are limit our negotiations and box in what we can and can't negotiation will be difficult for bart and m.t.a. to get to a favorable outcome. from my perspective, i expect to do what supervisor campos is requesting. but i think to have that requirement in writing may constrain our ability to achieve a more favorable result with the full negotiations. i understand supercampos' intent very clearly. supervisor chiu: could i ask how this language might actually hinder the negotiations? we all agree that these should have been calculated this way. >> they agreed to have a line where it would be with the old methodology and f.y. 2009 with the new method og. if we go back and want to renegotiate 2010, we may have a problem. having the f.y. condition on that and not knowing whether i can deliver is what our ability is. >> this resolution is urging them to take this course of action. i think it is important for us to be on record as to what needs to happen. that is the reason i made these suggestions. i think it is important for the board of supervisors to be on record that to the extent these moneys