ms. boomer. secretary boomer: moving on it for the consent calendar, these items are considered routine, and they will be acted upon on a single vote, unless a member would like to sever an item. chairman nolan: is there anyone who wants to sever an unapproved seeing none, is there a second? -- sedar and i am? seeing none, is there a second? -- is there anyone who wants to sever an item? director heinicke: ms. boomer, as i understand it, we will be considering the last of the claims? secretary boomer: that will be an open session. chairman nolan: is that the case? director heinicke: we had some very intimate information -- anti-information rules. i am not complaining, i am just saying. chairman nolan: all in favor, say aye. a break, yes. we will be back here, let's see, how about five minutes until? director beach was very good about the brakes. director heinicke: i asked about it at the last meeting. >> director hynix the it is recusing himself. >> we have members of the public who wish to speak.

ms. boomer, is this being broadcast to the room? secretary boomer: yes, it is being broadcast to room 408. [reading names] chairman nolan: good afternoon. go ahead. secretary boomer: could you state your name, please? >> i have been in the cab business for 15 years. in the 15 years, and it is seen it go down and down and down. no one cares about us. you guys care about the business. the business means the cab drivers and the companies, not just the companies, not justice system. we need someone to care about us. you say that they work 10 hours a day and sleep 10 hours a day. they do not have time to sleep or go to the bathroom. they have families. they need to eat and survive, and most of the cab drivers are immigrants. we are immigrants, but we are people. we work for them. it is not just for us, because everything we worked for, we spend here. i raise my three kids here. i am so glad. i love my job. i love to be a cab driver, but i hate to see our business bidding down because nobody cares about us. nobody gives respect for the cab