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Orange county, which is chapel hill. There is an airstrip of Durham County connecting to 80 of the people in the district. A district is best known as diverse and growing district economically, demographically. We like to say the new south. Referred toot only shedding some of the negative aspects of our history, but really charting a new course. The Research Triangle story is pretty familiar and pretty well internalized around here. A group ofears ago leaders in business and education and govern...

The presiding officer the senator from new york. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that as if in legislative session the senate proceed to the consideration of s. 1774, a bill it to reauthorize the undetectable firearms act of 1988 for one year introduced earlier today, that the bill be read three times and passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with n...

Theres still some risk so i still feel like i felt coming in although the picture may be a little better but wed like to come back quarterly and just let you know how were doing. Now, the blue line that we show, if we were unable to do anything and just use the cca money and also do the half cent increase in the general fund, you will see in the outer years well be in trouble and the dotted blue line wed be on the 15 percent that line represents the 15 percent reserve policy that we have so that...

Risk profile has diminished and 65 percent would be an appropriate level for where we stand today. Certainly it is a policy call and so as the policy component of our organization if you would like us to revisit that 65 percent we would certainly be willing to do that but this is what we believe to be the best but if theres concern over 65 percent and a desire to go with a higher contingency profile certainly we would do that. I think i want to add i want to thank commissioner torres i think the...

65 percent would be an appropriate level for where we stand today. Certainly it is a policy call and so as the policy component of our organization if you would like us to revisit that 65 percent we would certainly be willing to do that but this is what we believe to be the best but if theres concern over 65 percent and a desire to go with a higher contingency profile certainly we would do that. I think i want to add i want to thank commissioner torres i think the conversation is valuable and th...

[laughter]. And you also dont want to tell your contractor that just in case you have another hundred thousand tucked away in in a corner. So to cover a hundred percent of it we think would be inappropriate but we also think 50 percent is too low, 65 seems appropriate. Before you start again so the will of the body is we want a short memorandum and once we receive that memorandum well discuss whether we want to revisit or change or delete or leave it as is is that our will . I dont think its a C...

Recommended by your staff. I know in your packet, you received 379 signatures from San Francisco residents through our action alert from this weekend, but i went back and made sure to compile a list for each of you, of everyone who has ever signed an actual alert from clean power and wanting it to move forward through our system in the last two years and i have for you 1700 signatures from San Francisco residents, five copy, sorry, hell l helen, i didnt make one for you, theyre double sided, i p...

Are considering more things because the way this resolution is written, it brings up every topic, everything we may disagree with or want further discussion about, so with that in consideration, ill pass it along. Point well taken. Any other Public Comment . I just want to say thank you, weve mad a very robust dialog and conversations and communications and i want to thank each and every one of the witnesses who took the time to be here and to exercise your First Amendment right to bring your gr...

Disagree with or want further discussion about, so with that in consideration, ill pass it along. Point well taken. Any other Public Comment . I just want to say thank you, weve mad a very robust dialog and conversations and communications and i want to thank each and every one of the witnesses who took the time to be here and to exercise your First Amendment right to bring your grievance before a governmental body. Id like to ask if any of the commissioners have anything they would like to add ...

Torres comments, ive learned a lot about the advocates, ive certainly learned lot about a lot of the individuals, i have the utmost respect for supervisor avalos and some of the great work he done specifically in the labor community, my brother and my friend eric brooks is an outstanding advocates and ive gotten to know a lot of the advocates very well, there are a lot of things that have been discussed but i do want to state clearly for the record because people at home need to know certain thi...