point's presentation is available to be able to

demonstrate closing out this year, the budget solutions for this fiscal year onward to next year, what that deficit looks like.

so i believe under the leadership of pelosi, there's a great push in the coming weeks to see if we can get what the next package will look like and so again, all hands on deck, both within the district, our city leaders working with the state legislators as well as our federal leaders around what that will look like and the summary there. >> you don't want to press us with the real numbers? >> the initial protection for next year is upward of 80 million. the staff presented some initial

budgeting solutions that worse case scenario with the budget solutions, we're nearing about over $55 million. >> thank you. >> go ahead, superintendent. >> the may revise comes out then and we'll have a much better -- i was going to say a better picture but it won't be a better picture. but at least the governor's first projection after this pandemic, so it will have what he is seeing and what he views as the effects of the pandemic on the economy. so we'll have more after thursday. >> great. thank you. before we move on, engaging with

the public and so that similar -- how critical it is to engage our stakeholders to understanding what this would mean as far as tough decisions ahead and tough conversations. >> thank you, commissioner lamb. and any reports from board delegates to member organizations such as csba and cgcs? all other reports by board members? >> actually, i have one question about the budget. i was looking through the agenda. are we coming back to this? >> it is not on our agenda. >> so just one thing quickly i

wanted to say to the proposed changes i looked through. i just have questions and i would like somebody to follow up with what the cuts to those positions will mean around the affinity work. that's critical to the students that we serve to those programs and i know that is one of the proposed solutions to the cost measure and i'm not trying to get into it now, but i just wanted to make that public and for someone to talk to me about what they see as the impact on those students, when those positions are filled. >> commissioner collins. >> i had a question because i had raised questions and it's related, somewhat, to commissioner cook's question i had raised, some specific questions that i said i wanted and i thought i wanted to get follow-up on. theres was a whole bunch of positions that were eliminated in the student's family

community support and i wanted specifics and i'm just wondering, i think it would be helpful for all of us as a board to get that information, and i was hoping in a report, i would like a dialogue and i am wondering if we could put that up on the cal-meeting agenda because staff is supposed to respond. i think other commissioners will be interested and i think it's more after dialogue than one way. >> ok, so when we do agenda review, we will make sure to fit it in more. >> thank you. >> so the next is calendar committee meetings and i don't know, mr. steel, if -- i know you've been in contact with the different advisory committees. >> yes. so i have been gathering information on who's ready to report and i'm going to bring that to a general review for us to continue to schedule for the

remainder of the year. >> and as far as our committee meeting, does any board member have a date and time for their next committee? >> it is posted in the agenda, mr. sanchez. >> oh, they are, ok. my bad? i'll read further. the upcoming meeting on student assignment which is monday, may 18th, at 5:00 p.m. and then budget and business service's committee meeting is wednesday, june 3rd and this is at 3:00? >> yes. >> great, thank you. and that's all we have right now. >> and i would like to schedule a meeting, but i'll be sharing that once it's scheduled. >> thank you. >> that's for curriculum. >> section m, other informational items are staff reports and one with updates and two, the may william's quarterly report.

section o is memorial adjournment and i am going to ajourn this meeting in memory of marlene kayhaus. we will ajourn our meeting in memory of marlene who passed away after battling with ovarian cancer and survived by her mother, teresa, her sister who is 51 and her only daughter, michelle. marlene was born in san francisco, california to el salvador immigrants. marlene grew up responsible, mischievous. marlene loved family and grew up in a family with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins with precious memories along the way.

growing up, marlene went to russian river, playing and listening to music and summers in el salvador with her family. alongside family, marlene loved education. marlene was fond of the arts and was a phenomenal student. she had a great economic career where she met many life-long friends. marlene went on to attend mercy high school and met more of her life-long friends and they grew up listening to motown music and disco. she studied to be a nurse. after a long deliberation, marlene went on to live in el salvador with her family. it was there that she realized her true passion for helping others, specifically children. in el sa salvador, marlene workd for her uncle's clinic. upon her ru return to the u.s.a,

marlene changed her major and pursued an major in education. she pursued an masters in education. as her passion and skillsets continued to grow for education, marlene began working at the san francisco unified school district. marlene spent 37 years in the district and received many awards, recognitions and named principal of the year and marlene transcended diversity,en conclusion by being the first latina principal. in addition to leading, she was the principal at the spring valley and er taylor elementary schools. in her tenure at usfsd, she was with the commodore stockton. par lean was always kind, open and loving mentor. marlene always touched the lives of her students and teachers with her positive attitude and

was always searching for ways to improve in the futures of unrepresented children and i personally will never forget her smile. the board of education and superintendent of schools extends sincere condolences to the family. so wit at this time, we'll take public comment who wish to speak to closed session items and there will be a total of five minutes. >> the board will go into closed recess and we'll >> the board approved contracts for two principles, the board

voted seven ayes for the principles. and the board seven ayes approved the contract for one interim assistant principle. and the board approved the contracts for one supervisor in the matter of p.s. versus s.f.u.d., and case 202 on 251, a vote of seven ayes. and case 20021 -- to pay up to the stipulated amount. the board by a vote of aches ayes and one absent approved the non-re-election of two provisionary zero certificate employees. the board by a vote of, i guess seven ayes approved a settlement agreement with one certificate to administrator.

okay, are we done? >> i think so. i don't hear anybody. okay. so that concludes our meeting. the meeting is adjourned. >> thank you. >> goodnight, everyone. >> thank you. goodnight. >> goodnight, everybody.

