. >> there is a ken prag. i believe he was not going to be able to make it today, but he sent a statement and he's up for reappointment. so, is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. [gavel] >> supervisor tang. >> great, thank you. thank you to ms. lawrence who showed up. i know that mr. prag is the district 8 supervisor nominee as well. i was very pleased when i met with ms. lawrence prior to this [speaker not understood] actually, and i want to thank you for your service and retirement and want to give back to the community. we know how challenging it is as our population is aging. my family took care of our grandparents over a decade in our home. so i want to thank you for your service and happy to actually forward out both of the nominees to the full board. >> supervisor campos. >> thank you. i'm happy to support that motion. i do want to note -- and i know that we will be working on this, but one of the things that happened earlier today, we held a hearing on the