director heminger, i know you have something to say. >> director heminger: it sound like many years ago, we had little breakthrough few minutes ago. i'll quit while i'm ahead. >> chair borden: are there any other comments before i open up public comment? we haven't had our public comment yet? >> i contribute so much to in develop racial equity action plan and ensure the agency is in a place where it is now where very serious issues are brought to the forefront and addressed. my hope remains that in it agency's effort to diversify not just the agency, it's very diverse. at the top level in terms of leadership, that the agency will not only recruit capable and competent leaders who are diverse that cross black, latinx, indigenous and other racial lines, non-white people, there will be equitable consideration and support for those individuals and those individuals will be allowed to lead and be the experts in assisting rather than being overwhelmed at times by well-meaning white people who are unwilling to yield their top position. i enjoyed all my time working at sfmta, it was very challe

i see director heminger has a question on 10.1.hat out there in case it has to do with anything the public might be interested in. >> thank you. probably not. it is a question really to the city attorney. i do have a question on one of these settlements. i know we have another settlement set up for closed session later. i wonder if we can bump this down to there and do them together? >> are you saying sever a particular item? >> yes, item b as in boy. >> city attorney would you respond. >> i am sorry. i was having trouble with my microphone. deputy city attorney. we need to notice closed session items on the calendar for closed session. if you would like to hear one of the consent calendar items, the appropriate process would be to ask that it be calendared on closed session for your decembe. >> that being the case, i don't think it is important enough. i can pursue the matter otherwise. i will withdraw the question. thank you. >> out of curiosity is there a time sensitivity on that matter that if director heminger changed his mind

director heminger. >> here. >> have you a quorum. though we're legally required to have on the agenda to make it's announcement because it's clear we're all using sound producing devices during the meeting we won't make the announcement. approval of the october 20, 2020 meeting. >> i'm ask the moderator to open the bridge and ask colleagues if there's amendments to the meeting minutes from october 20. seeing none, is there public comment? moderator is anyone on the line? >> have you zero questions remaining. >> we'll close public comment. >> so moved. >> is there a second? >> second. >> chair borden: secretary boomer please call the roll. [roll call] >> director eaken you're very faint. [roll call] madame chair, we can approve the minutes. item 5, communications. >> chair borden: i lovely speech i get to give at every meeting. all members are participating via teleconference. this will ensure the safety of the sfmta board of directors and public. in the published notice for the meeting and on the web page we asked the public to parti

i see director heminger has a question on 10.1. put that out there in case it has to do with anything the public might be interested in. >> thank you. probably not. it is a question really to the city attorney. i do have a question on one of these settlements. i know we have another settlement set up for closed session later. i wonder if we can bump this down to there and do them together? >> are you saying sever a particular item? >> yes, item b as in boy. >> city attorney would you respond. >> i am sorry. i was having trouble with my microphone. deputy city attorney. we need to notice closed session items on the calendar for closed session. if you would like to hear one of the consent calendar items, the appropriate process would be to ask that it be calendared on closed session for your decembe. >> that being the case, i don't think it is important enough. i can pursue the matter otherwise. i will withdraw the question. thank you. >> out of curiosity is there a time sensitivity on that matter that if director heminger changed hi