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Mr. Moderator, do we have any calls . There are no callers in the queue at this time. Thank you. Public comment on item 11 is closed. May i have a motion on this item . Move to approve. Second. Madame secretary, please call the role call vote. [roll call] thank you. You have five ayes. The motion carries. Thank you. Next item, please. Item 12 is authorize the general manager to negotiate and execute a memorandum of understanding with the public works department, Municipal Transportation Agency, Fire Department and Port Commission regarding the authority and responsibility for operations and maintenance of public improvements at the mission rock special use district. And approve amendments to the mission rock infrastructure plan. And deputy g. M. Michael carlin will introduce this item. So, the title of the item actually explain what is were doing here. It is a memorandum of understanding to outline responsibility and authority for each City Department as we go into port property in the
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Well meet medics on the front lines. 3. Hero. And a space x. Rocket funders away from earth with 2 nasa astronauts aboard. A new era in commercial space travel. For protests against racism have spread to even more u. S. Cities becoming violent in many of them what began as demonstrations over the death of george floyd after being arrested the real work in the National Outrage of the deaths blamed on police well start with this report from mike hanna. What started out as peaceful protests in dozens of cities around to in violence in Los Angeles Police vehicles were set on fire sending plumes of black smoke over the area. Similar scenes in cities ranging from seattle where a 5 pm curfew has been set to miami where thousands gathered through the day and where like in so many other areas a standoff with police ended in clouds of tear gas in chicago where demonstrators held signs carrying messages of protest that were repeated throughout the nation. In new york a city that is still to emerg