our producer today, mr. james kawana. we have a crowded agenda today with five items

in particular, our producer today, mr. james kawana. a crowded agenda today with five items, including a

in particular, our producer today, mr. james kawana. we have a crowded

in particular, our producer today, mr. james kawana. we have a crowded agenda today with five items, including a high profile resolution that we have been asked to fast track and for everyone's information, given the board's end of year calendar, the holiday recess and public noticing requirements that this meeting is the earliest possible committee hearing that we were able to have the cease fire resolution in heard and fast tracked. so we're honoring that request by getting it going. but given that there were four matters already underway that we were working on here at rules, we will be taking those first. i trust that they're not going to take up a lot of time, but i appreciate everybody's patience. um, given the heightened public interest in today's meeting, i will be limiting public comment on all items to one minute and customarily, i would just add also that to refrain from expressions of applause or noise , as usually there's a sort of using your hands, a jazz hands kind of thing that is customarily employed to express support.

our producer today, mr. james kawana. we have a crowded agenda today with five items including a high profile resolution that we have been asked to fast track and for everyone's information given the board's end of year calendar, the holiday recess and public noticing requirements that this meeting is the earliest possible committee hearing that we were able to have the cease fire in heard and fast tracked. so we're honoring that request by getting it going. but given that there were four matters already underway that we were working on here at rules, we will be taking those first. i trust that they're not going to take up a lot of time, but i appreciate everybody's patience. um, given the heightened public interest in today's meeting, i will be limiting public comment on all items to one minute and customarily, i would just add also that expressions of applause or noise , as usually there's a sort of using your hands, a jazz hands kind of thing that is customarily employed to express support. and with that, mr. clerk, do