mr. menard. that answers my question. and then, you know, supervisor mandelman, because in 2018 this is a voter mandate, i am wondering -- so we're able to legally do this and not go back to the voters? >> we are. 2018 measure contemplated allowed the board of supervisors to reduce the rates. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. and then has this issue been brought before the cannabis oversight committee? >> i'm going to ask my staff to answer that. i do know that it has been before the small business commission. and i'm not sure if tom is on the line? >> i am. i'm here. is my camera on. >> chair fewer: hello. >> good morning. thank you, chair fewer for the question. as supervisor mandelman said, it's been before the small business commission and received recommendation there. but it was not assigned to the cannabis oversight commission. i don't believe it has been heard there yet. >> chair fewer: okay. so are there plans to bring it to further oversight committee? >> i think we'd be happy to. it has not been requested of

mr. menard. any comments or questions from my colleagues? madam city attorney, does this amendment, is it substantive? >> no, madam chair, it's not. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. let's open this up for public comment, please, madam clerk. >> clerk: yes, madam chair, operation is checking to see if any callers in the queue. operations, please let us know if callers are ready. >> yes. i have two callers in the queue. >> chair fewer: okay. thank you. >> caller: hi. this rebecca foster calling. i'm the c.e.o. of the san francisco housing accelerator fund. thank you all to the committee and to mayor breed, h.s.h., mohcd and episcopal community services for your work on this important acquisition. and we are proud to be partnering again with the city and e.c.s. on these second homekey projects. and leveraging private and philanthropic funds to assist the city in reaching its ambitious and incredibly time-sensitive goals to provide more permanent housing access from the shelter-in-place hotels in particular. and we're planning to provide app

mr. menard. that answers my question. and then, you know, supervisor mandelman, because in 2018 this is a voter mandate, i am wondering -- so we're able to legally do this and not go back to the voters? >> we are. 2018 measure contemplated allowed the board of supervisors to reduce the rates. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. and then has this issue been brought before the cannabis oversight committee? >> i'm going to ask my staff to answer that. i do know that it has been before the small business commission. and i'm not sure if tom is on the line? >> i am. i'm here. is my camera on. >> chair fewer: hello. >> good morning. thank you, chair fewer for the question. as supervisor mandelman said, it's been before the small business commission and received recommendation there. but it was not assigned to the cannabis oversight commission. i don't believe it has been heard there yet. >> chair fewer: okay. so are there plans to bring it to further oversight committee? >> i think we'd be happy to. it has not been requested of

mr. menard. supervisor walton. >> supervisor walton: i did request the question already. [indiscernible] can you hear me? >> chair fewer: you are kind of breaking up a little bit. kim what about now? >> chair fewer: you're kind of going in and out. maybe turn off your camera. and then just speak? >> supervisor walton: is this working? >> chair fewer: that's better. >> supervisor walton: sorry about that. my apologies. i did ask the question about the potential for the third site. and -- the response i got was inadequate. it just said it's not determined. what's the timeline? why would we approve this if not knowing where the third site is going or have no idea of where the third site may go. i don't get how your answer is not determined and that was that. >> so i'm happy to take this question. so the third site -- we are looking at the southeast sector, because it is the most heavily impacted. i think people on the call know we're moving the soma site to allegheny. we want to do this in a mindful way. first, and see what kind of uptake we and improving testing rates there