# Board of Supervisors Minutes: August 8, 2022

- Meeting date: 2022-08-08
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 4
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## Structured legislative records

### File 220872: Findings to Allow Teleconferenced Meetings During Declared Emergency

- Pages: 3-4
- Vote 1: approval, likely final
  - Action: 220872 [Findings to Allow Teleconferenced Meetings During Declared Emergency] Motion making findings to allow teleconferenced meetings under California Government Code, Section 54953(e). (Clerk of the Board) President Walton opened discussions on the Motion making findings to allow teleconferenced meetings (File No. 220872). There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Motion No. M22-139 APPROVED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Excused: Ronen

### File 220908: Ratifying the County Health Officer’s Declaration of a Local Health Emergency Regarding Monkeypox Virus Outbreak

- Pages: 4
- Sponsors: Walton
- Vote 1: approval, likely final
  - Action: 220908 [Ratifying the County Health Officer’s Declaration of a Local Health Emergency Regarding Monkeypox Virus Outbreak] Sponsor: Walton Motion ratifying the San Francisco Health Officer’s August 1, 2022, Declaration of Local Health Emergency regarding the outbreak of the Monkeypox virus. President Walton opened discussions on the Motion ratifying the Declaration of Local Health Emergency regarding the Monkeypox virus (File No. 220908). Dr. Grant Colfax, Director, and Dr. Susan Phillip (Department of Public Health); presented information and answered questions raised throughout the discussion. Ms. Liu; Speaker; Jessica; Silvia; Jan; Speaker; Speaker; Speaker; Yan; Speaker; Speaker; Akash Singh; Shu Mei Liu; Speaker; Andy Stone; Mark Lam; Patricia; Speaker; Vinny Eng; Blake Scott; David Watson; Speaker; Speaker; Speaker; spoke in support of the proposed legislation. Gary McCoy; Francisco Da Costa; Kristen Evans; Speaker; Speaker; Speaker; spoke on various concerns relating to the proposed legislation. There were no other speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Motion No. M22-140 APPROVED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Excused: Ronen

## Extracted text

### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/866/2022-08-08-minutes#page-4)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                               8/8/2022



220908 [Ratifying the County Health Officer’s Declaration of a Local Health Emergency
       Regarding Monkeypox Virus Outbreak]
            Sponsor: Walton
            Motion ratifying the San Francisco Health Officer’s August 1, 2022, Declaration of Local Health
            Emergency regarding the outbreak of the Monkeypox virus.
            President Walton opened discussions on the Motion ratifying the Declaration of Local Health
            Emergency regarding the Monkeypox virus (File No. 220908).

            Dr. Grant Colfax, Director, and Dr. Susan Phillip (Department of Public Health); presented
            information and answered questions raised throughout the discussion.

            Ms. Liu; Speaker; Jessica; Silvia; Jan; Speaker; Speaker; Speaker; Yan; Speaker; Speaker; Akash
            Singh; Shu Mei Liu; Speaker; Andy Stone; Mark Lam; Patricia; Speaker; Vinny Eng; Blake Scott;
            David Watson; Speaker; Speaker; Speaker; spoke in support of the proposed legislation.

            Gary McCoy; Francisco Da Costa; Kristen Evans; Speaker; Speaker; Speaker; spoke on various
            concerns relating to the proposed legislation.

            There were no other speakers. The President declared public comment closed.
            Motion No. M22-140
            APPROVED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
                 Excused: 1 - Ronen



ADJOURNMENT
            There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour of 12:54 p.m.

            N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the
            matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up.

            Approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 13, 2022.




                                                              Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board




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