Come to order.

Welcome to the uh March 15 meeting of the budget and appropriation committee.

I am Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee.

I am joined by Vice Chair Rafael Mendelman and Supervisors Asha Safayi, Hillary Ronin, and Shaman Walton.

Our clerk is Brent Halipa.

I would like to thank uh Kalina Oh, sorry, no, right now is this afternoon is Matthew Innoa, or um, and uh thank you so much from uh SFGov TV for broadcasting this meeting.

Mr.

Clerk, do you have any announcement?

Thank you, Madam Chair, and uh just as a note to uh to ourselves and the public with the uh attendance of Supervisor and Guardio.

Uh this committee is now convened as a uh uh special meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

And uh with our return to the chamber, just a friendly reminder for those in attendance to please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices.

Hulso counter refrain from any flash photography.

Uh the Board of Supervisors and its committees are now convening hybrid meetings that allow in-person attendance and public comment while still providing remote access and public comment via telephone.

The board recognizes that equitable public access is essential and will be taking public comment as follows.

First, public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda.

Those attending in person will be allowed to speak first, and then we will take those who are waiting on the telephone line.

For those watching either channels 26, 28, 78, or 99, Heness of GovTV.org.

The public comment call in number streaming across the screen.

That number is 415, 65501.

Again, that's 415, 65501.

Today's meeting ID is 2491 751 5889, then pound and pound again.

When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you'll be muted and in listening mode only.

When your item of interest comes up and public comment is called.

Those joining us in person should line up to speak.

And those on the telephone should dial star three to also be added to the speaker line.

If you're on your telephone, please remember to turn down your TV and all listening devices you may be using.

Each speaker will be allowed up to two minutes to speak unless otherwise stated alternatively.

You may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways.

Email them to myself, the budget and appropriations committee clerk at B R E N T dot J A L I P A HET SFGO V dot ORG.

If you submit public comment via email, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file.

You may also attend uh you may also send your written comments via U.S.

Postal Service to our office in City Hall.

That's one Dr.

Carlton B.

Goodlick Place.

Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102.

And finally, Madam Chair, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors' agenda of March 21st unless otherwise stated.

Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr.

Clark, and thank you so much for your help to acknowledge Supervisor Angario in its presence.

And thank you for joining us today in the chamber.

And so before we do call these items today, um, I just want to remind the public that uh for items that actually have the budget and legislative analyst report.

Uh, today those items are actually uh most of the items in the agenda two, three, four, five, six, which is a total of five items.

For those items, we will have the department's presentation first and followed by the budget and legislative analyst report.

Then we will take questions and comments from uh from the member of this body, and then we will go to public comment.

Uh so with that, Mr.

Clerk, um, could you please call item number one?

Yes, item number one has a hearing on the funding uh San Francisco Climate Action Report and the findings and recommendations produced by the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, and requesting the Department of Environment Municipal Transportation Agency, Office of Resilience and Capital Planning and Controllers Office to report, members of the public who wish to provide uh public comment should call 415-65501.

The meeting ID is 2491 751-5889 and press pound twice.

If you haven't already done so, dial star three lineup to speak.

Hey, prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand.

And when the system indicates you have been unmuted, that will be your signal to begin your comments.

Thank you.

I first want to acknowledge, you know, uh Vice Chair Mandelman.

This is your um item, and uh I'm what I'm gonna do today is gonna turn it over to you for remarks and uh have you to uh kind of walk us through to the rest of the hearing.

So thank you so much thank you.

Uh Madam Chair and thank you, colleagues, for um accommodating uh this hearing on what is going to be a long and busy day here at um uh budget and appropriations.

Um first a little bit of background.

In 2019, the Board of Supervisors uh you will all recall unanimously passed a climate emergency resolution um declaring a climate crisis and committing the city to do our part to limit global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

We have um come quite a ways since then.