andreea ross. tusik yaya julia martin. robert ruskie. karen kai. and i may have a few more, but let's start with that. two minutes each. >> good evening. my name is ed newbower. i am one of the employees were -- employed by the district. we maintain and repair palms, boiler systems, generators, 250 boilers, some palms, miles of leaking pipes, -- 250 boilers, sump pumps. we are the people that keep our children warm and safe inside our classrooms. despite claims of no heat, we respond to many other emergencies on a daily basis. we are also trained to deal with asbestos as the pipes costly spring leaks underneath our schools. we have had to deal with low- grade contractors doing repairs after they leave and things do not work right. each school presents its own unique set of challenges and problems. the department has never said, i cannot, or i will not, when it has to respond to an emergency or make repairs. we are asking you tonight to be compensated the same as other city engineers who have nowhere near the same duties as us but receive a higher r

andreea ross. tusik yaya julia martin. robert ruskie. karen kai. and i may have a few more, but let's start with that. two minutes each. >> good evening. my name is ed newbower. i am one of the employees were -- employed by the district.