kirshbaum, back so soon. >> i thought perhaps you continued because you missed me last week. hello, i'm a transcript director. i will keep this brief because i know this is the second time this item has come before you, but i did want to try to address the important questions that you raised at your last meeting. this is our zero emissions program is a program that i am incredibly proud of. we have really made incredible progress both through increment investments in things like hybrid vehicles before anybody was doing hybrid vehicles. [ please stand by ] >> this pilot will help us in a small scale understand a facility upgrade, but we're also working on a larger consultant study to really help us understand what is needed for the facility piece of this investment. the pilot program aims to purchase nine vehicles on three routes. it also installs charging structure at the wood division, and although these companies each have their own data and tracking for performance, we've required them to use a standardized system so we know we're making an apples to apples comparison. i a

miss kirshbaum, if you would like to respond to the member of the public, you may do so but needn't do so but you are given this opportunity, if you would like. insofar as you're not underring one bjumping up,is there a motim number 6? item is approved and next item? >> item 7, authorized executive director to increase the amount of the professional service's contract with civic edge consulting for media and community relation services for the connect-access program. >> mr. young? >> good morning. >> i have two parts to my presentation and the first is an action item requesting and increase the amount of a consultant contract to enable additional engagement for connect sf. the second part of my presentation is information vertebralal,giving an update on. connect sf is the long-range planning process with the mta and sf planning to build an effective, equitable and susta sustainable program for san francisco's future. for the contract amendment, last year on behalf of the team, the transportation authority awarded a $150,000 contract to civic edge consulting for assistance in strategic