>> mayor london breed: good morning, everyone. i know that many of you have been tuning in to our press conferences for updates on how we have been responding to the coronavirus pandemic. but often those updates really don't give us a chance to talk in-depth about some of the really complex issues that our city is facing. while everything continues to shift and change, we will continue to hold these press conferences. and update you all on the latest

programs, services and resources as well as what we're doing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. but we also will hold talks like this and this is a first in a series of talks that we think that are important to make sure that the public is aware of what is going on and the decisions that we're making and what to expect. there's so much uncertainty. this has been a very fluid situation and at any given time information can change. so we believe that it is critical that you understand how we're making those decisions. and some of the experts who are leading these efforts are important people that i think that everyone should know and should hear directly from them. so today we're going to dive into the statistics are and the criteria our public health officials are looking at and what they need to see for us to

continue to re-open and advance our recovery efforts. here in san francisco, you all have been doing an amazing job. and as a result of following this order, and i would say maybe not everyone but for the most part a lot of folks are, because you have been following these social distancing requirements, you have made it possible for us to just move further into the stages that have been outlined for our reopening purposes. so we need to continue to do that. we have heard from many of you that this is one of your biggest questions. and so today to talk specifically about just what's happening in san francisco with the curve and everything and how well we are doing, although that could change at any given moment, is dr. grant colfax, the director of the department of public health. and dr. colfax was a public health leader during the h.i.v./aids crisis and has been

leading us through this pandemic. so we appreciate his leadership. we're also joined by dr. susan philip, the director of the disease control and prevention branch in the department of public health. she's been leading our testing and contact tracing efforts in response to the coronavirus. so what we want to do today is to talk specifically about the criteria related to -- i'll start with the information related to where we are in terms of testing and hospitalizations and other information. and the criteria. where do we need to be to begin to open up safely. and then also an outline of those phases. phase one, phase two, a and b and so on and so forth as to what is possible if we continue to follow the social distancing requirements. it is possible that we can get things to a better place, sooner rather than later.

so the goal is to also to go into depth with dr. susan phillips around testing and where we are with testing as well as contact tracing and how those things are going to play such a critical role in helping us to get open sooner rather than later. so with that, i want to just start with dr. colfax, just to talk a little bit, you know, about where we are in terms of the numbers. and then how fast the numbers can shift. but, more importantly, if we continue to follow the requirements that are put in place, what can we expect for the possibility to open up sooner rather than later? so dr. colfax, i know that is a lot, but let's get started. >> well, okay, thank you, thank you for your leadership during this really challenging time. and i just want to reiterate that what you're saying this is a really changing dynamic. a changing situation as we learn more about the virus and how the virus spreads. and i also want to extend my

gratitude to san franciscoians for their support of our shelter-in-place order. the orders are one thing, but it really takes the community to come together and to support each other in doing this. and it's been remarkable. it's about public health, but it's more about community and how community supports one another. our families and our neighborhoods, to -- to do our best during this really difficult time. and i think that everyone is doing their best right now. and it's really been remarkable over the past few months. you know, it was just in february, mayor, where you declared a state of emergency before we even had a single case. we then went forward with a shelter-in-place order and things have really evolved. there's been scary moments when we were worried about having a situation like we saw on the east coast in new york where the hospital system got overwhelmed. and where so many people got terribly sick.

and, unfortunately, many passed. we have avoided that worst-case scenario in san francisco and the bay area and i'm just grateful for your leadership and the support of the public in this work. i think that a couple of things. one is that we -- as we work to enter this new phase of a gradual reopening, it's really important to emphasize while we're hopeful that the situation can change quickly. when this virus takes off, it takes off really fast, right? and that's what we have seen, again, in jurisdictions. that's what we saw in china, that's what we saw in italy, that's what we saw in new york. so we have to be cautious as well as optimistic and hopeful that the work that we're doing now in terms of wearing masks, in terms of the social distancing, that that really needs to continue for us to be

able to live together and also to live with the fact that the virus is in our community and will continue to be in the community for the foreseeable future. so far we are -- the gain is going relatively well but we're only in the second inning of a long game. this is a situation that is going to last for probably 18 to 24 months. a vaccine is still a ways off. we saw hopeful news today but even the most optimistic experts think that vaccines will probably be at least 12 to 18 months off. so maybe i could just -- mayor, could i just show some of the -- i want to show a curve because we have talked a lot about flattening the curve. and i just want us to -- i'd like to show the curve that i look at when we're talking about that. so this is -- this is our slide

of people with the hospitalizations of people diagnosed with covid-19 in the city. so it's a bit of a complicated graph. so i'm going to explain it, take a little bit of time to explain it. so this is looking from april 13th to may 16th. the vertical bars are the total number of people across our hospitals, across our nine hospitals in san francisco, who have been diagnosed with covid-19 on any given day. so you can see that on april 14th, on the far left of the slide, that there were a total of 88 people diagnosed with covid-19 in our hospital system. there were 63 people in acute care. and 25 people in the intensive care unit. so those are the people in our city who were sick enough with

covid-19 to need hospitalization. and we really want to follow also the numbers of people in the intensive care unit because those are the people that are sickest. and we want to make sure that we're able to support them to the best of our ability in the medical setting. so this curve is important because it represents the sickest people. you can see over time that that curve -- this graph has been relatively been flat. if you just look over time between april 14th to about -- let's say may 5th. that -- if you drew a line across those bars on the top, that would be a flat -- it would be a flat curve. right? so we have really flattened the curve in san francisco, which means that we are having the situation of many people getting sick and many more people dying because of covid-19. so the news also gets a little better right now, which is that

if you look from may 5th, so look at that 80 number, may 5th to may 16th. you can see that those numbers have actually dropped. so what's really fantastic about this is that for right now that our curve is not only flat but it's actually decreasing in terms of the number of hospitalizations in san francisco. so this is very hopeful and it's really good news. and as we go into these next stages of reopening we have to be very careful that we maintain our masking and our social distancing and our hygiene efforts in conjunction with the shelter-in-place, because these numbers can change very, very quickly. so as we go into the next stage of the curbside pick-up, we increase our commerce in the city, which is good news, and we have to make sure that as we

