the speaker is choorlz sheehan, chief public policy officer. this item is for discussion and action. >> and i think commissioner wald will introduce the item. >> yes, thank you. with this budget as in past years, the draft report on the accomplishments and activities of the commission on the environment came before the committee and had a robust discussion. and i believe we did vote, didn't we? we did vote to recommend to the full commission that we approve this document. charles, are you going to say that this is -- this report is mandated by law? >> yes, i can -- >> well, i can say it. i always find it very interesting that this report is mandated by law. we had -- we and every other commission in the city and county of san francisco is required to report on their activities on an annual basis, and this is our response to that report. >> thank you, commissioner. charles sheehan, chief policy and public affairs officer for the department of the environment. i'm going to walk you through the annual report here briefly. it's less of a presentati