This is resolution number 2043. Thank you, carl. Commissioners, can i have a motion to approve the consent calendar . So moved. Second. We will open the phone lines to take Public Comment on consent calendar for members of the bhoubl. The public who are joining us on the phone. Operator thank you, president brandon. At this time, well open the queue for nip on the phone who would like to make Public Comment on the consent calendar. Please dial star 3 if you wish to make Public Comment. The system will het you know when your line is open. Others will wait on mute until their line is open. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person t. Queue is now open. Please dial star 3 if you wish to make Public Comment. Thank you, jennifer. Do we have anyone on the phone . Operator yes. We have one caller on the line. Thank you. Please open the line to the first caller. Operator thank you. Unmuting that line now. Hello . Hello . Operator the caller is there, but maybe well give them some ti
Mr. Secretary, please call the roll. [laughter]. Thank you, madame chair. Prior to calling roll, i would like to note that julie chang is sitting in as director. With that i will now proceed to call roll. Directors, please respond when i call your name. Chang present. E. Forbes present. M. Hursh present. B. Lipkin present. J. Tumlin present. Vice chair gee present. Chair sesay present. Secretary directors, we have a quorum. Chair sesay and secretary, if i may just a point of clarification, this is a regular meeting, not a special meeting, just a point of clarification for the record. Chair sesay thank you, i appreciate that. Secretary thank you. Directors, the next item, item 3, is communications. Wed like to provide further instructions for the Public Comment process. To provide Public Comment, callers should dial into the published number, 18552826330, and enter access code, 126 729 5295. Then pound and pound again and listen to the meeting. As they wait for Public Comment to be anno
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