move around that the virus doesn't move around more and actually get more people sick. and that's why we're watching this curve very carefully. so if this curve starts going back up, and gets back to where we were at the end of april, you know, 90 or even above, that you would have to look at that very carefully and not only consider whether we don't go to the next stage, but whether we -- we are more conservative in actually closing things down to some extent again. so that's where, mayor, you're exactly right, this is a changing situation and we need to look at the data on a daily basis. i'm hopeful that with the collaboration of san franciscoians that we will continue to move forward to the next stages. but, again, this could change relatively quickly and we're going to need to be watching these numbers so that we ensure that we're protecting the health of san franciscoians as possible. so how are we going to do that? >> mayor london breed: let's

give the criteria of what you're going to be specifically looking at and how you're going to be making decisions to move? because, i mean, we get questions -- people want to know when are we opening schools? when are we opening hair salons? when are we opening places where people will have direct contact with one another? so that's because we can't give people specific dates, this is what you're saying, that everything is contingent on what happens with these numbers. so i know that you want to talk about the criteria. and then you want to go into the phases and what we can expect in terms of a general timeline around these phases? >> that's right. so i'm going to go to what we're going to be watching going forward. to determine how soon and how quickly we can move on those stages that you're asking for, mayor. and then dr. philip will talk in more detail about our scales of testing and the context. does that make sense?

>> mayor london breed: yes, let's do it. >> all right. can we have the next slide up, please? so these are the basic five indicators that we will be looking at to assess our progress in reopening. >> mayor london breed: can we just show that slide on the screen, this one slide? >> i think that it is. oh, -- i think that it was being shown. >> mayor london breed: it was shown but it was some other stuff on there too. >> i think they're trying to -- >> mayor london breed: there we go, all right. >> yes. so we are looking -- these are the five areas that we will be looking at across the city. a number of cases of covid-19. the hospital capacity across the city to take care of people who are the sickest from covid-19.

and our testing efforts to scale up our testing. we know that they're so important for people that have access to timely testing for covid-19. and our contact tracing. and the need for personal protective equipment. so, mayor, i'd like to talk a little more in detail about each of these before we get to the phases. is that -- >> mayor london breed: yeah, we want to do a brief overview and get into the phases because i think that we want to have dr. philip talk about the contact tracing. >> so in the number of cases we'll watch that hospital curve, because those are the sickest people. and we're also going to be looking at the case rates as we scale up testing. so this can be a little confusing because as we test more people we will find more pieces. so then the total number of cases are going to go up. but what we're really looking at in that situation is the rate of positives. so are 10% of those testing

positive? or is it 5%, 1%? so as long as that rate is going down, we'll be comfortable with that number. the hospital capacity is really ensuring that we have enough capacity in the hospitals in the event that our numbers start to go up really quickly. and i'll just give you a concrete example. right now our covid-19 cases are occupying about 6% of our hospital capacity right now. which is really remarkable. 94% of our other hospital beds are filled with people who have other conditions. so we want to make sure that hospital capacity doesn't -- the people living -- the people in the hospital who have covid-19, that that hospital capacity which is currently at 6%, doesn't go above 20%. with regard to testing, dr. philip will talk about this in more detail. we have scaled up testing dramatically in the last few

weeks and over 1,000 tests a day and aiming to get to about 1,800 tests a day in san francisco on a regular basis. contact tracing, we want to make sure that we're investigating the cases and supporting people living with covid-19. and also making sure that if they've been in contact with people, that those people know that they're supported and they get tested. again, dr. philip will talk about that. and then personal protective equipment, for us to do our work as medical advisors and first responders we want to make sure that there's adequate personal protective equipment across the city, including masks and other facial coverings to protect ourselves and others from the virus. so, mayor, unless you have questions about this. i'd like to go to the stages. >> mayor london breed: let's go to the stages. that's what we're here for. >> okay. so this is the governor's framework for reopening.

so phase one we have completed. and right now for phase two today with the curbside pick-up we're now in phase 2a, where we are -- it's exciting because of that curve. we're on curbside pickup. and also allowing manufacturing and logistics to support those businesses with curbside pickup. and in the next few weeks as we watch those data, we would hope to be able to relax restrictions in phase 2b. to adapt retail, and to reopen schools, offices and child care. mayor, there's also -- we're working hard to ensure that there's guidance and potential for camp, summer camps for kids. so this would be during that phase 2. >> mayor london breed: so you think that as long as -- for example, that the numbers either are stable or decline, that the possibility to maybe have summer

camp is possible? >> i think that it's a real possibility. it's going to be a little different than it was before because we have to be cautious about social distancing. so it's going to be different. but i am cautiously optimistic that if these numbers hold up that we will be able to -- to go in that direction. again, as you said, the situation could change. >> mayor london breed: can we pull that slide back up, the phase -- because i think that what is helpful is to just kind of getting a feel for the timing of these phases. so, for example, today we are in the 2a, right? >> that's right. >> mayor london breed: so in order to get to 2b, the five criteria need to be met, number one. and then, number two, how -- like, if the five criteria are met and then we're able to maintain them over a certain period of time, whether d time k

that 2b would be able to go into effect, you know, based on just an estimate? i want to be clear this is not the city saying this is going to happen, but based on the trend and what we have seen happening based on the numbers, there's a possibility that we could get into 2b at what point? or phase three at what point? >> yeah. so i think that for phase 2b, and we wouldn't just open up all of 2b up at once, but i think that generally we would anticipate another two to four weeks of watching the data, learning from what we have learned in 2a, and ensuring that people are able to continue to follow the social distancing, the hygiene and the masking guidelines. but that generally in the next two weeks we would then be able to adapt to move to 2b if the data holds up. so somewhere in that two to four-week window. >> mayor london breed: which means even longer for like hair

