>> commissioner casciato, we haven't gotten to that point yet. these are the required minimum distributions. we will be talking about the coronavirus withdrawals, which are not, you know, the u.e.s, but they're self-certified related to circumstances that you just described, having to help out children or grandchildren related to the coronavirus. but we just wanted to sort of covered the required change first, and now, we'll enter into a discussion on something that would help the retirees get access to their accounts in order to mitigate any -- any -- any hardships related to covid-19. >> but i -- just to clear, because i know some people are watching, this is -- issue is for 2020 only, correct? >> the required minimum distribution is for 2020. now what you're talking about is the coronavirus related distribution, and that, again, is a temporary type of distribution. it is only available between -- it's for calendar year 2020, there through december 31, 2020, and it would be to a qualified individual, which is a participant as well as anyone who

>> so moved. >> motion made by commissioner casciato. is there a second? >> i'll second. >> public comment? >> if mr. huish wants more office space, why don't you purchase a building? if you purchased a building, it would have doubled in value by now, and the average rate of retain would be 50%. what's your average rate of return in hedge funds or real estate? >> no further public comment, all those in favor say aye. opposed? next? >> item 25, discussion item. educational presentation on fiduciary duties, part 11, practice. >> i would propose we continue this. the important of the -- >> okay. can you continue this item? >> can we continue this to the meeting next week? >> no, there's a full agenda, i believe, for the retreat, is that correct, president driscoll? >> okay. i'm sorry. i asked. >> we'll do it for the march meeting. >> okay. calendar it for the march meeting. hopefully, it won't be as long of a meeting. although it is the performance report. >> we'll have a garage closure in a few minutes across the street. >> yeah. other than that, executive d

newshour weekend's tom casciato has the story of his hometown independent-- a store with an outsizutation, that is struggling to hang on. >> reporter: portland has always been a city of reade. gring up there, i attributed that to the weather. it rained, and we read. for decades, the center of pinortland's relife has been powell's bookstore. it takes up a whole city block, oand housr a million volumes, new and used. it's even a tourist destination. >> you coknow, when peopl to visit portland, visiting powell's is at the top of the list. you know, when you-- when you go to a city, you know, you go to paris, you want to see the eleiower. you go to portland, you want to go to powell's bookstore. >> reporter: samiya bashir, a poet, and a professor at portland's reed college, says powell's is special for readers, and for writers. >> they read the ok they know who the authors are. they curate their sections carefully, lovingly, smartly. >repoer: andrew proctor, director of the portland nonprofit, literary arts, collaborates with powell's to bring authors to portland. >> you know, powels books is

>> commissioner casciato, we haven't gotten to that point yet. these are the required minimum distributions. we will be talking about the coronavirus withdrawals, which are not, you know, the u.e.s, but they're self-certified related to circumstances that you just described, having to help out children or grandchildren related to the coronavirus. but we just wanted to sort of covered the required change first, and now, we'll enter into a discussion on something that would help the retirees get access to their accounts in order to mitigate any -- any -- any hardships related to covid-19. >> but i -- just to clear, because i know some people are watching, this is -- issue is for 2020 only, correct? >> the required minimum distribution is for 2020. now what you're talking about is the coronavirus related distribution, and that, again, is a temporary type of distribution. it is only available between -- it's for calendar year 2020, there through december 31, 2020, and it would be to a qualified individual, which is a participant as well as anyone who