>> noreen ambrose city attorney's office. i just wanted to ask for a motion to recuse commissioner courtney from item 16. >> correct. may i have that motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> all those in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? the motion carries. i also need a motion whether to assert -- >> move to assert. >> second. >> all those in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? the motion carries. okay. we are now going to take >> the commission has now reconvened into open session. the announcement following closed session is that items 16 and 17 were settled. items 18-26, no action. now i have a motion regarding a vote to disclose? >> move not to disclose. >> second. >> all those in favor? aye? >> opposed? motion carries. >> any us in business. >> madame president, before we start the birthday party -- [laughter ] -- there was an item earlier today we had a brief dialogue about item no. 10 and i want to thank my colleagues for indulging me. there were a number of questions that i have. my concern was that those questions would lead to other que

. >> noreen ambrose, city attorney, if it's heard today you could get it introduced by the board at at the end of the month and hear it the first week of september. if it's heard at the next meeting or the one after that in august, it's irrelevant. you won't be able to get it introduced until the first meeting in september to the board. so you will necessarily -- if you don't do it today, whether you do it on july 28th or august 11th, it won't make any difference. >> okay. i just want to make sure that we have a quorum for the next meeting. it's very important. all right. thank you. >> i promise i will be here. [laughter ] >> you better be. >> do we have to make a motion to continue? >> so moved. >> you can do it by motion or the president can do it. >> okay. president just did it. >> okay. >> thank you. >> next item, please. >> item 11 authorize request for qualifications and subsequent requests for proposal for agreement no. ww-628 for an amount estimated to be $225 million. >> good afternoon, commissioners. president caen, this item is for our sewer system improvement program projec

>> noreen ambrose city attorney's office.i just wanted to ask for a motion to recuse commissioner courtney from item 16. >> correct. may i have that motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> all those in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? the motion carries. i also need a motion whether to assert -- >> move to assert. >> second. >> all those in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? the motion carries. okay. we are now going to take >> the commission has now reconvened into open session. the announcement following closed session is that items 16 and 17 were settled. items 18-26, no action. now i have a motion regarding a vote to disclose? >> move not to disclose. >> second. >> all those in favor? aye? >> opposed? motion carries. >> any us in business. >> madame president, before we start the birthday party -- [laughter ] -- there was an item earlier today we had a brief dialogue about item no. 10 and i want to thank my colleagues for indulging me. there were a number of questions that i have. my concern was that those questions would lead to other ques