salons and nail salons and churches? >> that's right. so that's phase 3, yes. >> mayor london breed: so that -- we're talking about, again, maintaining whatever these numbers are at a flat or a lower rate. and we're still talking about those places even a month away? >> oh, at least, yes. >> mayor london breed: i think that part of what is helpful in the course of this conversation is to also to provide people with some guidance so they know what to expect. so i think that -- and we won't get into it in this conversation, but get into it in a later conversation, you know, just the specifics of how we get people back to work. because it has been i know very stressful for so many of our businesses and so many of our religious community and folks who are just desperate to come together. and also those who are struggling financially, which as you know as a doctor that this creates a whole other health challenge around mental health

and a number of other issues. so we definitely got to make sure that we keep that in mind, although we know that this is one of the most important things that we need to focus on to prevent the rapid spread of the coronavirus, which even though our numbers may look good today that the fact is that those numbers can change at any given time and we could, sadly, be in a situation similar to how new york or italy or other places have experienced. i think that ultimately the goal is to get people used to the new normal as well, to get used to the masks and the social distancing and all of those other things that are going to help to get us through this. not just today or tomorrow. but long term. so let's -- let's talk a little bit about, you know, dr. colfax, can you tell us -- again, i know that we can't provide people with specifics. and i want to get to dr. philip. we can't provide people with

specifics as to when, but, you know, i guess how are we going to -- how do you propose that we make this adjustment? you know, this has been hard already and it's been, you know, like over two months. and it is a struggle for just the average person, but especially those who are dealing with financial challenges. and those with kids. and elderly who are already isolated as it is. how are we going to get through this? >> yeah. well, i think that it's a really important question, mayor. i think that there's a couple of key things. one is to make sure that people -- that mental health and social supports that are needed and i think that we're going to continue to work on connecting emotionally and socially in ways that allow us to social distance. so i think that is a really key piece. and if people need or are asking for mental health, behavioral

health support, they can go to our we website and find those resources. i also think that one of the key things, mayor, in how we support this going forward is that the more that we can adhere to the social distancing and masking and hygiene, the faster that we're going to get to those different phases, right? so, you know, one thing that i really emphasize is that, you know, wearing a mask is something that is really important because it protects others, right? and so we create a community where wearing masks and social distancing is respected and we'll get to these phases sooner. because we know that is what slows the virus. as we go back to the workplace, we are working with your department's leadership and others across the city and in the business community to really to as quickly as possible and as safely as possible to develop what the new workplace will look like, right? so people who can't commute from

home, will work at home. and to ensure that the workplace offices are safe as possible and that workplace transportation is as safe as possible. and that people get the information that they need so they know when they go back to work that they can be as safe as possible. and the other part of this is the testing, right? so that people have access to testing. because we want to make sure that people can get the cure they need both for themselves and to ensure that they're as safe as possible. >> mayor london breed: so, dr. philip, let's get into some testing and also contact tracing and how important that is to helping us to transition into these phases sooner rather than later so that we can get our city open. >> yes, thank you, mayor. as you were saying and as dr. colfax was saying that testing -- and contact tracing -- are pillars, they are key indicators of moving forward.

>> mayor london breed: dr. philip, i want sorry to interrupt. i want people to know that if you exhibi exhibit exhibit, you. if you are an essential worker and you have no symptoms, you can be tested. call 311 or go to sfgov.org. and whether you have insurance or not, whether you're documented or not, it does not matter. we'll test anyone. and so anytime that you need to be tested and that you are tested, but more importantly it's not as if one time you're tested and all of a sudden everything is okay. so i want you to talk a little bit about the opportunities and also explain how contact tracing is important to helping us to really flatten -- continue to flatten the curve. >> yes, mayor, thank you. yes, very correct. go to sf gov to see what the

symptoms are. and anyone that works in san francisco as well, because they're equally important to the health of our residents. so testing is really important. we need public engagement in testing. and we're continuing to open up sites in areas to make it more accessible for people to get testing in their neighborhood as announced today. and that the testing in the tenderloin and at city college and a new location in bayview. and so we continue to emphasize making testing accessible. testing alone is not going to solve the problem. a big point of testing is to get care to people who test positive. but then also to work with people to make sure they have what they need to stay at home so they don't transmit to anyone else. and then to voluntarily ask them who else they may have been in contact with so that we can reach out to those people to support them too. that's what is contact tracing. it's voluntary and it's confidential and it has nothing to do with immigration status or any other type of law

enforcement. so we want to engage as partners just as the public has partnered with us to shelter-in-place and to get us to where we are today and to make us safer and to move closer to the next phases of reopening. we need the same engagement with testing and with contact tracing. and we're continuing to build our capacity in those areas in partnership with every resident and worker in san francisco and in partnership with the rest of the city and all of the teams continuing to do that work. >> mayor london breed: can you tell us what we can expect for contact trace somethin tracing? what are the questions they get asked if they test positive? and if i'm contacted by someone, how should i respond to that? >> yes, thank you. when we find out that someone has tested positive, and by california law all of those tests get reported to the health department and we reach out. and the first thing that we want to do, does that person have what they need to be healthy and to be safe? that's our number one priority.

