ms. naomi kelly. but on the way in here, i ran into a young lady who told me i work with her when she was 14 years old, many, many years ago, unfortunately, the ingleside district. i grew up in the ingleside district. i worked with young people there before moving to work with young people in the baby-hunters point community. the bus in the bay view-hunters point community. as a student at san miguel elementary school, they brought us down here to city hall when i was an elementary school student and showed as offices in a city hall. at that time, the city administrator's office was larger than the mayor's office. so i just wanted to say that you have an opportunity today to make an appointment or to confirm an appointment. that is a really big deal to those of us who grew up in san francisco. and i want to thank you for this, and i want to thank the mayor for this historic appointment. and i want to congratulate ms. naomi kelly, because i know she will be the best city administrator we have ever had.

ms. naomi kelly for city administrator. having the opportunity to work with her over this past year as the executive director at ycd, i have come to understand the issues very receptive. she is available, and she makes the time to sit down and have the conversations that need to be head so that we can move our community forward. i am proud of the fact that she is a woman in this is something that is groundbreaking for my city, and i really appreciate mayor lee for this appointment. i just wanted to express my support and just say that i hope that you move this confirmation forward. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. walton. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am businessman in the western addition, fillmore. i am also a member of the african american democratic club peter i am here to support the nomination of naomi kelly and also make sure that the african- american democratic club's endorsement is known. the mayor has selected a character with three qualities, in my opinion. i have known her for the last three admini