Commissioner bridges and commissioner servais is not in attendance today. We do have a quorum right. Thank you. Can i ask you, madam secretary, to turn your volume up a little . Can you do that . Its sort of. Is that better . Better better. Item number two, communications. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment periods. There will be an opportunity for general Public Comment at this meeting after closed session and there will be an opportunity to comment on each discussion or action item on the agenda. Each item each comment is limited to two minutes. Public comment will be taken both in person and remotely by calling for each item, the board will take Public Comment first. People attending the meeting in person and then from people attending the meeting remotely. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available by phone by calling. 56550001. Access. Code 26605203021. Then pound, then pound again when connected you will hear the meet
Before meeting of august 17, 2023. At this time. Hey, just give me one second here. Get me organized. Im doing my survey. All right. Okay welcome, everyone. Thank you for all the participation on the board level and im madam secretary. Do you want to call the roll, please . Thank you, commissioner. Commissioner connor. Present mr. Thomas. Present. Present. Helfen. Present mr. Driscoll. Here mr. Gandhi. Present commissioner bridges and commissioner servais is not in attendance today. We do have a quorum right. Thank you. Can i ask you, madam secretary, to turn your volume up a little . Can you do that . Its sort of. Is that better . Better better. Item number two, communications. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment periods. There will be an opportunity for general Public Comment at this meeting after closed session and there will be an opportunity to comment on each discussion or action item on the agenda. Each item each comment is limited to two minutes. Public c
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With injustice and triumph. And, in fact, i think its the most britishest of films of people who had to sort of struggle and strive through unfortunate situations and conquer them. I mean, its in the dna of britishness, in fact. There may be some who believe. Filmed in 2019, the story of racial harassment in the late 60s and early 70s now has an added resonance after black lives matter and the events of the last few months. 100 allowing us as a society to see that the past and history repeating itself and how art is imitating life. Itjust puts a reflection on us as a society, to see how we havent shifted as much as we think we have. And with you, letitia, even the imagery, the scene where youre there with a megaphone, addressing the crowd, i immediately thought ofjohn boyega, your good friend, doing the same thing in hyde park this summer. Im praying that theres a day where we dont have to grab a megaphone, where we dont have to ask for that justice and love to be reciprocated to each