This destruction is vast and what these people are living through right now is brutal. Im Sandra Smith in New York and this is America Reports and it was a short time ago that Hurricane Helene marked the grim milestone as the number of deaths we now know has surpassed 200. Emergencies crews are still on the ground and they are still searching for people who may be stuck in their homes. John be mild those in Florida And Georgia still reeling from power outages. They stress they are not getting enough help. It is like nothing weve ever seen before. We had michael which is terrible. This hurricane is a bomb blast. This is the worst we have been hit in 30 years good when you have children and you cant provide any food for them to eat or even a hot meal without driving three hours and risking losing gas, that is a worse nightmare. Unable to feed your children. John live on the ground in hardhit nashville carolina. Hows it looking there . It is raw and rough. You are pete seen people come in
I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Please be advised of the use of cell phones, pagers and similar Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the chairman ordered the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing of or use of ale cell phone, pager or other similar soundproducing electronic device. Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comments on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. There any Public Comments on items not listed on the agenda . I dont have any cards so if you have anything to say, please hit the mic. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Madame secretary . Item 9a, executive directors report. Good afternoon, members of the commission. Members of the public and port staff, im el
Performed 190 and no Litigation Committee in october. Thank you. Deputy director. Any Public Comment on the directors report . Item nine. Review and approval of the meeting of october 18, 2017. Move to approve. Second. Theres a motion and second. Any Public Comment on the minutes . Are all commissioners in favor . Aye. Any opposed . The minutes are approved. Our next item, item d, discussion of annual performance evaluation for the director. Is there any Public Comment on prior to going to closed session . Seeing no public, is there a motion to convene a closed session . I make a motion to convene in closed session. Second. All commissioners in favor. Aye. Were now in closed session. Deputy City Attorney robb kapla. We met in closed discussion to discuss items 10 and 11 and move to reopen in open session. Thank you. Is there a motion to reconvene open session . Move to reconvene. Second. Motion and second. Were now in open session. Commissioners. Mission accomplished. So thank you for
Second. Theres a motion and second. Any Public Comment on the minutes . Are all commissioners in favor . Aye. Any opposed . The minutes are approved. Our next item, item d, discussion of annual performance evaluation for the director. Is there any Public Comment on prior to going to closed session . Seeing no public, is there a motion to convene a closed session . I make a motion to convene in closed session. Second. All commissioners in favor. Aye. Were now in closed session. Deputy City Attorney robb kapla. We met in closed discussion to discuss items 10 and 11 and move to reopen in open session. Thank you. Is there a motion to reconvene open session . Move to reconvene. Second. Motion and second. Were now in open session. Commissioners. Mission accomplished. So thank you for your patience on the review. We should be more efficient in getting them done and set a more regular schedule to get ahead of that. Thank you, thank you for your service and all your hard work. Thank you. So we
So move. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed . Item three, comment on the executive session. Is there comment on the Public Session . Were here and the public isnt. Can we put that in the minutes . All in favor say yai . Aye. I move to reconvene in open session. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed . I move to not disclose anything discussed in closed session. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed . Madame secretary, next item. Pledge of allegiance. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Please be advised of the use of cell phones, pagers and similar Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the chairman ordered the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing of or use of ale cell phone, pager or other similar soundproducing electronic device. Please be advised that a mem