Please call the next item the nextordser of business is item 10, closed session. There is none. The next order of business is adjournment. Madam chair. The meeting is adjourned at 414. In memory of rosario [inaudible] thank you. Come to order and the skeet will call roll commissioner pating commissioner king commissioner chow commissioner chung commissioner sanchez commissioner karshmer the second is the approval of the minutes of august 4, 2015. Before you guess for approval a motion is in order. So moved. Are there corrections to the minutes. I think the only typo on item 10 it is obviously sf dph. My apologies thats the only one i found or saw sorry my other comments if not then the minutes are before you for approval all in favor, say i. I. Nancy pelosis the minutes are approved directors report. Good afternoon, commissioners sitting in for director garcia on a well deserved vacation hair directors report the first is to talk about the first cohort of interns on august 3rd dpw Huma
Comment . David pilpel. Its not Public Comment but i am wondering if there is announcement of action taken in closed session . Im not asking about action and discussion. Im not sure i understood what you said. I support the motion not to disclose but i am wonding if there is any action that you need to report out . Okay. Thats all. Call the question. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed . It carries unanimously. We will turn to item number 7, discussion and possible action on the junes29 and 27 draft minutes. Any corrections or additions by the commission . Any corrections or additions by the public . David pilpel speaking as an individual. Since we had a lot of time and while you were in closed session there were a number of typos and things that would read better. I wont go through them and i will give them to staff and give them discretion to improve them. Thank you very much. Thank you. Motion to approve the minutes as possibly revised with minor corrections . I move that we approve
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