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Should the u. S. Role be as the unrest continues. This is about an hour and a half. [inaudible] so my name is patricia, im at the International Republican institute where we implement programs that are focused on responsive governance across the middle east and across the world, but i work on the middle east. So today we will talk about irans influence in the region and iraq in particular, in the context of ongoing demonstrations and how iran is working to destabilize iraq, as well as the evolution of u. S. Foreign policies towards iraqs government. First, i would introduce our distinguished panelists and provide some overarching remarks before turning it over for discussion. Your mic is not on. Can you is it on . Okay. Good now. So first to introduce our panelists, michael whom you all know is a senior fellow at hudson, a former Intelligence Officer with over 28 years of experience working on security, terrorism, Counter Insurgency in the middle east. Hes spent considerable time worki
Yes. And commissioner pearlman. Yes. So moved commissioners. That motion moves unanimously. Commissioners that places us on general Public Comment. At this time members of the public may address the commission on the items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction Commission Exceptions and with respect to agenda items your opportunity so address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. Each member of the public may address the commission up to three minutes. Okay. Seeing no one from the public to speak on items not on the agenda we will close Public Comment. Commissioners that places Us Department matters. Number one rec reak report. Good afternoon tim frye, Department Staff. The report is in your packets as you have seen. There is a short matter about our attendance about the preervation awards in anaheim last month and i am happy to answer questions if you have them. Item 2 review of the past event at hat Planning Commis
Cultural strategy resolution passed narm nam and the Planning Department has been directed to work with the Mayors Office for a working group to outline a cultural strategy citywide for the Lgbtq Community which you will see after we have actually prepared something but that should be the deadline of having a Progress Report or Implementation Plan is six months from yesterday so you will be seeing that shortly. I also wanted to make you aware that the lgbtq Historic Context statement is the civic center of a governors preservation award and that will occur next month so congratulations to the consultants and the Department Staff that worked on that effort. Also 140 lane and the gift shop and the proas Presbyterian Church pending this was scheduled at the Land Use Committee on monday. There was hold up in the language of the ordinance and sponsorship and theyre ironed out so staff is representing you monday at Land Use Committee. We dont anticipate there to be any changes to the designa
Devastation rays of light homes and have been scared just inches from those dreadnought they were evacuated sunday when a fire was blocks away she credits her neighbors with saving her home by staying in hosing down as a result she lost just accomplishments downtown main street is also filled with destruction. Dan kerman while the buildings across the street wall wiped out his shop owners suffered minor damage that live and lower leg of their still on the scene brought this area we have not seen any new fires but theres still plenty of hot spots to concede behind us right now so again this area is still the tellus and danger however we have not seen any fire nearby seems to be off in the hills but residents once they do get back in the area are going to be very upset with what they seem. Grant lodes that is to the east of where the fire had burned this is a perimeter forecastle all look like the fire had burned through parts of main street and lower lake that is when this was at its wo