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today's meeting will be adjourned on behalf of supervisor mandlman for gardner perry pond and mr.george homsey. on behalf of supervisor peskin, for marry yi and a motion by supervisor walton and on behalf of the supervisors for marie hairson. >> that brings us to the end of our anticipated and mada agendar business before us today. >> that concludes or business for today. >> great, we are adjourned. all electronic devices. the time is 9:00. item one, roll call. president stephen a. nakajo. vice president francee covington. >> commissioner joe alioto verone veronese, chief of department janine nicholson. >> members of the public may address the commission for up to 3 minutes on any mr

today's meeting will be adjourned on behalf of supervisor mandlman for gardner perry pond and mr.george homsey. on behalf of supervisor peskin, for marry yi and a motion by supervisor walton and on behalf of the supervisors for marie hairson. >> that brings us to the end of our anticipated and mada agendar business before us today. >> that concludes or business for today. >> great, we are adjourned. >> there weren't really any real funding structures available at that time, so we started out in civic centre. we always wanted to find our way back. the temporary navigation center at south van ness and around 22 nd street allowed us to start a small pilot program over there. leadership told us that we may get an impact on the area in cleanliness and community. those who have been vehemently opposed to the center became even more angrier when it was taken down. folks at the north end of the mission saw what was going on and eric who you will hear from in a few minutes, saw our impact , he asked us what we can do closer for 16th and mission with $5,000. it wasn't much, but the funding

today's meeting will be adjourned on behalf of supervisor mandlman for gardner perry pond and mr.george homsey. on behalf of supervisor peskin, for marry yi and a motion by supervisor walton and on behalf of the supervisors for marie hairson. >> that brings us to the end of our anticipated and mada agendar business before us today. >> that concludes or business for today. >> great, we are adjourned. >> my s.f. dove -- government t.v. moment was when i received a commendation award from supervisor chris daly. then we sang a duet in the board chamber. [singing] >> happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. happy anniversary to you. happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. anniversary, anniversary, happy 25th anniversary to you. anniversary to you. [♪] - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scen

mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator gardner? >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to both of you for your time and testimony today. mr. millband, thank you for the work you do through ric. we met through some individuals in the office in denver and shea for your work and the work that takes place in colorado as well i was here and it may have been the 2015 hearing that you testified to this committee, you talked at the time about the internally displaced, not just in syria, but throughout the region, you talked at the time about the overall global refugee situation being greater than i believe at that time it was world war ii. can you talk today about what is different from the refugee situation in syria specifically or globally than it was in 2015 and how that difference has occurred? >> thank you very much, senator. i hope i can say that the fact that you went to meet refugees who had been resettled in colorado and denver sends an incredibly important message, and i think it was a message of humanity that really resonated. so on behalf of my team, i rea

today's meeting will be adjourned on behalf of supervisor mandlman for gardner perry pond and mr. george homsey. on behalf of supervisor peskin, for marry yi and a motion by supervisor walton and on behalf of the supervisors for marie hairson. >> that brings us to the end of our anticipated and mada agendar business before us today. >> that concludes or business for today. >> great, we are adjourned. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the april 25, 2019 meeting of the public safety and neighborhood services committee. i'm rafael mandelman. to my right supervisor stefani. we believe supervisor walton will be here shortly. i want to thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, any announcements? >> yes, please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. items acted upon today will appear on the may 7 board of supervisors' agenda unless otherwise stated. mr. clerk? >> item number 1 is ordinance amending that the police code in general that brick-and-mortar businesses accept payment in cash in connection with the purchase of goods and other services. >>

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator baldwin. senator blumenthal asked for an opportunity to have a second round of questioning. so he will be recognized, and then if senator gardnercompletes a scheduled phone call, he may be back in for this first round of questioning. so senator blumenthal. >> thanks, mr. chairman. and thank you very much for giving me this second round. thank you for your patience in enduring a second round. i wanted to ask you first about the issue of diverting planes from major airports in bad weather. as you know, bradley airport is in between two major airports or centers of air traffic -- boston and new york -- and frequently is the host with very little notice to aircraft that need to land safely somewhere, which is understandable, and we welcome those flights. but understanding that the pilots make a final decision on where to divert, can the faa do more to educate pilots about all of the viable airport options that may exist nearby when one airport is reaching capacity? >> well, thank you for the question, senator. and actually i would say if confirmed, that's something that i would be happy to look into. it's not only a pilot issue. fr

mr. chairman. >> senator blumenthal asked for an opportunity for a second round of questioning so he will be recognized and then if senator gardner completes a scheduled phone call he may be back in for the first round of questioning. senator blumenthal. >> thank you very much for giving me the second round and thank you for your patience. first about the issue of diverting planes from major airports -- whether as you know bradley airport is admitting to major airports or centers of air traffic, boston and new york and frequently is the host with very little notice with aircraft that need to land safely somewhere which is understandable and we welcome those sites that understanding that the pilots make a final decision on where to divert can the faa do more to educate pilots about all of the airport options that may exist nearby when one airport is reaching capacity? >> thank you for the question, senator. .. . >> in a timely manner that can help the process. >> i went to follow up on senator duckworth and as you well know both the acting administrator elwell have committed to leaving that rule and touch unless directed different

mr. gardner: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. gardner: i have one request for a committee to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. gardner: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. thursday, may 16. further, following the prayer and pledge, the morning business be expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the vitter nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. gardner: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned >> and since the grounding and in particular the various ongoing reviews of the faa process to returning the 737 max to service with our com