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Its wonderful the fact that 22 of the officers are trained is impressive. This is a volunteer program. They put in the extra hours, extra time so they want to do this and i think that is fabulous and i would like to see that grow and i think it will grow and the chief discussed it last night at the Community Meetings and great statistics and speaks volumes for the officers involved in the program. Six months ago you put a training or schedule together for applied suicide intervention skills training and that is really i mean as we see from sunday its really needed and the fact that were going ...

Academies do volunteer work both as part of their academy work and that they volunteer their own time aside from working specifically with youth, so this class worked with the youth in the Housing Project in chinatown, also with John Muir School in the western edition and with youth and time paid and a requirement that they volunteer and that came across loud and clear. I also think i have said this before, the chief and his remarks specifically spoke to the changing in culture around mentalityal Health Crisis and what lieutenant molina talked about and sometimes you have to go in and things t...

Enough to attend the training with us serving the community. What is going on with cit . We two years ago we had [inaudible] in 2012 and right now we have 312 and which is great and a long way. We are 22 of the patrol force is c it trained including sergeants and have three, four classes scheduled for this year and the next is in march. Under the training [inaudible] expressed last time he was year. I am glad to say were having training tomorrow. We have officers and willing to come to the training and others that were asked to come to the training and its going to be a two day training. Basic...

Now. You dont have a number of the demographics of the graduating class . I dont but i believe there is more than two. Just for accuracy sake. Commissioner. Chief, i appreciate our officers going back and representing in new york and i know that is done in the nation when officers die in the course of duty. One of the things brought to our attention i am sure our officers didnt do that but one of the things brought to the public during the burial was turning the back on the mayor and i know our officers didnt do that but i am wondering do we have protocol that theyre traveling and representing...

Is there, the homeless coalition. We have meant entities coming together talking about what is going on and enhance the problem and kudos to them and they do all of the work. I believe the update is coming and we be make sure there is notice and hear from them as well. If you watch the last meeting and watch sfgtv and i dont know which commissioner and said theyre most proud of as a program and anything we can do to support. If there is anything tangible that we can do you have our support. Commissioner lost us is very supportive of what were doing. Thank you. Any other questions . No. Thank y...