. >> to close this and i know we're doing a presentation on the 22 and director ganin has aske for the commission's indulgence to do it later and things might be incomplete and not to assume things but we're hopeful it will be worked out but our budget analyst asked the same thing that we do and is sick and if that is okay we would appreciate it. >> that sounds reasonable. thanks chief. >> [inaudible] >> please call line item 3b. >> occ director report, review of recent activities. >> >> good evening. thank you commissioners and no report tonight. director hicks was going to give a report but she's absent and not until the next meeting. >> please call 3c. >> commission reports and president's report and commissioners report. >> i attended the graduation and 43 new officers. it was 43. i skipped many other graduations. i want to thank the other commissioners present. it was a great group of men and women and diverse group and bilingual group and a very proud day for their family and friends and i want to thank you chief. >> they're tall. they're a very tall class. >> commissioners, anyt

>> it's a very interesting road that he's traveled. 12 years ago, ganin came into office vowing to fight had been rampant but this week begins to fight his own corruption charges. >> within a few days after hurricane katrina, it seemed the entire world knew of new orleans mayor ray nagin. >> he had one shining moment where he said mr. president, get your ass down here. he was cheered. >> he was soon criticized for his decisions and lack of follow through. now on trial for corruption, the former mayor is ready to put his fate in the hands of a jury in a place where many still blame him for crippling their recovery. >> a lot of people could not people that the rebuilding was going as expeditiously and smoothly as they liked, and it was a difficult process. >> with the city still in shambles, nagin made a speech calling for new orleans to return to a "chocolate city." >> what he did in 2006 was play the race card. the issue became about the right to return and that really resonated with african-americans who had been displaced. >> the people have said they like the direction we're going her