madam claire, if we can close out i think we can go to public comment. >> clerk: so we'll go to public comment for item 14. any members of the public who wish to speak, please come on up. >> newsbreak. breaking news. i just happen to come here. i'm telling you. first of all, i want to thank you president cohen for holding these meetings. i appreciate your expertise and these questions. i'm appalled. i've been around some 20 years, y'all. here we are in 2018. what does this mean. when do we look at my -- first at all, i'm not here to criticize, i'm here to analyze. for my community. and my family. my name is ace and i'm on the case. i knew all the players from back then and these new players and all you city government agencies. we got the navy? we got the e.p.a.? i'm a.c.e. and then we got the state. i know a lot about what is going on here in the department. all you players, movers and policymakers. let me tell you something, this is 2018. we're going into 2019. my name is ace and i'm on the case. i'm dealing with the federal, the e.p.a., the state and the city and county. we don't ha