we assist with food and housing and other resources they may need to stay home and to stay isolated. then we ask them about the other people in their lives they may have come into contact with at work or at home. and we talk to those people separately. so when you are contacted because you have either tested positive or because you've been in contact with someone who has, please engage with the staff that do that. we are working very hard to have language capability. 54% of our case reviews have been in spanish. so we're working with communities and organizations that have that ability to bring on more staff to do that work in a culturally appropriate way. so we want to engage. we want to support people who have been exposed and people who test positive. in doing that we're going to be able to reduce the transmissions throughout the city and get us to the next phase. >> mayor london breed: yes, thank you. well, i just want to go back to reiterate to folks because i think this information is really

helpful because i'm not a doctor and i think that most people who are not doctors may not completely understand exactly why. because you know that i'm always asking you, well, why can't we do this, why can't we do that. and i'm very concerned, of course, like we all are about the future of our city. and the financial health of our city. and as well as, you know, public health in general. so, for example, when we talk -- i want to go back to kids in particular because we know that the parents are probably had it up to here. and i just think about when i was a kid how i probably would have drove my grandmother insane with 21 questions. and the fact that i couldn't play with my friends. or like my nephew saw a slide and cooperate slide dow couldn'e slide and started crying. it's just the emotional issues associated with trying to explain to children why they

can't play together. and i think that what we have to keep in mind of course is the challenges that we face, but we also have to think about human nature. and if we're talking about opening camps for the summer, i'm excited about that. any kid would be excited. but at the same time we've got to be realistic. to expect kids to have to wear masks and gloves and to not, you know, to interact -- you know how kids are. they touch each other. to expect that, that's going to be difficult. so i think that when we're thinking about criteria, i mean, this will be our normal as you said for at least, you know, the next 18 months. so there's an adjustment, of course, that we need to make. and it's a lot easier for adults to maybe make that adjustment. and harder for kids who deserve and need to interact with one another. so i do think that what is great about where we are as a city is because the majority of the

people in the city are complying and following the orders and going out of their way to, you know, to be a part of the solution -- although we know that there's a few people out there breaking the rules and not doing what they're supposed to be doing but that's a whole other conversation. but the fact is that because we have so many san franciscoians, it gives us the opportunity to go further. i know that it's not happening as fast as people want it to happen. trust me, i am desperate to see more happen faster because i am concerned about, you know, the longer that we're in this situation, the worse off that it's going to be for a lot of people. so i hope that you are getting creative and taking these things under consideration because it's not just about the data and the science, it's about people's lives and their livelihoods. so how do we -- there's a way -- for example, if this is going to be with us for two years, the

hairdressers and the barbershops, you know, they already, you know, are prepared with systems in place and they're going to be able to open i'm sure eventually, they'll have to wear masks and gloves when they're working with their clients. and just quickly, why not sooner rather than later? because i think that that's what people are trying to understand. why can't we do this, or why can't we do that? i get that it is about, you know, limiting human interaction but for the most part you can tell that people are, you know, they are hungry for more, but they're also willing to follow the rules as they're given more. you know, so let's talk a little bit about that and what we can do to maybe even move this along faster because, you know, we appreciate that there's curbside pickup at retail, but, you know, for most of us, like when i go buy my candles i'm going to walk in there and i'm going to walk

around even if i can't touch something. let's talk a bit and then wrap up the conversation because i know that there's so much that we can talk about and we wanted to try to keep these to 30 minutes. but how can we move this faster? how can we get better prepared for reopening as an everyday citizen? >> yep. so i think that, mayor, so really important -- thank you for emphasizing the need to move forward and to get creative and innovative as we go forward to this new normal. i think that one of the key things is that we need to ensure that as much as possible that we're masking and social distancing because if we can keep the virus under control in this stage, the next phase will come sooner. so that's one important piece of information. and the other piece is that we're working across businesses to ensure that we're getting out information as quickly as possible about what people can anticipate. so they'll be ready, right? so that rather than saying oh,

now we're ready to open and these are all of the things that you have to do, that we have guidance in advance so that people can be more prepared, right? so that as we think about these camps, for instance, that there's guidance being developed in a scientific way, but also in a way that is responsible and accountable to what you're saying. you know, that kids -- you know what kids do, right? so realistic items, that is responsive both to the situation but also addressing the new normal that we're going to be in. and i also think that ensuring that we're working with community in an equitable way, including around testing and partnering with other organizations and that we're engaging with the businesses on the ground to better understand what they need and what they're asking, so that we can ensure that the testing requirements that are likely to go forward and the social distancing and the hygiene, that those are things that people are ready for and support. we don't want to be in a situation where, you know, we're saying this is what you have to

do an, right? so those are key points going forward. and to keep moving it faster, part is scaling up our testing and our partner notification, because the faster that we do that, the faster we'll know where we are moving forward. and when we know where we are in terms of the epidemic, that will help us to know where we are in terms of the stages that we want to move as quickly as possible. because certainly there are health consequences to the shelter-in-place order and mental health consequences and physical onc consequences. and it's not like coronavirus is over here and everything else is in business, we need to make sure that we're doing a balance of being as prepared and responsive to the pandemic. but also supporting the economy, which is necessary for supporting people's health, especially in communities that struggle every day and are

struggling now. >> mayor london breed: yes, and dr. colfax, i appreciate that because i'm being aggressive because, you know, as much as i want science to guide us and the data, i'm focused on that -- i don't continue to bring up the hair salons and the nail salons and places like that because i'm tired of doing my hair. i don't bring it up because of that. but if these people are not working they're not making money. they can't pay their rent. not just their rent at their homes but their rent in their commercial spaces. and in some cases, being harassed about getting their bills paid when they have no money and there's no way that they're possibly going to be able to pay it back. so if we're going to be living in corona, right, how is it that we allow these people to open up sooner rather than later safely? because, you know, it is -- that's what i'm most concerned about. you know, are these kinds of businesses that there's direct contact, whether it's a masseuse

or barbers or whether it's nail or hair salons and places where you're a little bit closer to people than anticipated. again, because people are so anxious to get going and to get their businesses started, to cover their bills, that, you know, they're going to be even extra careful when doing this. so the sooner the better and i know that i'm being pushy and i know that we have these conversations on a regular basis, but i really appreciate both of you and your leadership and the role that you play in helping to lead us. i know that there have been lives saved because of the efforts of the department of public health. and so we are grateful to you, your team, and the nurses and the people on the frontlines every single day. yes, i have pushed, pushed, pushed, but i also appreciate your creativity. we're going to eventually get over this hump and get to a better place and i want to thank everyone for joining us.

