* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:18] GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM MARTHA CASTEX TATUM, THE MAYOR PRO TEM. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RELIANT ENERGY COMMISSIONER ADRIAN GARCIA, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAM AFTER LAST SUMMER, 30 DAYS OF OVER 100 DEGREE HEAT. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT, UH, THIS PROGRAM IS MUCH NEEDED AND IMPERATIVE FOR HOUSTONIANS FOR THE 19TH YEAR. RELIANT IS OFFERING 22 BEAT THE HEAT CENTERS TO HELP RESIDENTS STAY COOL AND MANAGE ELECTRICITY USE DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. THIS PROGRAM IS VITAL FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OUR SENIORS AND VULNERABLE TEXANS, OFFERING A PLACE TO SOCIALIZE AND ESCAPE THE SUMMER HEAT RELIANCE 75,000 DONATION WILL PROVIDE 500 PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TO RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT HARRIS COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING AND THROUGH PRECINCT TWO. RESIDENTS IN NEED CAN CALL 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1 TO REQUEST AN AC UNIT. INFORMATION ON RELIANCE BILL, PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE. THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL OFFER TIPS AND CARE PACKAGES TO ENSURE RESIDENTS STAY SAFE DURING EXTREME TEMPERATURES. RELIANT IS NOT ONLY SUPPORTING HOUSTON, BUT ALSO RESIDENTS IN DALLAS FORT WORTH, CORPUS CHRISTI, AND LUBBOCK WITH A TOTAL OF 48 COOLING CENTERS ACROSS TEXAS BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A HOT TEXAS SUMMER. AMEN. AMEN. OVER 1000 COOLING DEVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AND MORE THAN $180,000 WILL ALSO BE DONATED AS PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. THE BEAT THE HEAT PROGRAM IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO STAY SAFE AND COOL THIS SUMMER. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS, THE CHILDREN, THE FAMILIES THAT ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES DURING THESE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. WE SEEM TO BE IN FOR YET ANOTHER HOT SUMMER. SO TAKE TIME AND THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AND PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BEAT THE HEAT CENTERS AND THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU AGAIN TO RELIANT TO PRECINCT TWO AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN MAKING THIS MUCH NEEDED PROGRAM POSSIBLE. I'LL TURN IT OVER NOW TO BILL CLAYTON, THE VICE PRESIDENT AT RELIANT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR PRO. TIM CASTEK TATUM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE ARE, ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF, OF THIS PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, WITH HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TWO. UH, TO YOUR EARLIER POINT, IT TRULY IS A CASE STUDY IN TERMS OF HOW PRIVATE PUBLIC SECTORS AS WELL AS NONPROFIT COME TOGETHER, WHAT I WOULD CALL IN AN IRON TRIANGLE, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. WHEN I THINK ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, WITHOUT QUESTION, I THINK OUR NUMBER ONE ROLE IS TO PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE, WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE AND THAT NEED OUR HELP. AND I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE RESILIENCY OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE ON BEAT THE HEAT CENTERS. IT'S BEEN AROUND, TO YOUR POINT FOR 19 YEARS. UH, SO IT REALLY DOES MAKE A STATEMENT IN TERMS OF HOW WE ARE COMMITTED. WE'RE STANDING FOR THOSE LEAST FORTUNATE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT RELIANT, WE'RE AN ENERGY PROVIDER, BUT WE'RE MUCH MORE THAN THAT. UH, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE I GET TO WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY DAY, WHAT WE DO IS WE WANT TO CHANGE HOW CUSTOMERS USE AND VALUE ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE REASON WHY I'VE STAYED AROUND FOR SOME 33 YEARS IS BECAUSE OF OUR EMPLOYEES' CAPACITY TO LOVE AND CAPACITY TO GIVE BACK. UH, WE AS A BUSINESS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF REALLY TREATING THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO, WHO ARE STRUGGLING. AND I THINK WE AS COMPANIES ARE DEFINED BY WHAT WE GIVE BACK AND HOW WE GIVE BACK. