okay, thank you very much, ms. alden. again, we have no vla report. at this point like to open up to public comment. if there are any members of the public that would wish to comment on item number 2, please step forward. seeing none, public comment is closed. >> motion to approve. >> we have a motion to approve item number 2, we have a second and we can do that without opposition. mr. clerk, can you please call item number 3? >> item number 3, resolution authorizing the children and families commission to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,269,400 from the united states department of education through the california department of education to support an early learning quality improvement system, for the period of july 1, 2012, through december 31, 2015. >> thank you. and we have laurel here from first five. thanks for being here. got it. >> okay. so, this is a good thing to hopefully you'll accept and expend. this is money, federal money that comes from the california department of education to the california department of ed