I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We r
Commissioner green . Present. Commission chow . Present. Commissioner guillermo, present. Ill note the commissioners. Thank you, mark. Well move on to the next item, which is approval of the minutes from the last Commission Meeting on january 5th. Commissioners, upon reviewing the minutes, are there any amendments . And if not, do we have a motion to approve . Before we go into the vote, i have to make sure there is nothing on the item. Thank you. And this is a general instruction, but you will press star 3 if youd like to raise your hand, and ill say the same introduction over and over again. Okay. So there is no comment at this time. Well vote. Commissioner chow. Yes. Commissioner green . Yes. Commissioner chong . Yes. Commissioner guillermo tkpwhrerpl . guillermo. And. Our next item is the directors report. Good afternoon, commissioners of health. This report focuses on covid19, and i will be providing an update and as well with regards to the current status of covid19 and our vacci
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