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THIS AMAZING PARTNERSHIP AS, AS I THINK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE TO HELP OUR OUR CUSTOMERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. HOUSTON IS HOME, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IS IS OUR HEADQUARTERS, AND, UH, HOUSTON IS WHERE WE ARE. AND I'M, I'D BE REMISS ON A PERSONAL [00:05:01] NOTE, IF I JUST DIDN'T THINK, UH, EVERY SINGLE HOUSTON CITIZEN AS WELL AS A CITY OF HOUSTON, I'M NOT SURE IF I WOULD BE HERE TODAY, UH, AS MY FATHER WAS A HOUSTON FIREFIGHTER FOR SOME 30 YEARS. AND SO YOU'VE PAID ME SOMETHING THAT QUITE FRANKLY I CAN'T PAY BACK, BUT I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF, OF WHAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS DONE, UH, FOR MY FAMILY, FOR MY FATHER, UH, AND JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. AS I THINK ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES. WE'RE HERE, WE'RE TRUSTED, WE'RE TRIED. WE'RE TRUE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HOUSTON. AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR BILLS, WHETHER THERE'S A FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY, UH, WE ARE PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. ALL THAT WE ASK IS THAT YOU ENGAGE WITH US SOONER THAN LATER. WE'RE AVAILABLE 24 7, EITHER THROUGH THE APP, THROUGH VOICE, THROUGH CHAT, THROUGH OUR ONLINE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. PLEASE, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW. DON'T WAIT. 'CAUSE WE'RE PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO HELP FIND PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS, PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PLANS THAT WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS, ONE OF WHICH IS CALLED OUR CARE PROGRAM. IT'S COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FROM RELIANT. UH, SINCE 20 2002, WE'VE PROVIDED $18 MILLION IN DIRECT PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL AGENCIES FOR DIRECT FINANCING OF CUSTOMERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR BILLS. UH, AND THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DONATION OF $900,000 TOWARDS CARE. PLEASE INTERACT WITH US. WE WILL LOOK FOR WAYS TO, TO FIND. YEAH, THANK YOU. WE'LL LOOK FOR WAYS TO FIND, FIND YOU HELP, WHETHER IT'S PAYMENT ASSISTANCE THROUGH PAYMENT EXTENSIONS, AVERAGE DEFERRED PAYMENT PLANS, AVERAGE MONTHLY BILLING. JUST PLEASE INTERACT WITH US. WE WANT TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS SUMMER. WE KNOW THAT THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN HOUSTON IS UNIQUE. YES. UH, BECAUSE OF OUR PROXIMITY TO THE GULF OF MEXICO. HEAT AND HUMIDITY CREATE JUST A UNBELIEVABLE COCKTAIL OF, OF DIFFICULTY FOR EVERYONE, UH, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE ON A FIXED INCOME. WHAT WE ASKED TO YOUR EARLIER POINT, WHICH I THINK IS SO APPROPRIATE, IS CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, CHECK ON THOSE WHO ARE SICK. IT'S TRULY NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS TO HELP US GET THROUGH JUNE, JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, WE'VE ALREADY HAD A HEAT ADVISORY, UH, FOR THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. IT'S REALLY EARLY ALREADY TO HAVE THOSE TYPE OF HEAT ADVISORIES. SO PLEASE KEEP AN EYE, UH, ON THE ELDERLY. AND THERE'S ONE THING BEFORE I HAND IT OFF THAT I REALLY WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT IS IF YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME TO PARTICIPATE AND, UH, THE BEAT THE HEAT CENTERS OR YOU JUST LEAVE YOUR HOME, A GOOD RULE OF THUMB IS IF YOU LEAVE LONGER THAN FOUR HOURS, RAISE YOUR THERMOSTAT FOUR DEGREES. THAT'S SORT OF THE BOUNDARIES IN TERMS OF HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR ENERGY DOLLAR. AND WE REALLY WANT CUSTOMERS TO DO, UH, JUST THAT. SO FOLLOW THAT SORT OF RULE OF THUMB AND, UH, WITHOUT QUESTION, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROGRAMMING. THANK YOU FOR THE 19 YEARS THAT WE WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH EACH OTHER, SERVING THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I JUST WISH EVERYBODY TO STAY SAFE. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS SUMMER TOGETHER. EVERY SINGLE SUMMER THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH IS DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WE HAVE, THE BUSINESS LEADERS THAT WE HAVE, THE COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT WE HAVE, WE WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM TO GET THROUGH THIS SUMMER TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BILL. AND I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UH, SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF THAT HAS JOINED HAVE JOINED US. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY THOMAS HAS JOINED US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIE DAVIS, WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING HERE AND ALL OF THE STAFF FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S OFFICES. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM. NEXT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER ADRIAN GARCIA OF HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TWO FOR YOUR REMARKS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, KEIS TATUM, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND, UH, BILL, THANK YOU. AND, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE BILL TAKING TIME TO INVOKE HIS, HIS DAD. HIS DAD WAS AN INCREDIBLE PUBLIC SERVANT AS OUR FIRE CHIEF. AND, UH, AND BILL, I'LL JUST SAY I THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S STILL RECRUITING, UH, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE THAT IN YOU . BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UM, WHILE OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE IMMENSELY EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH IMMENSE HEAT, UM, MOST OF OUR CITIZENS ARE NOT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM SO CRITICAL AND SO IMPORTANT. I REALLY WANT TO, UH, JUST ALSO, UH, BEGIN WITH THE COMMENTS THAT BILL SAID ABOUT IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH, UH, PAYING YOUR, YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL, [00:10:01] DO NOT MAKE THAT A CHOICE BETWEEN, UH, PAYING THAT BILL AND YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY. PLEASE, UH, SEEK OUT THE RESOURCES, UH, THAT BILL MENTIONED. FEEL FREE TO CALL 2 1 1 THE UNITED WAY SO THAT THEY CAN HELP NAVIGATE YOU INTO RESPECTIVE RESOURCES. BUT WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE, UH, A REASON FOR WHY YOU DECIDE NOT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, UH, THAT WE MAY PROVIDE YOU AS A COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT TWO, I'M IMMENSELY PROUD THAT SINCE I HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONER, THAT I HAVE BEEN A PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON THIS BEAT THE HEAT PROGRAM. I SAW IT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WHEN I WAS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL AND, UH, AND RECOGNIZE THE VALUE IN THIS PARTNERSHIP. AND SO I'M SO PROUD THAT THIS IS YEAR SIX, UH, FOR PRECINCT TWO TO, UH, BE IN THIS PARTICULAR ENDEAVOR. AND THEN, AS WE ALL KNOW, UH, THE WEATHER IS, UH, QUICKLY CHALLENGING US. IT'S NOT EVEN AUGUST YET, AND WE ARE ALREADY INTO, UH, TRIPLE DIGIT, UH, TEMPERATURES. AND WE WANT TO, UH, LOOK, MY MAMA IS 100 YEARS YOUNG. WOW. AND, UH, YEAH. AND, UH, MAMA, I LOVE YOU AND, UH, BUT I I, BUT I WANNA THANK MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY FOR BEING, UH, JUST THE UN YOU KNOW, JUST UNIMAGINABLE CARE PROVIDERS THAT THEY'VE BEEN FOR HER. UH, OTHERS MAY NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT. AND SO WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING OUT, THAT WE CALL ON YOU TO HELP US LOOK OUT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, UH, AND TO DO ALL THAT YOU CAN, WHETHER IT'S OPENING YOUR DOORS OR WHETHER TAKING THEM TO ONE OF THE NINE COOLING CENTERS IN PRECINCT TWO OR THE OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF HOUSTON. BUT PLEASE, LET'S BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. THAT'S WHAT HOUSTON IS BEST KNOWN FOR, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER REGARDLESS OF THE CHALLENGE THAT WE MAY BE FACING. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, THAT I'M GRATEFUL TO RELIANT, UH, FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP. UH, THEIR PER THEIR PARTNERSHIP IN COLLABORATION WITH PRECINCT TWO TOGETHER HAS ENABLED US TO PROVIDE OVER 500 UNITS SINCE 2019. AND, UH, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO CHERISH THAT PARTNERSHIP, UH, BECAUSE TOGETHER WE CAN, UH, SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR COMMUNITIES. UH, BUT, UH, BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANNA THANK THE CITY HOUSTON MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE VOICE OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR. THERE'S SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED IN, UH, BUT WE DON'T OFTEN STOP TO THINK ABOUT THESE LITTLE PROGRAMS THAT AREN'T SO LITTLE WHEN IT COMES TO THINKING ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THEY MAKE ON, UH, MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE, UM, AMONGST THE, UM, UNDER-RESOURCED, UNDERSERVED. UH, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEVER EVER FORGET YOU IN HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO CLOSE BY, UH, SAYING A FEW REMARKS IN SPANISH, UH, BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. TATUM, I TRIED TO COMBINE THE TWO NAMES TOGETHER. CAUGHT ME THERE. UH, [00:15:41] RELIANT UNITED WAY. THANK YOU, GRACIA COMMISSIONER GARCIA. NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM DEBORAH MOORE, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TO THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE PROGRAM AS WELL. