on balboa street today, which is really tlihrilling and amazg for us business owners. several years ago, i cofounded the balboa village merchants association, and our members, like adam bergeron who's done amazing things with the theater and has adapted so well at the movie theater, he's got these amazing bags. at least one of our family members is wearing a balboa theater t-shirt, and there's a cafe right down the street, according to my daughter, they have the best b.l.t. on the strip. you might want to try that out. these have been trying times as business owners. the pandemic, and the shock to

the economy, it's caused us to be more closely knit. there's so much that we've seen mayor breed do, with the help of oewd and assess or carmen chu. i know we're going to get through this together, and i think how exactly is this going to happen? and then, i hear about this reinvestment in jobsnow, another way to make it easier for small business owners to emerge from this pandemic. galindo, another great place for lunch, stuck in permit purgatory for four years, is now in business. here in the richmond, tens of thousands of residents have filed for unemployment, are

looking for jobs, where businesses are getting more and more creative in how they share spaces and how they attract business. we have so many good places to go for lunch, but -- i know, it's all good. but i am just so grateful. i know our fellow merchants are so grateful to be gathered here at this anchor of our community, one of our community hubs, to really represent what is going to happen here in the future. so thank you again for being here. it means so much to all of us. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: and i'll just wrap it up by saying it's halloween this weekend in san francisco, so look. i just want you to all remember that we are still in a pandemic, and i know you're wondering, well, mayor, what are you going to be for

halloween? i'm going to dress up, but i'm going to wear my mask, and i'm going to abide by some of the recommendations of public health. i know that's boring, but at the end of the day, we are doing an incredible job, and we are in a good place. and because we know that many of those businesses depend on our recollection and how we react to remain open, and out of love and respect for our community spaces, we are going to follow the social distancing and all the guidelines that you're tired of me repeating. the balboa, in fact, as a number of activities planned, so you can always buy your ticket in advance. there's going to be music and jazz, and we should look at closing the street. there'll be some great things for us to do here in this community and all over san

francisco, but i want everyone to just remember, we are in a pandemic, we can still wear our masks with our costumes, even though it may not be the same. we can get creative because that's what we do in san francisco. but we should all definitely make sure we are safe. thank you all so much for joining me for the announcement of these incredible programs. i'm going to one of those restaurants that marjan mentioned. thank you all so much for being here today, and have a wonderful day and a wonderful halloween weekend. [applause]

november 12, 2020 to order. i am board chair. this is conducted pursuant to the brown act and recent executive orders issued by the government to facilitate teleconferencing to reduce the risk of transmission of covid-19. the governor's executive order has suspended this. due to unforeseen circumstance, the secretary is unable to attend the meeting and there was

deborah miller will fill the role. thank you, deborah. members of the public may observe this teleconferencing meeting at sfgovtv and they may offer public comment by calling the phone number. i'd like to welcome the members of the public and the staff for watching us live on sfgovtv. i also want to wish -- please call the roll. >> before i begin, i will note for the record that due to a scheduling conflict, director tavares is not expected to join us. directors, please respond. >> e. forbes: here. >> supervisor haney: here. >> m. hursh: here. >> b. lipkin: present.

>> j. tumlin: here. >> vice chair gee: here. >> chair sesay: present. >> we have quorum. the next item is item 3, communications. we'd like to provide further instructions for the public comment process. to provide public comment, callers should dial into the number, 1-855-282-6330, and enter access code 126 698 0794. then pound and pound again. and then listen to the meeting as they wait for public comment to be announced. members of the public have up to three minutes to provide comment on each agenda item. i will announce when public comment is open on each item or the general public comment at which time callers should dial star 3 to raise their hands and be added to the queue. this call number and access number will stream on the screen during the entire meeting. they will be added to the queue

to speak in the order they entered. all callers will remain on mute until their lines are open. an automated voice will let the callers know when it's their turn to speak. everyone must account for the time delay between live coverage and streaming. speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. are there any other communications from board members? seeing none, i will move to the next item. item 4 is board of directors new and or old business. any new or old business from the directors? seeing none, i will move to the next item. item 5 is the executive director report. >> good morning, directors. i'd like to start off by expressing my enthusiasm for the recent announcement of

president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris i'm optimistic that the new administration will be beneficial for the transbay downtown rail extension project. most of you may know, president-elect joe biden is a win for infrastructure. amtrak joe, biden is the guy to understands transportation from the passenger perspective and shows he will look to make infrastructure investment a hallmark of his administering. -- administration. we've been having conversations with our federal advocacy team to leverage the opportunities. to prepare for the biden presidency which starts noon on january 20, democratic leaders in the house and senate are already preparing for the first 100 days priority.

among the items is an infrastructure bill. this past summer under the leadership of speaker pelosi, the housing passed a stimulus bill called the moving forward act. current thinking indicates that the moving forward act will guide in the first 100 days. outside of congress we're expecting to see changes for the better. particularly, as they relate to the federal transit administration and the capital investment grants pipeline. we expect to see the biden administration reverse many actions taken over the last four years, which have forced local governments to shoulder exceedingly higher cost shares. reversing both of these actions would be immediate benefit. elsewhere in the administration, we'll see the