again, this is the a first in a series of conversations that will continue to happen around the reopening and whether it's issues around equity or around economic recovery and those will be the kinds of conversations that we'll be having over the next few weeks just to really to try and to get to the point of what's important or why decisions are being made. i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i thank you for joining us here today and thank you for allowing us the opportunity. we know that people have sent in questions and we will be working to respond to those questions directly. thank you again dr. colfax. thank you dr. philip for your work. and we appreciate you all for continuing to cooperate with the public health orders. and we hope that you have a wonderful week. thank you, everyone. thank you, san

>> hi, you're watching "coping with covid-19." today i'm going to the pharmacy. [music playing] now i'm not a medical professional or a doctor of any kind. sorry, mom. i'm a video guy. and this is my personal story. i have a family member who's in the at-risk group so i'm the one going to the pharmacy. to get the most detailed and up-to-date information about the virus, go to sfgov.org. there's a really good f.a.q. there. i've been taking a plastic bag from the house and putting a sanitizing wipe and for this trip, i feel safer wearing latex gloves. i'm taking the smallest number of items with me. my debit card, i.d., the gloves and the wipes. and that means there'll be fewer items to wipe down later if they come into contact with shared services. when i get to the pharmacy, i put on my gloves. my goal while i'm inside is to

not touch any common surfaces and try to keep at least six feet away from anybody else. this is my second visit of the day. the first time i came, there was a huge line so i just left. this time there is no line-up. i'm very careful after i use the p.i.n. pad to pay for my purchases. this is a point of contact that many people have touched, which is why i'm wearing the gloves today. i thank the pharmacist for her important work and leave. on my short walk home from the pharmacy, i'm careful not to touch my face. i keep the gloves on and until i get to my recycling and trash containers, where i remove the packaging from the medicines and i put them in the recycling. now we don't need the instruction for these particular insulin medications because we're already very familiar. as soon as i get through the door, i wash my hands for at least 20 seconds. then i'll wipe down my debit card and i.d. and, as an extra precaution, i wipe down the

medicine's packaging and anywhere where they have touched indoors. then i wipe down the front doorknob and, finally, i wash my hands again. that is it for this episode. i hope you enjoyed my story. thank you for watching.

my name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of san francisco. i perform autopsy, review medical records and write reports. also integrate other sorts of testing data to determine cause and manner of death. i have been here at this facility since i moved here in november, and previous to that at the old facility. i was worried when we moved here that because this building is so much larger that i wouldn't see people every day. i would miss my personal interactions with the other employees, but that hasn't been the case. this building is very nice. we have lovely autopsy tables and i do get to go upstairs and down stairs several times a day to see everyone else i work

with. we have a bond like any other group of employees that work for a specific agency in san francisco. we work closely on each case to determine the best cause of death, and we also interact with family members of the diseased. that brings us closer together also. >> i am an investigator two at the office of the chief until examiner in san francisco. as an investigator here i investigate all manners of death that come through our jurisdiction. i go to the field interview police officers, detectives, family members, physicians, anyone who might be involved with the death. additionally i take any property with the deceased individual and take care and custody of that. i maintain the chain and custody for court purposes if that becomes an issue later and notify next of kin and make any additional follow up phone

callsness with that particular death. i am dealing with people at the worst possible time in their lives delivering the worst news they could get. i work with the family to help them through the grieving process. >> i am ricky moore, a clerk at the san francisco medical examiner's office. i assist the pathology and toxicology and investigative team around work close with the families, loved ones and funeral establishment. >> i started at the old facility. the building was old, vintage. we had issues with plumbing and things like that. i had a tiny desk. i feet very happy to be here in the new digs where i actually have room to do my work. >> i am sue pairing, the

toxicologist supervisor. we test for alcohol, drugs and poisons and biological substances. i oversee all of the lab operations. the forensic operation here we perform the toxicology testing for the human performance and the case in the city of san francisco. we collect evidence at the scene. a woman was killed after a robbery homicide, and the dna collected from the zip ties she was bound with ended up being a cold hit to the suspect. that was the only investigative link collecting the scene to the suspect. it is nice to get the feedback. we do a lot of work and you don't hear the result. once in a while you heard it had an impact on somebody. you can bring justice to what happened. we are able to take what we due to the next level. many of our counterparts in

other states, cities or countries don't have the resources and don't have the beautiful building and the equipmentness to really advance what we are doing. >> sometimes we go to court. whoever is on call may be called out of the office to go to various portions of the city to investigate suspicious deaths. we do whatever we can to get our job done. >> when we think that a case has a natural cause of death and it turns out to be another natural cause of death. unexpected findings are fun. >> i have a prior background in law enforcement. i was a police officer for 8 years. i handled homicides and suicides. i had been around death investigation type scenes. as a police officer we only

handled minimal components then it was turned over to the coroner or the detective division. i am intrigued with those types of calls. i wondered why someone died. i have an extremely supportive family. older children say, mom, how was your day. i can give minor details and i have an amazing spouse always willing to listen to any and all details of my day. without that it would be really hard to deal with the negative components of this job. >> being i am a native of san francisco and grew up in the community. i come across that a lot where i may know a loved one coming from the back way or a loved one seeking answers for their deceased. there are a lot of cases where i may feel affected by it. if from is a child involved or