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEEX TATUM . SHE WAS GIVING ME A LITTLE BIT OF LESSON ON HOW TO PRONOUNCE HER NAME AND I DEFINITELY RESPECT THAT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND FOR REPRESENTING THIS. AS, AS, UH, COMMISSIONER GAR GARCIA SAID, THIS SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE PROGRAM, BUT IT HAS SUCH A HUGE IMPACT ON VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COUNTY. SO WE ARE, WE'RE JUST SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY. UH, AGAIN, MY NAME IS DEBORAH MOORE AND I'M SO EXCITED TO PARTNER ONCE MORE FOR THE 19TH TIME WITH OUR GREAT PARTNER RELIANT, UH, AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO. I WANT TO THANK THEM. WE ALL KNOW THAT TOO MUCH HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS AT ANY AGE, BUT OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE A PARTICULARLY HARD TIME DEALING WITH EXTREME EXTREME HEAT. THIS PUTS THEM AT HIGH RISK OF OVERHEATING AND HEAT STROKE. AND THAT'S WHY THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE HARRIS COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING ARE VERY PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH RELIANT IN PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR VULNERABLE HOUSTONIANS. RELIANT AND HHD WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER TO COORDINATE TABLING EVENTS TO SHARE PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH, ENERGY ASSISTANCE, AND CONSERVATION INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THIS SEASON. AT OUR MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS, WHICH WILL BE OUR COOLING CENTERS THROUGHOUT HOUSTON, WE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, PORTABLE UNITS WHILE THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO OLDER ADULTS THAT RESIDE IN HARRIS COUNTY AND PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. SO JUST AGAIN, I WANT TO REMIND ANYONE THAT IS IN A POSITION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO COOL THEIR HOMES THAT RESIDE IN HARRIS COUNTY 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OR LIVING WITH A DISABILITY TO PLEASE CALL 8 3 2 4 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1. AGAIN, THE NUMBER IS 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1. BUT IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS THIS YEAR, THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE HARRIS COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING WILL ASSIST HARRIS COUNTY SENIORS THAT DUE TO THE RECENT STORMS, EXPERIENCED PO EXPERIENCED POWER OUTAGES RESULTING [00:20:01] IN LOSS OF FOOD AND INCREASED COSTS FOR INCIDENTALS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. WE WILL ASSIST BY OFFERING GIFT CARDS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS IN REPLACING THESE ESSENTIAL ITEMS. SO IF THIS APPLIES TO YOU OR ANYONE THAT YOU KNOW THAT IS IN THE PREDICAMENT OF HAVING TO REPLACE FOOD OR OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS AS A RESULT OF THE STORMS, PLEASE CALL 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1. AGAIN, 8 3 2. THEY ASKED ME TO SAY THIS FOUR TIMES 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1 . THANK YOU. AND REMEMBER, DURING THESE HOT SUMMER MONTHS, STAY HYDRATED, VENTILATED AND ACTIVATE A BUDDY PLAN WHERE YOU CHECK ON YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR FRIENDS, CHECK ON YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. AND I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT LITTLE RULE OF THUMB. UH, I THOUGHT ABOUT, UH, I LEFT THE HOUSE TODAY FOR LONGER THAN, UH, FOUR HOURS, AND I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I DO THAT, THAT I RAISE MY THERMOSTAT UP, UH, FOUR DEGREES. SO THAT'S A GREAT RULE OF THUMB FOR US TO CONSERVE ENERGY, UH, CONTINUE TO CHECK ON EACH OTHER AND LET'S ALL BEAT THE HEAT TOGETHER THIS SUMMER. ANY QUESTIONS THAT, UH, MAY BE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE CAN ANSWER, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO SO NOW. IF NOT, UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.