thank you, president knutzen forgiving us the commission members. we look forward to working with them as we move forward. i will provide an update at the march meeting. >> thank you. i think we will have the secretary call the next item. >> sorry. >> i want to make one comment. i am in district 11. patty has done a phenomenal job in our district. she will be definitely missed when she leafs in a couple months. wish her well. >> i will. thank you, commissioner. she is amazing. we will all miss her. >> any other comments or questions for ms. lawrence? thank you it is a lot of work. next item. >> item 8 is public comment. an opportunity for public to address on matters not on the calendar. moderator please open the phone line for public comment. we will allow time for the request. >> madam secretary, there is no public comment. >> next item is old business. please indicate by racing your hand if there is old business? >> there is no old business. >> item 10. new business. presentation of the das fiscal year 20-21 schedule for requests for proposals an

thank you, president knutzen forgiving us the commission members.ward to working with them as we move forward. i will provide an update at the march meeting. >> thank you. i think we will have the secretary call the next item. >> sorry. >> i want to make one comment. i am in district 11. patty has done a phenomenal job in our district. she will be definitely missed when she leafs in a couple months. wish her well. >> i will. thank you, commissioner. she is amazing. we will all miss her. >> any other comments or questions for ms. lawrence? thank you it is a lot of work. next item. >> item 8 is public comment. an opportunity for public to address on matters not on the calendar. moderator please open the phone line for public comment. we will allow time for the request. >> madam secretary, there is no public comment. >> next item is old business. please indicate by racing your hand if there is old business? >> there is no old business. >> item 10. new business. presentation of the das fiscal year 20-21 schedule for requests for proposals and contract r

thank you, president knutzen forgiving us the commission members.o working with them as we move forward. i will provide an update at the march meeting. >> thank you. i think we will have the secretary call the next item. >> sorry. >> i want to make one comment. i am in district 11. patty has done a phenomenal job in our district. she will be definitely missed when she leafs in a couple months. wish her well. >> i will. thank you, commissioner. she is amazing. we will all miss her. >> any other comments or questions for ms. lawrence? thank you it is a lot of work. next item. >> item 8 is public comment. an opportunity for public to address on matters not on the calendar. moderator please open the phone line for public comment. we will allow time for the request. >> madam secretary, there is no public comment. >> next item is old business. please indicate by racing your hand if there is old business? >> there is no old business. >> item 10. new business. presentation of the das fiscal year 20-21 schedule for requests for proposals and contract renewal

thank you, president knutzen forgiving us the commission members. we look forward to working with them as we move forward. i will provide an update at the march meeting. >> thank you. i think we will have the secretary call the next item. >> sorry. >> i want to make one comment. i am in district 11. patty has done a phenomenal job in our district. she will be definitely missed when she leafs in a couple months. wish her well. >> i will. thank you, commissioner. she is amazing. we will all miss her. >> any other comments or questions for ms. lawrence? thank you it is a lot of work. next item. >> item 8 is public comment. an opportunity for public to address on matters not on the calendar. moderator please open the phone line for public comment. we will allow time for the request. >> madam secretary, there is no public comment. >> next item is old business. please indicate by racing your hand if there is old business? >> there is no old business. >> item 10. new business. presentation of the das fiscal year 20-21 schedule for requests for proposals an

president knutzen that is what you asked for. it was driven by food requests. in may we received almost 7,000 calls. in comparison the monthly call volume prior to covid was closer to 3,000. we completed 200 intakes -- 2300 intakes for great plates in that month alone and growth for general information during the early pandemic months. over the last six months it is back to normal level but still elevated. we have averaged close to 3400 calls per month. prior to the pandemic it was 2800. food remains pretty much the most pressing need. calls for general information referral assistance is slightly higher post pandemic. about 100 to 200 per month. we hope that answers your question about that. >> thank you very much. dan, back to you. >> these are the milestone dates. we are at the finance committee meeting today. your approval we will take this budget along with the department of family support budget and the office of early care and education budget and the hsa administration budget, and we will we getting in the final to submit to the mayor's office on or befo

. >> president nut sen-- knutzen. >> yes. >> spears. >> yes. >> bittner. >> yes. >> carrington. >> yes. >> jung. >> yes. >> lum. >> yes. >> sklar. >> yes. >> president knutzen the vote is unanimous. >> thank you. >> go ahead. >> let's try again with the screen share one more time. >> good afternoon, commissioners, i am from the agency office of contract management patrick garcia. with me is reanna albert. we are here to present the four year fund cycle with the schedule for fiscal year 20-21 request for proposals and contract renewals. we develop the schedule every year. this gives an overview what we are working on and what programs we will bring to the das commission for approval. we will give an overview of the four year dig any -- dignity fund schedule. >> i am reanna albert. on the chart here one of the components of the fund is to establish a planning and funding process. das follows the cycle to ensure dignity fund money is spent appropriately and addresses community needs. as you can see in the slide, the dignity fund contract schedule has a four year cycle. that ensures transp