a beverage education and events center, which recall the -- which recall the -- which we call the boothby center for the beverage arts. he was a saloonkeeper and an assemblyman in the 1800's and wrote the first published cocktail book, the bartender's guide, back in that time. we take stories like that and many more, stories like my saloon, elixir, which is the second oldest continually operating a saloon location in the city, since 1858, or the house of shields, which is reopening this week. the comstock saloon has been brought back to being a saloon. those kind of things plus the characters involved in the drugs involved, in gauging the public. -- the characters involved and the drinks involved, engaging the public. we want events not just during cocktail week. as an entrepreneur and the owner of the elixir for the last seven years, i started thinking it was also a good way for us to start stepping forward and working with the city government in order to engage them in the conversation as well. we could make more connections between the entrepreneurs that really drive this forward and d

. >> we can use the boothby center as a place where we can invite bar and restaurant entrepreneurs to come and have a cocktail and meet the commissioners, meet the heads of these offices that are doing these things, and have brief presentations our conversations about how they can improve their business by being aware of what is going on. president riley: and we would love to do that. we will work with you on that. >> thank you. [laughter] >> , and we will have a conversation over a cocktail. >> thank you. and thank you for waiting to provide your presentation. >> no problem. thanks for having me. i will stay in touch and see where else we can do stuff. that was really the point it was so you know who i am. my contact info is on that sheet. i can be reached by e-mail. let me know if you have any thoughts or plans, or how we can do anything. >> will do. >> thank you very much. >> happy holidays. [laughter] president riley: we don't need public comment on this. >> seeing none, a public common discussion is closed. next item: please. -- seeing none, a public common discussion is closed.