either can sfgovtv. the closed captioner is captioning everything as inaudible. what i would request is that you ask mr. zabaneh to post the director report on the website, on the agenda, on item 5, and the last that we have the same two days ago. that could be addressed as soon as possible it would be much appreciated. thank you. >> moderator, please, put through the next caller? >> you have one question remaining. >> please state -- >> i'm a neighbor -- >> hi, there, please state your name. >> hi. yeah. thank you. i'm a neighbor of the transbay site and i just thought it was very surprising that there was zero outreach about the making it a safe sleeping site. the mayor didn't reach out to us at all, so i appreciate director haney's comments. and i believe more information is needed about this. thank you. >> thank you, caller. moderator -- >> you have zero questions remaining. >> all right, madame chair, that concludes members of the public that wanted to comment on the item. next calendar item? >> chair sesay: yes please. >> item 6, we have the presenting ball

fellow sfgovtv producer chris took his first yoga lesson a couple of years ago and used to go to a class regularly before the lockdown. he and his wife set up a space in their garage for exercising. this routine is from an on-line class by power yoga. deann and andy have been using the ping pong table that they bought off craigslist and set it up in their back yard. ellie has been using this home gym to stay fit. it has everything she needed. and lastly, if the weather is bad outside, you can exercise your mind by doing a puzzle, sudoku, or just by reading a good book. here's a quick recap. since i started this episode, the guidelines have changed. for instance, jack may be able to go golfing with some restrictions. go to sf.gov to get the most up-to-date

[roll call] [inaudible] >> clerk: -- that you may be watching because sfgovtv broadcast is delayed byood 60 to 90 seconds. so if you are going to turn your microphone on, please turn on your computer speaker or television speakers. thank you. [roll call] >> clerk: thank you, commissioners. first on your agenda is items considered for continuance. item 1, as 440 through 448 waller street, proposed for continuance to june 4, 2020. item 2, at 2001 37 avenue, conditional use authorization is proposed for continuance to june 11, 2020, item 3, for the arts activities and social service or philanthropic facilities as temporary uses is proposed for continuance to june 25, 2020. we have received multiple requests for continuing the hub items onto your regular calendar for item 10, case numbers 2015-000940 env, 2017-000871-env, 2016-000168-env for the hub plan, 30 vanness avenue project, 98 franklin street project, and hub housing sustainability district, item 11, 2015-00940 env, market octavia area plan amendment, and items items 12-a through e, as well as item 13 at 10 south vanness avenue, a

public comment is available for each item on channel 26 and sfgovtv are sharing the

thank you sfgovtv. >> good job, julie. >> thanks to sfgovtv and everyone. we will see you in the next few weeks. good-bye. good night. >> hi, you're watching "coping with covid-19." today i'm going to the grocery store. now, i'm not an authority about the virus. i'm just showing you what i'm personally doing. to find out the most definitive and up-to-date information about the pandemic, i highly recommend the f.a.q. available at sf.gov. i'm taking a list and before i leave i put a sanitizing wind and pair of gloves into a plastic bag. i'm wearing a mask and taking the smallest number of items with me. just my car key, credit card, i.d. and the batching i'm not taking my phone with me. even if i use it to pay, i either have to touch the p.i.n. pad or sign the screen anyway. i'm concerned about cross-contamination. i don't want to transfer the virus from my gloves to the phone and then to my face. whin i get out of the car, i put on my gloves and get a grocery cart. the essential workers at my store are doing a great job. they're sanitizing every cart and lim

you can make public comment by e-mailing me linda.wong at sfgovtv. if you submit via e-mail it will be included as part of the matter. written comments may be sent through your postal service to city hall. finally, items acted upon today will be forwarded for full consideration on may 12 unless otherwise stated. >> supervisor fewer: thank you, madam clerk. please read items one and two together on the budget and finance committee agenda. 1. resolution authorizing the director of property to exercise lease amends for leases of real property at 3119 mission street and 3120 mission street for office and service space with klw investments as landlord each for five-year terms to commence on july 1, 2020 to expire on june 30, 2025 at the combined monthly base rent of 203,231.60 for a total annual base rent of 243-8779 with base rent increasing 3% per year. two. resis solution authorizing the director of property to exercise an option to extend a lease of real property located at 2 gough street for office space with rachris, llc as landlord for five-year te

i would like to thank matthew from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. could we have a motion to excuse supervisor mandelman. >> so moved. >> thank you so much. roll call vote. [roll call] >> three ayes. >> thank you, very much.

