. >> madame chairperson, directors, the cac joins you in congratulating the staff, the contractors and crews for how far we have come in making the dream come true. it is truly inspiring what we saw today and in the report that they gave us earlier in the week. i just would like to draw your attention to a couple of things in the report. one thing, when dennis was speaking on that tremendous workforce slide that we have and this is what each of you were discussing earlier. that story is such a sterling story to tell to our public and nationwide. where we see how many manufacturers and laborers are being drawn into this project right here. the other thing that is important is not merely nationwide the one that steve showed there of where our labor is coming from within the bay area. and the third one that was just shown here with the apprentices. so this is a real story that we can all celebrate but especially due to the staff having created that. the second thing i would like to draw your attention to is in steve's report, and in his new formulation of the focus on our new milestones.

. >> thank you very much, madam chairperson. let me just say, i think today for me has been enlightening in the sense that this country, this nation, and those that were present here today had an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas. about where we need to go in terms of enhancing and promoting policing as we continue to move into the 21st century. i think this is only the beginning of our journey to seek those recommendations that we'll forward onto the president. but what is clearly very evident here today to me is that i truly believe we're on a trajectory to do something different here. for me to sit here and listen and take part in this has been educational. in spite of the fact i've been in this profession 37 years, 38 years now, i am still learning more and more every day. the issues that confront us have been long-standing and have a lot of history attached to them. the moment -- the prentice where we're going to find solutions, i believe, to the issues we're all confronted with. and for me this is not just tota