so my name is helen smolinski and i have a daughter with multiple severe disabilities. she's wheelchair bound and fed by a tube. she has vision issues and hearing, et cetera. she's eight-years-old. now, this may not be the kind of experience you were looking to hear about. quite honestly, i'm hesitant to raise it or i've been hesitant in the past. when we talk about employment for older adults and people with disabilities, i don't fall into either category. that being said, i know myself, from my own experience with my daughter and other parents, i am in contact with, who have children with disabilities, it's difficult for us to -- i was a lawyer and i am still a lawyer. but not employed as a lawyer once i had my daughter. it was difficult for me to go back to that type of work. to workout of the home quite frankly. at the same time, the way the workforce is going, there's a lot of work for people remotely. so you think ok, well that's an easy -- let's find something like that. i can do something from home. that's great. that being said, with my daughter's complex medic

. >> council member smolinski: here. >> council member williams: present. >> co-chair blacksten: letse forward to the next agenda item which i believe is the reading of the agenda today. >> item 1, welcome, introduction and roll call. item 2, action item. reading and approval of the agenda. item 3, public comment. items not on today's agenda but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. we welcome the public's participation during public comment periods. there will be an opportunity for public comment at the beginning and end of the meeting, as well as as after everytime on today's agenda. each comment is limited to three minutes and the council will respond to your comments following the meeting if you provide your contact information. you may complete a speaker's card, available in the front of the room, approach the microphone during public comment, or call our bridge line at 1-415-554-9632, where a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate time. item 4. information item. co-chair report. item 5. information item. report from the mayor's office on disability. please n