if you are live streaming the meeting via sfgovtv mute the sound. this will reduce any reverberation and electronic feedback so the board can hear you. at the appropriate time president driscoll will ask the phone lines to be open. if you wish to comment on a particular item press one and zero. the auto prompt will say callers are entering question and answer. this is public comment. you will be in the queue in the order you press one and zero. an automated voice will tell you when to speak. you will hear us to ask your name and your comments. you will start two minutes. i will say 30 seconds when they are remaining. when your time is up, i will say thank you and next caller. the moderator will put you back on mute. i will repeat these instructions about dialing one and zero after the phone lines are open as i am aware some members may join late and may not have heard these. alternatively you may submit e-mail goes to public comment at sfgovtv. if you submit via e-mail it will be in the minutes of the next meeting. president driscoll. >> the board w

thank you john, arthur, brent, john carroll as well as the folk at sfgovtv. with that, madam clerk, would you please read item two out of order. >> an ordinance amending the planning code to provide that in the urban mixed use district all office uses are prohibited except that a professional service, financial service or medical service is allowed as conditional use on the ground floor when primary open to the general public on a client oriented basesis. call 888-204-5984 and bles prese and zero to speak. if you are on hold, standby. >> my understanding is that the sponsor of this legislation, supervisor ronen who is trying to call me and i am trying to call her back would like to have this item continued. i see that her legislative aid is participating in this meeti meeting. ms. binart is my understanding correct? you are welcome to speak before this committee. >> amy, come in. >> amy binart. thank you very much for accommodating our request to continue. we would like to request the same one more week. we would like to hear this on may 11th. with that, i wo

thank you john, arthur, brent, john carroll as well as the folk at sfgovtv. with that, madam clerk, would you please read item two out of order. >> an ordinance amending the planning code to provide that in the urban mixed use district all office uses are prohibited except that a professional service, financial service or medical service is allowed as conditional use on the ground floor when primary open to the general public on a client oriented basesis. call 888-204-5984 and bles prese and zero to speak. if you are on hold, standby. >> my understanding is that the sponsor of this legislation, supervisor ronen who is trying to call me and i am trying to call her back would like to have this item continued. i see that her legislative aid is participating in this meeti meeting. ms. binart is my understanding correct? you are welcome to speak before this committee. >> amy, come in. >> amy binart. thank you very much for accommodating our request to continue. we would like to request the same one more week. we would like to hear this on may 11th. with that, i wo

the full conference will be on youtube at the sfgovtv page. very much. >> ever wonder about programs the city it working think to make san francisco the best place to work and will we bring shine to the programs and the people making them happen join us inside that edition of what's next sf sprech of market street between 6th is having a cinderella movement with the office of economic workforce development is it's fairy godmother telegraph hill engaged in the program and providing the reason to pass through the corridor and better reason to stay office of economic workforce development work to support the economic vital of all of san francisco we have 3 distinctions workforce and neighborhood investment i work in the tenderloin that has been the focus resulting in tax chgsz and 9 arts group totally around 2 hundred thousand square feet of office space as fits great as it's moved forward it is some of the place businesses engaged for the people that have living there for a long time and people that are coming into to work in the the item you ha

fellow sfgovtv producer chris took his first yoga lesson a couple of years ago and used to go to a class regularly before the lockdown. he and his wife set up a space in their garage for exercising. this routine is from an on-line class by power yoga. deann and andy have been using the ping pong table that they bought off craigslist and set it up in their back yard. ellie has been using this home gym to stay fit. it has everything she needed. and lastly, if the weather is bad outside, you can exercise your mind by doing a puzzle, sudoku, or just by reading a good book. here's a quick recap. since i started this episode, the guidelines have changed. for instance, jack may be able to go golfing with some restrictions. go to sf.gov to get the most up-to-date

i'd like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. any announcements? >> yes, madame chair. due to the covid-19 health emergency and protect board members, city xwraoeps and the public, the board of supervisors, legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, members will be participating in the meetings remotely in the same extend that they were physically present. public comments will be available for each item on this agenda. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. comments are opportunities to speak during the public comment period available via phone call by calling 888-204-5984. access code 3501008 and then press pound and then press pound again. when you're connected, dial 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue to speak. you'll be lined up in the system in the order you dialed 1 and 0. while you're waiting the system will be silent. the system will notify you when you're in line and waiting. all callers will remain on commute until their line is open. everyone must account for the time today and speaking discrepancies between live coverage and st

