sam dennison. is sam here -- or miss dennison, i apologize. miss dennison, if you could come forward and make some brief remarks. >> sure. first, i just want to say that i appreciate the time and commitment you've put in the previous appointments. we've been here a long time, and i'll keep it short. i've been involved with the tenderloin c.a.c. i moved here in 2011 and started attending the meetings in 2011. i think with the exception of antoinette adelman, i have been involved with the committee since its beginning. my term came to an end or ended under the change in legislation, i'm not sure which precipitated the event. after i became appointed to the committee, there was some change to the committee, and i am now chair of the committee and have been for a chair. we've gone from meeting less than the regulated three times a year for a while. once i took over, we were able to get quorum more frequently although it remained difficult because of the number of people dropping off of the committee. in the last year we've worked hard with the com