that commissioner raley will speak to this. we have been advised by yvonne yee who introduced herself, she is the western region policy advocate. there is some food policy issues coming down that have some interesting implications. commissioner reilly will speak more about that meeting. in terms of calendar items, the merchant meeting is happening on september 19. and then there is their annual gala on october 27. make sure you save the day. >> that completes your report but? >> i almost forgot. i did not put this in your report. small business leaders have come together to develop a conference in the winter period february 2012 to develop an agenda. a list of items to present to our city elected officials in terms of small business priorities to be focused and worked on. commissioner reilly has been invited to be on the committee and help with business outrage. i know commissioner dooley has expressed interest in being on it as well. >> commissioner adams. commissioner adams: i want to thank the director for coming to the meet