and i would like to also thank ann and ken and the city attorney's office. over the last few months that we've been intimately involved with each other. they've worked very hard to bring all parties to the table. we've been working diligently for months to get to a path that ensures that the community benefit of a world class wholesale flower market be achieved. currently the parties are not in agreement on the physical building requirements, and we are not in agreement on the basic functions of that facility. the latest wholesale flower market to be build is the new garden market in london. that is the facility that the market should be used as the industry standard. we made progress on the terms but don't have an agreement on the process for designing and building a first class building. and we asked for the city's continued support in that critical effort. i thank you very much for listening to my comments this afternoon. >> thank you. and i want to reciprocate and thank you for truly being a star in this whole difficult process and the president of your

and then i'll hand the presentation over to ann with oewd and alexander, representing the project sponsor. >> so ken rich is just sitting here? that's fine. that works. >> i'm sure he'll be available to answer questions. >> you can go back to your office, ken. >> so the two items before you are part of a suite of required approvals to facilitate the proposed mixed use project known as the flower mart site, specifically this committee, as was mentioned, is being asked to consider an ordinance amending the planning code and zoning maps, as well as an ordinance approving the development agreement. on july 18, 2019, the planning commission heard and considered the testimony presented on behalf of the project sponsor, the department staff and other interested parties and took the following action. they adopted a recommendation of approval of the planning code text and map amendments. adoption of a recommendation of approval of the development agreement, approval of request for large project authorization and approval of a request for an office developmentalcation for the first phase of the project. >> yo

barbara and i extend our condolences to sons ken and tom and daughter jo ann. your dad made a big footprint in his life's journey. as my former colleague in the house of representatives, berkley later became my constituent when i was elected to serve here in the united states senate. i never have known berkley bedell to stop advocating for his community and for the good of our nation. it became berkley's lifelong hallmark to leave god's green earth better than he found it for generations to come. so i wish godspeed to my good friend, berkley bedell, who joins his beloved wife eleanor in eternal life. i yield the floor. and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i ask the calling of the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i ask to speak for two minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: last week the world bank adopted a plan for lending more than $1 billion annually to china desp

i hope that ann sacoolas will realize the right thing to do is come back to the uk and cooperate with the criminal justice system. we heard from boris johnson. let's hear what he said, ken. >> the best thing that i can say is that the law should take its course and we'll be following that case with keen interest and continuing to make a representations on behalf of harry dunn's family in the u.s. at every level. >> reporter: so really not taking a side. but the dunn family, harry's parents did meet with the secretary today. we may hear more tomorrow. >> sticky situation for the newly elected prooipgs. a number of things on his plate. any indication johnson might try to persuade trump and the trump administration to get assistance from them? you recall it was in october that dunn's parents visited the white house where the president tried to do some sort of meet and greet with sacoolas who was at the white house. they refused the meeting. what's going on between johnson and trump? >> reporter: that was intense, that meeting when ann sacoolas was in the room next door, and harry dunn's parents refused to meet with her. there's no sign that the prime minister will ask pres