claire cohen and the white house the mayor's budget director, so we are concerned about this potential ihhs loss and i know that the department mentioned the impact and you are the budget of 43 million and year two of the budget it is higher, and it is closer to 58 million and if you take the two together, it is almost, 100 million, and so it is very significant and we are really concerned about it and i want to thank supervisors yee, and co-hen for working with us on advocacy on around the state level and i believe that passing in the legislation and letters and all that have and it is helpful. and you know, i think that the timing is also, very challenging and so we will hear about the sb one and the transportation package this week. which is potentially good news for us on the road repaving program and then we will not hear until mid may, more information, on the ihhs and it would be very bad news, and so it is definitely, a little bit of a challenge for us, as we go and come towards releasing the mayor's budget on june first. and so i think that we are very mindful of that, and one

claire cohen and the white house the mayor's budget director, so we are concerned about this potential ihhs loss and i know that the department mentioned the impact and you are the budget of 43 million and year two of the budget it is higher, and it is closer to 58 million and if you take the two together, it is almost, 100 million, and so it is very significant and we are really concerned about it and i want to thank supervisors yee, and co-hen for working with us on advocacy on around the state level and i believe that passing in the legislation and letters and all that have and it is helpful. and you know, i think that the timing is also, very challenging and so we will hear about the sb one and the transportation package this week. which is potentially good news for us on the road repaving program and then we will not hear until mid may, more information, on the ihhs and it would be very bad news, and so it is definitely, a little bit of a challenge for us, as we go and come towards releasing the mayor's budget on june first. and so i think that we are very mindful of that, and one

claire cohen and the white house the mayor's budget director, so we are concerned about this potential ihhs loss and i know that the department mentioned the impact and you are the budget of 43 million and year two of the budget it is higher, and it is closer to 58 million and if you take the two together, it is almost, 100 million, and so it is very significant and we are really concerned about it and i want to thank supervisors yee, and co-hen for working with us on advocacy on around the state level and i believe that passing in the legislation and letters and all that have and it is helpful. and you know, i think that the timing is also, very challenging and so we will hear about the sb one and the transportation package this week. which is potentially good news for us on the road repaving program and then we will not hear until mid may, more information, on the ihhs and it would be very bad news, and so it is definitely, a little bit of a challenge for us, as we go and come towards releasing the mayor's budget on june first. and so i think that we are very mindful of that, and one

claire cohen and the white house the mayor's budget director, so we are concerned about this potential ihhs loss and i know that the department mentioned the impact and you are the budget of 43 million and year two of the budget it is higher, and it is closer to 58 million and if you take the two together, it is almost, 100 million, and so it is very significant and we are really concerned about it and i want to thank supervisors yee, and co-hen for working with us on advocacy on around the state level and i believe that passing in the legislation and letters and all that have and it is helpful. and you know, i think that the timing is also, very challenging and so we will hear about the sb one and the transportation package this week. which is potentially good news for us on the road repaving program and then we will not hear until mid may, more information, on the ihhs and it would be very bad news, and so it is definitely, a little bit of a challenge for us, as we go and come towards releasing the mayor's budget on june first. and so i think that we are very mindful of that, and one

claire cohen and the white house the mayor's budget director, so we are concerned about this potential ihhs loss and i know that the department mentioned the impact and you are the budget of 43 million and year two of the budget it is higher, and it is closer to 58 million and if you take the two together, it is almost, 100 million, and so it is very significant and we are really concerned about it and i want to thank supervisors yee, and co-hen for working with us on advocacy on around the state level and i believe that passing in the legislation and letters and all that have and it is helpful. and you know, i think that the timing is also, very challenging and so we will hear about the sb one and the transportation package this week. which is potentially good news for us on the road repaving program and then we will not hear until mid may, more information, on the ihhs and it would be very bad news, and so it is definitely, a little bit of a challenge for us, as we go and come towards releasing the mayor's budget on june first. and so i think that we are very mindful of that, and one

leah cohen chairman of the body and please, join me by rising and placing your right hand over your heart and joining me in the pledge of allegiance. >> [pledge of allegiance] >> thank you. mr. claire, good afternoon to you. please, call the roll call >> cohen here, [inaudible] >> the order of which they were handed to me the order in which i'm going to call the public common cards. if you do not hear your name being called please, at the end of the list feel free to walk up to the podium and speak into the microphone once we have satisfied the speaker cards. you will not hear any kind of indicator, chime or buzzer when you have 30 seconds remaining. instead what you will hear is our clerk, norm nickens, he will say, 30 seconds the means you have 30 seconds to wrap up your call. - excuse me - not your call but your comment. again you of two minutes. all right. welcome and the first person. [calling public comment cards.] let's get started. welcome. the floor is yours. >> thank you. thank you pres. and thank you board members. i remember i was here several years ago. i was an ace member. maybe you folks still remember ace? that i'm coming here again i tell you what were talking abou