i would like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. madam clerk, do you have any announcements. >> due to the health emergency and to protect commissioners, staff and public, city hall is closed. members will participate in the meeting remotely. this precaution is taken pursuant to the stay-at-home order and local and state and federal orders, declarations and directives. you may participate in the meeting to the extent as if physically present. public comment will be available on each item. on channel 26 and sfgovtv will stream the number on the screen. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. communities or opportunities to speak are via by calling (408)418-9388. pound and pound again. when connected you will hear the discussions but you will be muted and in his senning mode only. listening mode only. when your item is up dial star nine. best practices call from quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, turndown your television or radio. you may submit public comment be in the following ways. e-mail to myself. if you submit

public comment is available for each item on channel 26 and sfgovtv are sharing the number on the screen. each member is allowed two minutes to speak. comments to speak are available via phone by calling (888)204-5984. the access code 350-1008. then press pound and press pound again. dial one and 0 to be added to the queue to speak. while waiting the system will be silent. it will notify you when you are in line and waiting. all callers remain on mute until their line is open. everyone must account for timely days between life coverage and streaming. call from a quiet place. speak clearly and slowly and turndown your television or radio. you may submit public comment by e-mailing me. if you submit public comment it will be included in the legislative file. written comments may be sent through the u.s. postal service to city hall. >> thank you, ms. major the let me thank our backup house staff brent and john and all of the folks from the clerk's office for doing the incredible work that you have been doing since the shelter-in-place and virtual meeting started at the board of supervisors.

with our board secretary and including warren lamb, sean cunningham, art wong, jack chen, and tom of sfgovtv. caroline, and everybody else who put together all of the hard work to make the meeting happen so we knows are not unusual times so we appreciate that and at this point i will open up to accommodate public comment at this moment and in response to an accommodation request from the public. >> all right s if the informed rater could please open the phone line right now, this is an opportunity for members with disabilities to address general matters not on today's agenda. anyone else who wishes to address the board under general public comment that topic will come up will come up later in the meeting. this is for a computation and request. mr. moderator, let us know when someone is on the line. >> bless one then zero. >> please started with your name. >> madam chair, we will ask the commenter to give their name and their two minutes will start when the person starts talking. your time starts when start talking. >> my name is zachary. i'm really concerned at this last meeting it was suppo

public comment is available for each item on channel 26 and sfgovtv are sharing the number on the screeneach member is allowed two minutes to speak. comments to speak are available via phone by calling (888)204-5984. the access code 350-1008. then press pound and press pound again. dial one and 0 to be added to the queue to speak. while waiting the system will be silent. it will notify you when you are in line and waiting. all callers remain on mute until their line is open. everyone must account for timely days between life coverage and streaming. call from a quiet place. speak clearly and slowly and turndown your television or radio. you may submit public comment by e-mailing me. if you submit public comment it will be included in the legislative file. written comments may be sent through the u.s. postal service to city hall. >> thank you, ms. major the let me thank our backup house staff brent and john and all of the folks from the clerk's office for doing the incredible work that you have been doing since the shelter-in-place and virtual meeting started at the board of supervisors. m

sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming the toll-free number across the bottom of the screen. comments or opportunities to speak are available by calling 888-204-5984 using access code 350-1008 and pressing pound and pound again. when you are connected, you dial one and zero when the q&a period opens, and you will be allowed to submit your testimony. each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes. when you have 30 seconds remaining, you will hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. i will announce when your time is up and direct my staff to take the next person in the queue to speak. speak clearly and slowly and turndown your television or computer. at this time i would like to take roll. president hyland. >> here. >> vice president matsuda. >> here. >> commissioner black. >> here. >> foley. >> here. >> commissioner johns. >> here. >> commissioner pearlman. >> here. >> commissioner so. >> here. >> very good. commissioners, first on your agenda is general public comment. members of the comment may address the commission within the subject matter jurisdiction of the com

