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Thank you, are there any other members of the public for general Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed and we are adjourned. [gavel] good afternoon everyone and welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors meeting for tuesday, april 25, 2017. Mdm. Clerk please call roll call thank you read present, cohen, present, farrell, present, fewer present, kim, present, paskinjordan present, ronen present, safai present, genji present, tang present, yee present. Mme. Pres. All members are present. Thank you ladies and gentlemen please join us for the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] b thank you everyone. Mme. Clerk any communications . I have none to report colleagues any changes to the march 14, 2017 Meeting Minutes . Seeing none, is there a motion to approve those minutes . Moved by supervisor farrell. Seconded by supervisor tran view. Colleagues can we take that without objection . Without objection those Meeting Minutes will be passed after Public Comments.