in the beginning we thought that rose marie amphill has done a lot of the writing and reports for lafco. have had a chance to assess staffing resources and has informed me that they do not wish to extend their current contracts when it expires on july 20th won't be continuing. they left a great. [please stand by] -- for me to catch up with the work that they have done. i want to do -- from your report i want to make a motion to support -- to send -- to support ab-1581, is that the correct number? >> that's right, madam chair. >> chair chan: so i want to make the motion to draft a letter of support and to send a letter of support for ab-1581, do i have a second on the floor? >> second. >> chair chan: thank you so much, commissioner singh. madam clerk, can we have a roll call on this motion? >> clerk: madam chair, we need to take public comment before we do that. >> chair chan: got it. >> clerk: so the members of the public to provide public comment, press star 3, to be added to the queue. for those who have done so, wait until the system indicates that you have been un-muted. mr. smith,