Item for executive session. 2nd. All in favor aye. So moved. 2nd on favor aye. [inaudible]. [pledge of allegiance] our apologies to those of you who had to wait a little bit. We are having a lively discussion in a closed session. Please be advised the ringing use of cell phones and pagers and similar devices Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. These be advised the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for ringing of her use of a cell phone pager or other similar so producing electronic device. Please be advised that member of the public is up to 3 min. To make pertinent Public Comments on each agenda item unless the Port Commission adopts a shorter period of time on any item. Item 8 Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda. Any Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is goes. Next item automatic executive directors report. Good afternoon Port Commissioners. Members of the public and ports that. Welcome to our april 22 m
I would also like to give a special thank you to patty for all of her work on this and her work helping animals and working on this resolution. Thank you very much. Okay. Is there any additional Public Comment on item number four . Seeing none Public Comment is closed. [gavel]. Okay colleagues could i have a motion to forward item four to the full oh there are amendments. Im sorry. That is correct. The amendment theres an amendment to the name and striking the second resolve clause. Okay. And i presume theyre not are substantive. [inaudible] okay. These amendments have been proposed [inaudible] okay. Take that without objection. Could i get a motion to move to the full board . So moved. Madam clerk is there any further business before the committee . There is no future business. Then we are adjourned. Thank you. [gavel]roll call dick item to primitive permits for march 25, 2014 meeting. So moved 2nd on favor say aye the minutes are approved. Item 3 Public Comment and question. Public a
So moved. 2nd on favor aye. [inaudible]. [pledge of allegiance] our apologies to those of you who had to wait a little bit. We are having a lively discussion in a closed session. Please be advised the ringing use of cell phones and pagers and similar devices Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. These be advised the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for ringing of her use of a cell phone pager or other similar so producing electronic device. Please be advised that member of the public is up to 3 min. To make pertinent Public Comments on each agenda item unless the Port Commission adopts a shorter period of time on any item. Item 8 Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda. Any Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is goes. Next item automatic executive directors report. Good afternoon Port Commissioners. Members of the public and ports that. Welcome to our april 22 meeting. I have a long executive directors report to
15minute address, president obama tried to answer some of those concerns. Tonight i want to talk to you about syria. Speaking directly to warweary americans, the president argued the u. S. Must be prepared to act. The purpose of this strike would be to deter assad from using chemical weapons, to degrade his regimes ability to use them and to make clear to the world that we will not tolerate their use. The details, any military strike would be limited in duration and scope, and he assured americans no boots on the ground. I will not pursue an openended action like iraq or afghanistan. The president laid out the evidence of the august attack and said the regime of Bashar Al Assad are responsible. The images of many massacre are sickening, men, women, children lying in rows killed by poison gas, others foaming at the mouth gasping for breath. And as the president makes his case for military action, a potential alternative emerged tuesday. Syria agreed to a russian plan to turn over its ch
Incouraging but said the use of chemical weapons is a threat to americans. We have coverage tonight, gauging reaction. We begin with ken wayne on the president s first address in two years. Reporter the president wasted little time explaining why the Syrian Regime should be held accountable. The images from this massacre are sick ening. Men, women, children lying in lines killed with poise an gas. Reporter president obama said that syria has admitted it has chemical weapons and theres ample proof that president Bashar Alassad used gas on their own people. They distributed gas masks to troops and fired rockets from a regime controlled area into 11 neighborhoods that the regime has been trying to wipe clean of Opposition Force snooze the president said failure to act will lead to the spread of chemical weapons by other dictators. Our troops would face the prospect of Chemical Warfare on the battlefield and it would be easier for terrorist organizations to obtain these weapons and attacks