i'd like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. any announcements? >> yes, madame chair. due to the covid-19 health emergency and protect board members, city xwraoeps and the public, the board of supervisors, legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, members will be participating in the meetings remotely in the same extend that they were physically present. public comments will be available for each item on this agenda. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. comments are opportunities to speak during the public comment period available via phone call by calling 888-204-5984. access code 3501008 and then press pound and then press pound again. when you're connected, dial 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue to speak. you'll be lined up in the system in the order you dialed 1 and 0. while you're waiting the system will be silent. the system will notify you when you're in line and waiting. all callers will remain on commute until their line is open. everyone must account for the time today and speaking discrepancies between live coverage and st

the full conference will be on youtube at the sfgovtv page. thank you very much. >> announcer: you're watching "coping with covid-19." today's special guest is dr. steven getnick. >> hi, i'm chris man us and you're watching "coping with covid-19." today my guest is the director of the behavior therapy center of san francisco and professor emeritus in counseling psychology at the university of san francisco. doctor, welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> let's talk about managing anxieties during this pandemic. what types of issues are people facing at the moment? >> there are a number of issues and i really want to point out that this is affecting everyone and has come on very quickly. so it is normal. if you are not experiencing some anxiety, something is a touch off because this affects us all. i think some of the main ones are our health and worried about getting the virus and our developing serious complications. i think for a lot of people who are single, living alone, in isolation, has been very difficult. i think being in close quarters

fellow sfgovtv producer chris took his first yoga lesson a couple of years ago and used to go to a class regularly before the lockdown. he and his wife set up a space in their garage for exercising. this routine is from an on-line class by power yoga. deann and andy have been using the ping pong table that they bought off craigslist and set it up in their back yard. ellie has been using this home gym to stay fit. it has everything she needed. and lastly, if the weather is bad outside, you can exercise your mind by doing a puzzle, sudoku, or just by reading a good book. here's a quick recap. since i started this episode, the guidelines have changed. for instance, jack may be able to go golfing with some restrictions. go to sf.gov to get the most up-to-date [sirens] [radio chatter] >> hello, i'm dr. john brown, the medical director of the san francisco e.m.s. agency. this is national e.m.s. week. it is an opportunity for all of us to take a moment and to celebrate the e.m.s. providers throughout the country. i want to take this moment and this time to thank all the e.m.s. providers in san

i'd like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. any announcements? >> yes, madame chair.o the covid-19 health emergency and protect board members, city xwraoeps and the public, the board of supervisors, legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, members will be participating in the meetings remotely in the same extend that they were physically present. public comments will be available for each item on this agenda. ac

you can make public comment by e-mailing me linda.wong at sfgovtv. if you submit via e-mail it will be included as part of the matter. written comments may be sent through your postal service to city hall. finally, items acted upon today will be forwarded for full consideration on may 12 unless otherwise stated. >> supervisor fewer: thank you, madam clerk. please read items one and two together on the budget and finance committee agenda. 1. resolution authorizing the director of property to exercise lease amends for leases of real property at 3119 mission street and 3120 mission street for office and service space with klw investments as landlord each for five-year terms to commence on july 1, 2020 to expire on june 30, 2025 at the combined monthly base rent of 203,231.60 for a total annual base rent of 243-8779 with base rent increasing 3% per year. two. resis solution authorizing the director of property to exercise an option to extend a lease of real property located at 2 gough street for office space with rachris, llc as landlord for five-year te

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we're going to give about 30 seconds for sfgovtv and live stream to catch up for public comment. so we're going to be silent for 30 seconds, and then, we'll begin the public comment directly after. >> clerk: all right. moderator, we will now begin the public comment section of this item. please on the line, please remember to press one-zero if you want to give public comment. moderator, will you please open the line for the first caller. >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> clerk: hello. good afternoon. you're on the public comment line. hello? good afternoon. if you're on the phone line, you're on public comment, and your time will begin when you give your name. moderator, can we go to the next question, please? >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> i urge the commissioners to please vote no on any further co-pay increases and premium increases. it's a monetary hardship for the retirees. and due to the pandemic and economic depression, the fiscal burden is only going to increase. thank you. >> clerk: thank you very much for your comment. moderator, will y

the full conference will be on youtube at the sfgovtv page. thank you very much. >> today's special guest is claudia dume. >> hi. today, my guest is claudia gorham. she's the deputy managing director of the real estate dri division at the city and county of san francisco, and she's my special guest. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> i know that your department is the department for managing and renting properties, and also cleaning for the city. how has your department been preparing for the crisis? >> well, because our citizens are sheltering in place and our buildings are closed to the general public, a substantial amount of city staff and city departments are still open and operating and doing city businesses. so we still have to do the cleaning and engineering on the portfolio and things that need to be service. and the other thing is all our workers are disaster service workers, so we have been providing the emergency operations center with various staffing needs such as drivers of trucks and accounting staff to assist