things like that. i try to not bring it home and not let it affect me. when i tell people i work at the medical examiners office. whawhat do you do? the autopsy? i deal with the a with the enou- with the administrative and the families. >> most of the time work here is very enjoyable. >> after i started working with dead people, i had just gotten married and one night i woke up in a cold sweat. i thought there was somebody dead? my bed. i rolled over and poked the body. sure enough, it was my husband who grumbled and went back to sleep. this job does have lingering effects. in terms of why did you want to go into this? i loved science growing up but i

didn't want to be a doctor and didn't want to be a pharmacist. the more i learned about forensics how interested i was of the perfect combination between applied science and criminal justice. if you are interested in finding out the facts and truth seeking to find out what happened, anybody interested in that has a place in this field. >> being a woman we just need to go for it and don't let anyone fail you, you can't be. >> with regard to this position in comparison to crime dramas out there, i would say there might be some minor correlations. let's face it, we aren't hollywood, we are real world. yes we collect evidence. we want to preserve that. we are not scanning fingerprints in the field like a hollywood

television show. >> families say thank you for what you do, for me that is extremely fulfilling. somebody has to do my job. if i can make a situation that is really negative for someone more positive, then i feel like i am doing the right thing for the city of san francisco. mark, the executive secretary and welcome to the may 19, 2020, commission meeting. commissioner bernal. and commissioner green. and commissioner giraudo, commissioner guillermo. are you here, commissioner guillermo? unmute yourself, commissioner, so we can hear you.

yes. commissioner guillermo, are you there? >> commissioner guillermo: i'm here. >> clerk: thank you. and is commissioner chow on the phone by chance? >> commisioner chung: yes, i am and i will try for the visual connection as the phone goes on. >> clerk: okay. and commissioner bernal, i believe that you have smgz to say? >> president bernal: thank you to my chigdzers and welcome to all of the members of the public who may be viewing the health commission meeting for tuesday, may 19th. before we begin i wanted to let everybody know that the commissioners and i have sought to -- with the support of the mayor, beginning in june to meet twice a month with remote meetings. so on the first and third at a new time at 3:00 p.m.. the meeting on the first tuesday of the month will include a covid-19 update and a d.p.h. update and contract items and

d.p.h. program updates. and the meeting on the thursday tuesday of the month includes covid-19 updates and we'll focus on the general hospital and the laguna honda related issues. so with that let's move on to approval of the minutes. >> clerk: actually, commissioner, do you mind if i do my intro with the public comment line. sure. so, hi, everybody, i am mark morewitz, the commission secretary. and we're using microsoft teams which is a remote technology. and as everyone knows by now there's some glitches with these. these meetings don't run as smoothly as the in-person meetings do so please bear with us as we do our best. and the meetings are televised by sfgov-tv and we thank them for their assistance today. but if you're watching at home, there will be a delay, and possibly 30 seconds to two

minutes, and so know that. and if you're interested in making a public comment, i'm going to give you that information in a second. but, please call in the item before the item that you would like to make comment on to be sure that you're not missing out, depending on the delay of your visual experience. so here's the number and i'll put it on the screen real quickly so that everyone can see. give me one second. so if you would like to make public comment on any item, best thing to do is to call in soon or anytime before the item starts, and the number is (888)-363-4734. and they'll ask you for an access code which is 241350. and the instructions are listed here, and you're able to make one public comment per item. you are still going to be timed

for two minutes so that you -- everyone can only get two minutes and i'll cut you off after that. and once you're on the line you can listen in real-time to the meeting and if you would like to make public comment on the item you hear 0, 1, and you're in line for that item. and i will flash the slide several times and i know that this is tedious for everyone but it's the best way that i know to make sure that everyone understands the process. to that, moving on to the next item. thank you for your patience. >> president bernal: and, thank you, mark, for keeping us all on track and facilitating our new meeting format. i very much appreciate. and item 2, the approval of the minutes from the health commission meeting of april 21st. upon review for the minutes, commissioners, is there a motion to approve? >> so moved. >> second. >> clerk: commissioners, before you call the vote, i want to note that based on

commissioner chow's review as i emailed you all, there's two corrections that have been posted online. one is item 11. i made a mistake of putting in laguna honda where it should not have been and i put the wrong resolution at the very end and it should acknowledge the fache contbecause to the covid response. so i want to make sure that everyone knows that you're voting on that. and before you vote we need to check to see if there's public comment. public comment line, can you let us know if there's anyone on the line for this. it looks like there's no public comment. so you can all do a vote. >> president bernal: mark, will you call the roll. >> clerk: yes. commissioner bernal, yes. commissioner green. yes. commissioner guillermo, yes.

commissioner giraudo. yes. and commissioner giraudo can you keep your commissioners on while you're on the camera and commissioner chow? yes. great. thank you. so that item passes and we can move on to the next item, the director's report. but dr. colfax is having trouble logging in. so if we might -- because he has the next few items, if we may go to general public comment if that's okay with you all, commissioners? and let's give everyone a few minutes to make sure that they -- in case they're watching and there's a lag time, that they're able to see the instructions. and let's just pause and ge give mr. colfax a chance to log in and to get public comments. again, thank you for your patience. public comment line, please let me know as people come on.

