We good to go.

Yes, Chair, please proceed.

Good morning.

Per executive order 29-20, which suspends certain requirements of the Brown Act.

The committee members will be participating via Zoom and no members of the public will be in attendance at the meeting in the interest of public health and safety.

In addition, this meeting is being televised and live streamed on the city's website, and the committee liaison has made arrangements for the public to comment using the Zoom webinar platform.

We appreciate the public's cooperation.

I will go over the specifics of how to join the webinar and we'll give details on how the public can offer their public testimony.

I will now call the budget and government efficiency committee meeting of May 26, 2021 to order, and we will call the role starting with Vice Chair Whitburn.

Sure.

Councilmember Montgomery Steph.

Sure.

And Councilmember Campillo.

Here.

And I am here as well.

Each committee member is attending virtually.

Also on the virtual meeting is Andrea Tevin, Andrea Tevlin, our independent budget analysts, Charles Monaco from the IBA, Matthew Vespie, our CFO, Brittany Bailey from the mayor's office, and Brett Barlotta from the City Attorney's Office.

The public may view the meetings on public television on City TV channel 24 on Cox Communication and Time Warner Cable or Channel 99 for ATT, or view the meeting online by going to the City Council Committee's homepage at San Diego.gov and selecting the City TV Live Webcast blue button on the right hand side of the page.

The committee meetings will be held virtually using the Zoom webinar platform.

Members of the public can offer public comment on items by accessing the Zoom webinar online using a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, or by calling the meeting using a smartphone, cell phone, or landline.

The link to join the committee meeting webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone is listed on the agenda on how to join by iPhone one tap.

To join the Zoom webinar by telephone, you may dial 1669.

1669-254-5252.

When prompted, input webinar ID 161-771-9874 pound.

This information is also available on the agenda and will appear on the screen during the public comment period for each item.

Want to introduce the item you would like to comment on?

You'll raise your hand by either tapping the raise your hand button on your computer, tablet, or smartphone, or by pressing star nine on your phone.

You'll be taken in the order in which you raise your hand.

You may also speak, you may only speak once on a particular item.

When our committee consultant Alan Young indicates it is your turn to speak, he will call you by your name as it appears on the Zoom webinar attendee list, or he'll read out the last four digits of your phone number if you have called into the meeting.

That is how you will know it is your turn to speak.

If you've joined the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone, you will receive a pop-up notice to select to select to unmute your device.

If you've called the instant meeting by cell phone or landline, press star six on your phone to unmute yourself.

We will review these instructions briefly again when the public comment period on an item is open.

Please wait until the item you wish to speak to has been called before raising your hand to speak.

If you raise your hand during a non-comment period, your hand will be lowered.

When you are announced as the next speaker, please unmute yourself and offer your comments.

Also, please mute the volume on your TV or creator before you begin to speak.

A quorum is now present.

We will dispense with the approval of the committee actions of April 28th, 2021 to have a motion to approve these actions.

So moved.

Thank you.

And I will second to a motion by Vice Chair Whitburn, seconded by myself.

We'll now take up each committee member's votes, starting with Vice Chair Whitburn.

Yes.

Councilmember Montgomery Step.

Yes.

Councilmember Campillo?

Yes.

And I am also a yes.

That motion passes unanimously.

We will now take up non-agenda public comments per temporary rule 2.6.

Non-agenda public comment is an opportunity for members of the public to comment on items that are not on the agenda but are with within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committee.

Each speaker will have two minutes.

Please note per the rules of counsel.

A maximum of eight callers is permitted per single issue.

The public comment period for non-agenda public comment is now open.

If you have already joined the Zoom webinar online or by phone, please raise your hand if you wish to speak.

If you're watching on City TV or the live stream online and would like to call into the meeting to speak, please call 1669-254-5252.

When prompted input webinar ID, 161-771-9874 pound.