for whoever is watching or might be scrolling later on when this is replaying on sfgovtv. and who is struggling. again, i cannot emphasize enough. the strongest thing you can do is ask for help. there is no shame in needing it. the stigma around anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts and recovery and addiction and all of that, has to go. there are so many people that are in your same circumstances that you might not think are. and you're not alone. so, please, have that courage to pick up the phone and call someone. and in doing so, you really create a pathway forward for so many other people who are struggling as well. so, i just want to say, please, there is no shame, reach out, we are here for you, we will make sure the resources are always there. and finally, given what we're seeing going on. we all alluded to it in terms of what we're going through with covid-19 and this time year under and the angst and the anxiety and how people are treating one another. we see it from the top down, how ugly it can really be. i was thinking about the one quote that people say. be

if you are live streaming the meeting via sfgovtv mute the sound.his will reduce any reverberation and electronic feedback so the board can hear you. at the appropriate time president driscoll will ask the phone lines to be open. if you wish to comment on a particular item press one and zero. the auto prompt will say callers are entering question and answer. this is public comment. you will be in the queue in the order you press one and zero. an automated voice will tell you when to speak. you will hear us to ask your name and your comments. you will start two minutes. i will say 30 seconds when they are remaining. when your time is up, i will say thank you and next caller. the moderator will put you back on mute. i will repeat these instructions about dialing one and zero after the phone lines are open as i am aware some members may join late and may not have heard these. alternatively you may submit e-mail goes to public comment at sfgovtv. if you submit via e-mail it will be in the minutes of the next meeting. president driscoll. >> the board wil

either can sfgovtv. the closed captioner is captioning everything as inaudible. what i would request is that you ask mr. zabaneh to post the director report on the website, on the agenda, on item 5, and the last that we have the same two days ago. that could be addressed as soon as possible it would be much appreciated. thank you. >> moderator, please, put through the next caller? >> you have one question remaining. >> please state -- >> i'm a neighbor -- >> hi, there, please state your name. >> hi. yeah. thank you. i'm a neighbor of the transbay site and i just thought it was very surprising that there was zero outreach about the making it a safe sleeping site. the mayor didn't reach out to us at all, so i appreciate director haney's comments. and i believe more information is needed about this. thank you. >> thank you, caller. moderator -- >> you have zero questions remaining. >> all right, madame chair, that concludes members of the public that wanted to comment on the item. next calendar item? >> chair sesay: yes please. >> item 6, we have the presenting ball

i'd like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. any announcements? >> yes, madame chair. due to the covid-19 health emergency and protect board members, city xwraoeps and the public, the board of supervisors, legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, members will be participating in the meetings remotely in the same extend that they were physically present. public comments will be available for each item on this agenda. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. comments are opportunities to speak during the public comment period available via phone call by calling 888-204-5984. access code 3501008 and then press pound and then press pound again. when you're connected, dial 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue to speak. you'll be lined up in the system in the order you dialed 1 and 0. while you're waiting the system will be silent. the system will notify you when you're in line and waiting. all callers will remain on commute until their line is open. everyone must account for the time today and speaking discrepancies between live coverage and st

i would like to thank matthew from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. could we have a motion to excuse supervisor mandelman. >> so moved. >> thank you so much. roll call vote. [roll call] >> three ayes. >> thank you, very much. madam clerk, do you have any announcements. >> due to the covid-19 health emergency and the public the board legislative chamber and committee rooms are closed but members will participate remotely. so the comments will be available for each item on this agenda channel 26 and sfgovtv.org are streaming the number across the scene. each speaker will be allowed to speak. comments or opportunities to speak during the public comments period are available via phone call by calling (888)204-5984 access code 350-1008 and press pound and press pound again. when you are connected, dial 1 and 0 to be added to the cue to speak. you will be lined up in the system in the order you dialed 1 and 0. while you are waiting, the system will be silent. the system will notify you when you are in line and waiting and all callers will remain on the line

