mr. updike. please call item 5. >> item 5, hearing to examine the true cost of mayor farrell's proposal and requesting mayor's office of civic innovation, department of technology and budget of legislative analyst's report. >> supervisor cohen: all right, thank you very much. good to see you. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending this hearing. i called it today so we could begin to drill down into the true cost of a major undertaking providing universal broadband to shine a light on what to me has been a process that's been moving forward ut much public attention and quite frankly without much transparency, the city has a poor track record when it comes to delivering big infrastructure projects on cost and on time, i will simply point to the central subway project. i feel it's our responsibility as budget committee members to ensure there's transparency, accountability, as well as fiscal responsibility in all of our financial undertakings. that's why it's prudent for us to openly thfin

mr. updike received his b.a. urban planning from the university of arizona and, thereafter, spent two decades leading downtown revitalization efforts in tucson, which at that time, was among one of the fastest growing cities in the u.s. he partly came and joined the city as assistant director of real estate 12 years ago in 2006. as someone who has been linked to land use policy on the board, i have enjoyed working with john, since i've been back on the board. john oversaw negotiations for the 60-year master lease for the beloved produce market, sale of $30 million in properties for the aquisition of city office buildings, including where the m.t.a. is located and also where human services agency is housed. john has led the real estate department with pragmatism, professionalism, and a knack for advancing the city's best interests and adhering to the professionalism. his works touches every one of our city's functions. even the operations of the farmers and flea markets and the u.n. gift gallery in u.n. plaza, to