those who are here, could you please come up and stand with the team leader there, barbara garcia and aragon. all of you please stand up so we can acknowledge all of you. [ applause ] on september 30, 2014, the cdc announced the first laboratory case confirmed of ebola diagnosed in the united states and this prompted a local response in the nation. a planning teaming meeting was convened. there were three times as many people who were unable also to come here and we want to recognize all of you. who worked tirelessly hours to ensure this city has a coordinated and unified response of an vent of an ebola case. that included developing information and materials to educate the public, convening public meetings, communicating internally with our stall and externally on media request, assisting the airport in its preparedness. developing and executing ebola type exercises and establishing protocol and monitoring systems and ensuring staffing supplies and needs for response and developing and conducting training, contracting with clean up companies to ensure environmental safety, keeping up