. >> commissioner turman is excused. >> and commissioner loftus? >> is excused. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you very much, inspector monroe and ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the march 6, 2013, police commission meeting. we will start the agenda item first with public comment number two and move into line item number one with the special presentations. first we will start with general public comment >> the public is now welcome to address the commission, regarding items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction. the speakers shall address the remarks to the commission as a whole and not to the commissioners to the department or the personnel. on the police commission rules of order, during the public comment, neither the police or the occ personnel or commissioners are required to respond to questions presented or may provide a brief response. individual commissioners and police and occ personnel, should refrain, however from entering into any debates or discussions with the speakers during part of the co

i want to pay particular acknowledgment to a former recipient, police commissioner julius turman who was a fierce attorney and an advocate for social justice and a long-standing leader in our community, a board member of positive resource center, and most importantly someone i am proud to call my friend. in my role as the executive director of positive resource center and on behalf of the hiv/aids provider network, i want to thank you, supervisor wiener and supervisor campos, and all of the board for your leadership that you've demonstrated on the issues related to hiv and aids. i certainly want to acknowledge you for your ongoing commitment and thank you in advance for your receptivity as we engage in advocacy efforts to maven thaictionv our quality level of hiv care and prevention in our city. san francisco is leading the nation in reduced rates of hiv infection so to make sure we maintain that position. (applause) >> when i received the call from supervisor wiener, three things popped in my mind very quickly. one, i usually am making this call and giving the award so it felt a lit