thank you. >> so, mark, commissioners, i will be on the phone and then watching your video. >> clerk: all right, thank you, thank you, commissioner. >> mark, just give us a signal

when ready. >> clerk: yes, sir. i'm -- actually the public comment line is having a little trouble and we're still waiting for dr. colfax, so, again, please give us one minute. i apologize. >> president bernal: thank you. no need to apologize. >> clerk: so i have suggestions since we're waiting for these two -- the issues with the folks who can't log in. is mr. wagner on the line because we could move to item 6 and move forward and go back to public comment after that. mr. wagner, are you here? >> i am. can you hear me? >> clerk: yes, i can. are you on video or on just audio? >> let's see. i am. >> clerk: you are? fantastic. so, commissioners, is that okay,

and commissioner bernal with a thumbs up? fantastic. and i'll put you on the screen to say hi before we put the slides on, okay. >> okay. >> clerk: and, greg, i'm hearing double -- are you watching this (indiscernible). >> no, i don't think so. >> clerk: okay. i'm not hearing it anymore. >> does that sound okay? >> clerk: yes. i'll mute myself. >> commissioners, greg wagner, c.f.o. so we are just kind of lat late-breaking information coming out around the city budget and i don't think that any of this is a surprise. there's been recognition for the city and county and state, etc., and there's a significant impact

on the economy and, therefore on the city budget of the covid-19 pandemic. and we're at the point now where the city is regrouping and re-evaluating its budget process. and so all will recall that back in february that we brought under the normal timeline to the health commission budget proposal which you gave -- provided feedback to and approved and sent for in the mayor's office. and that occurred about three weeks prior to everything really changing. so now that we have a little bit more visibility into what's going on in the economy, the mayor's office and the controller's office and the board of supervisors and budget analysts have re-evaluated the financial outlook and then published that and just as recently as yesterday afternoon

issued new instructions to the department. so i'm going to just summarize a little bit where we are on that and then there will be more -- more coming as we go through the process. but it's going to be a little different and it's going to happen fast. normally we would have had the mayor's balanced budget submitted on june 1st to the board of supervisors and then the board would have gone through hearings in month of june. but because we're in may and we're just now kind of getting a handle on what the financial impacts of this is, the city is going to do an interim budget which allows the mayor's balanced budget to be submitted on august 1st instead of june 1st. so an additional two months above the usual budget process and that will give us a bit of a time to advise the budget submissions and allowances. so the next slide, mark.

so, again, the report came out last week and instructions just yesterday and today, looking at the shortfall for the current year and the coming year -- next slide. next slide, please. and so in march the city had done an initial estimate of what the impact of the changes in the economy would look like and provided a range of $1.1 billion to $1.7 billion over the current year and the two coming budget years which would be our normal two-year budget horizon. in the may projection that was issued last week, as that has solidified and it looks like it's at the top of that range and a little over the

$1.7 billion. so definitely not a good scenario in the changes in the economy really are -- in addition to all of the other things that are going on in everybody's lives, their health and their economic situation, this will also affect the city's budget. next slide. so this is a little bit of a look. this is the city's normal five-year financial projection format. and the negative numbers are deficits, so this is the general fund deficit. for the current year that will end on june 30th, there is a $246.2 million shortfall and then in the coming four years of the financial planning horizon, you can see that number really jumps. it's at about $750 million per year over the next two years. and then growing in the out

years. if you go to the next slide i'll give you a little bit more information about what's underneath that. you can really see a couple of things that jump out on that first line, the general fund sources, negative $487 million in fiscal 2020-2021. and that is the result of the effects on the economy and we don't really need an economic projection. if you just take a walk around the city. but this is things like sales tax, hotel tax, property transfer tax, and it really has stopped very significantly with the changes in the lifestyle of the city and the bay area around the resulting health orders and the covid-19 response. there's also a decline projected for our revenues and the public

health department. this is really driven by the reduced volume of outpatient, elective procedures, and outpatient visits. all of those things that would just be at our ambulatory care clinics and also our behavioral health clinics, where we have reduced visits and reduced reimbursement based on the fact that a lot of those visits that are occurring now are tele-health, etc. and so there's a revenue shortfall that is projected to recover at a moderately slow rate over the next several years. and then at the same time we have the growth as we did previously have projected in our ongoing operating cost, salaries and benefits, and other city operating costs. and so that is how we get to our projected shortfall. next slide, please.

another piece of this which is actually not fully incorporated into the budget deficit because we're all still working to get our minds around it is the financial impact of the response to the covid pandemic. we found an initial projection here and this is a city-wide projection of $373 million that is likely to be spent or encumbered in the following fiscal year. and some of the big pieces on this are a lot of the response that the city is doing, so the city has been leasing and staffing hotel spaces for isolation and quarantine and for other populations to shelter-in-place in. and we've been buying large amounts of personal protective equipment at elevated rates. and the testing program that is

ramping up. so all of those things that we have been talking about in terms of the response, you have been hearing here and from other forums and beginning to get our mind around what the cost of that is. and it is a massive effort and it does come with a big price tag and it will be worth it but it has financial implications. we have been getting some reimbursement from the federal program. so in our financials for the current year, we're projecting significant revenue to the hospital from the cares act. and then the city will -- is also in the process of developing and submitting claims for fema reimbursement. so that federal reimbursement will help to offset the costs and the revenue also associated with covid. although there are questions about how long we can count on this and how those funding

sources will match up for the duration of this. next slide, please. so the priorities that the mayor's office has made clear is that they understand that there's going to be some difficult choices associated with this economic downturn and the impact from the city's budget. so they're asking us to meet reduction requirements which i'll spell out in a moment. to prioritize core services. and then, of course, to evaluate how things are changing in the covid environment. i think that it is clear that from everything that i and you hear from dr. colfax and the public health leadership team that this is going to be with us for some time and that our response is going to be with us for some time. and the city is certainly going to prioritize investing and all of those strategies and tactics

that we're going to need to -- to keep the city safe and healthy. but that is going to change things and it's going to change what our priorities are. and other aspects of this is that the ongoing -- although there are incredit mental changes to it -- incremental changes to it, and the ongoing restrictions on how we will live will affect the city now that we have a public health crisis. and then lastly prioritizing the vulnerable populations and equity in what we do. and that is, of course, perfectly aligned with our mission and our approach pre-covid and during the covid response. next slide. so the instructions from the mayor's office are