abbie yant reminded me during her first year as executive director, we did have a board meet nothing october. and never heard the end of it. [laughter]. but -- this will allow our staff to attends to the various things that have to go on during the open enrollment season and so our next regular board meeting in november. >> and with this, that ends my president's report. >> i'm assuming we don't have to have a vote on not having the board meeting. >> no. item 7. >> public comment. why public comment i'm sorry. on the president's report. >> in person comment first then virtual comment. you are welcome to approach the podium now. each allows 3 minutes to comment. all public comment made concerning the item present. a caller may ask questions but well is no obligation to answer. for those on line, when i welcome you state your name or you may remain unanimousism give you a warning when you have 30 seconds remaining then thank you and you will be placed on mute. remote viewing online using sfgovtv and web ex. opportunity to speak are available by dialing 415-554-0001 then access code: 24

leave china at all for 2 years, they did not leave the territory because of the lactowns, china only yantsa serious one is so overdue that the ideologist of the russian chinese union is a person who tirelessly repeats that it is necessary to increase cooperation, that china and csto will arrive in vladivostok well, not only but as far as i know, on the eighth. he will also arrive in moscow where he will meet with valentin ivan matvienko. that is, he and vyacheslav viktorovich volodin will meet, and in moscow and so on. it seems to me that this is a person who will be there to give a direct message, including to the president, that some guarantees are needed , including from russia to strengthen the chinese and russian defense partnership. let's use this formula in anticipation of the taiwan crisis and e. the election of xi jinping for the post of general secretary at the twentieth congress, which will be held on october 16, that is, we are talking about the fact that the countries are moving closer at a very, uh, fast pace. yes, faster than they would like here, of course, the isolation of