dr. grant colfax as her choice as director of health. many will remember dr. colfax from his previous work here as the director of hiv prevention and research. before he went on to the obama white house as the white house director of national aids policy. he's currently the director of marin county health and human services and expect him to join us in approximately two weeks. i wish to thank the commission for its hard work in vetting all the candidates. it was most of the most collaborative searchs i have participated in with the commission and that is having worked under several directors over the years. this time all the commissioners are involved and served as the screening committee and submitted recommendations to the mayor. all of our directors in the past have brought special skills to the department and visions for this department which have created what we have today a legacy which we believe and will bring us to the next level. as we move into a new year and as the department opens a new chapter, the commission looks forward to this period of worki