not because i am against tazers, we could not get any accountability after sending three letters and never getting a reply. commissioner marshall: any additional public comment? public comment is closed. >> reports and announcements. item a is the chief's report. commissioner marshall: good evening, chief, sir. >> with regard to crime statistics, again, no dramatic changes in citywide. violent crime remains about 7% down, other crimes are up just a click. part one climbs -- crimes are flat. homicides are running roughly like they have been the last couple years, a 30-year low. we hav beee been enjoying a peae dividend of some sorts, and that is why we are trying to keep so busy with the young people before a bad choices he made later on and we get an uptick in violence again. some of the activities of this week, a collaboration between the sheriff's office in the police department to get kids into jobs. it was a great project, they worked hard from about 7:00 in the morning on. the opening, the community youth center on third street, it was barely a year ago that we have the unfortun