i understand we have sophia kitler -- i think she's going to present -- >> actually. we'll be speaking in support. >> thank you so much. please. thank you. >> supervisors ronen and peskin, thank you for having me here today. my name is eugene hillsman. i would like to thank ms. cohen. the health code currently allows one 90-day extension. this proposal would amend the health code to allow for additional 90-day extensions. this is necessary to transition our dispensaries to adult-use sales and move them to the office of cannabis. it has allowed them to stay in operation and remain in compliance while supporting the broad broader equity goals. further, while we'll continue to build the regulatory apparatus and open our system. this ordinance could affect 55 article xvmcds. 38 of them are retail store fronts. 38 operators have been provided an extension to date. we're going to see an increase in need in the future. these medical cannabis dispensaries have supported the equity goals and the temporary operati operation. you can find this on the equity page. examples of ben

good morning, everybody, and i did want to -- gave a shout out at beginning, i think sophia kitler, she did a great job organizing and sending us all the information. i don't know who she is but she's listening. i'm sorry to break your streak of no arguments and the first time i've come here with some arguments so number one i think it's important to know that we fully expect to expend our current budget this year. i don't think we will have a balance left at all and our new budget has no new f.t.e.s included in it. we have 1.8 million above last year that accounts for a small cola, 1.2 million for pretrial division which is really not enough and 650,000 the sheriff's department took on to support the miss da meaner behavioral health court with beds and transitional housing and some public-health workers that are not assigned in my budget. and that replace a grant that ended this last year. the budget also accounts for the fees we have given up in terms of collection. we're no longer collecting fees from defendants but electronic monitoring and supervision in sentenced programs. >> pard