the video is available on our website and can be down loaded from sfgovtv. now we'll swear in or affirm all those who intend to testify. please note that any member of the public may speak without taking an oath pursuant to their rights under the ordinance. if you intend to testify at any of tonight's proceedings and wish the board to give you evidentiary weight, please say i do. do you swear or affirm that the testimony you give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> i do. i do. >> thank you. now if the participants will please put your zoom -- remind our public comment will be taken by phone. to block the phone number when calling in, first dial star 67 and then the phone number, (833) 548-0276. you enter the meeting i.d., and enter the participant code, 172092. and enter the password, 172092. then you will listen for the public comment portion of the item to be called. if you want to speak, press star 9 and we'll select you when it's time. as a reminder, if you're watching on your tv or computer and you call in, please turn down

our clerk is here and i would like to thank jason from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting.u have any announcements? >> yes. due to the covid-19 health emergency, and to protect commissioners, staff and public, city hall is closed. commissioners will participate in the meeting remotely to the same extent as if they were physically present. public comment will be available for each item. cachannel 26 andsfgovtv will st. comments will be available by calling 18882045984. dial the access code 350-1008. then press pound and press pound again. when you are connected, dial 1 and 0 to be adde added to the qo speak. all callers will remain on mute until their line is open. everyone should account for time delays and speaking discrepancies between live coverage and streaming. best practice call from quiet location, speak slowly and turndown your television or radio. you may have submit public comment in either of the following ways. e-mail me. if you submit via e-mail it will be in the legislative file as part of the matter. written comments may be sent through the u.s. post office t

i would like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. madam clerk, do you have any announcements. >> due to the health emergency and to protect commissioners, staff and public, city hall is closed. members will participate in the meeting remotely. this precaution is taken pursuant to the stay-at-home order and local and state and federal orders, declarations and directives. you may participate in the meeting to the extent as if physically present. public comment will be available on each item. on channel 26 and sfgovtv will stream the number on the screen. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. communities or opportunities to speak are via by calling (408)418-9388. pound and pound again. when connected you will hear the discussions but you will be muted and in his senning mode only. listening mode only. when your item is up dial star nine. best practices call from quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, turndown your television or radio. you may submit public comment be in the following ways. e-mail to myself. if you submit

i'd like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. any announcements? >> yes, madame chair. due to the covid-19 health emergency and protect board members, city xwraoeps and the public, the board of supervisors, legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, members will be participating in the meetings remotely in the same extend that they were physically present. public comments will be available for each item on this agenda. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. comments are opportunities to speak during the public comment period available via phone call by calling 888-204-5984. access code 3501008 and then press pound and then press pound again. when you're connected, dial 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue to speak. you'll be lined up in the system in the order you dialed 1 and 0. while you're waiting the system will be silent. the system will notify you when you're in line and waiting. all callers will remain on commute until their line is open. everyone must account for the time today and speaking discrepancies between live coverage and st

i would like to welcome the members of the public and staff who are watching online, sfgovtv. the commission asks and thanks for your patience during these unprecedented times. teleconferencing has never happened in our history. that being said, we respectfully ask the public to have patience and expect delays and gaps during the meeting, particularly during public comment. we're working diligently to learn and become familiar with this new system as this may be the way we conduct future commission meetings. madam secretary, please call the role. >> thank you, president. commissioners, please respond when i call your name. (role call). >> please note shereen mcfadam is present and president, we have a quorum. >> thank you. >> commissioners, the next item is item 3, communications. we would like to provide further instructions for the public comments. callers can dial spot tol into l free number and wai members havp to three minutes. i will announce when public comment is open on each item or for general public comment and during each period, viewers and callers will be instruc

we're going to give about 30 seconds for sfgovtv and live stream to catch up for public comment. so we're going to be silent for 30 seconds, and then, we'll begin the public comment directly after. >> clerk: all right. moderator, we will now begin the public comment section of this item. please on the line, please remember to press one-zero if you want to give public comment. moderator, will you please open the line for the first caller. >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> clerk: hello. good afternoon. you're on the public comment line. hello? good afternoon. if you're on the phone line, you're on public comment, and your time will begin when you give your name. moderator, can we go to the next question, please? >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> i urge the commissioners to please vote no on any further co-pay increases and premium increases. it's a monetary hardship for the retirees. and due to the pandemic and economic depression, the fiscal burden is only going to increase. thank you. >> clerk: thank you very much for your comment. moderator, will y