. >> thanthank you, helen for actg as thelactingas the chair to ci. i am pleased to have this opportunity to present. i will run through the slides. feel free to interrupt. here we are. union square. strategic plan anything 2016. we are about being clean, safe and vibrant. boundaries are here surrounding union scare park. when you think of union square we are in the renewal protest and thinking of adding territory if they are interested in joining us. we are looking at the northern and western boundary of the district. our assessment is straightforward square footage the total budget was $3.4 million. we hope to increase as we go to renewal. we know we need additional funding to maintain the clean, safe, vibrant area. major accomplishments. above and beyond assessments we are most proud of the downtown streets team and hiring homeless to clean up the streets. this is a win win. we have four workers in the morning and four in the afternoon. we started a year and-a-half ago. they are cleaning up the needles and the poop and such. our needles are lower.