colin payne, project manager, transportation demand manager is here to walk through what we are proposing to you. i guess i'll just preface it by saying we recognize that there is a lot of controversy and public discussion surrounding affordability issues, cost of living issues, housing issues, and that these buses have fallen in the place of a lot of those discussions. we also recognize that there are real problems and real challenges that san franciscans are facing. i think the mayor acknowledged this in his state of the city speech as well as offering a number of potential solutions as have the board of supervisors in recent months. what we're proposing to you today is really very narrowly tailored to try to address the transportation issue that we see. these buses have become somewhat the physical manifestation of a lot of larger issues. we're not purporting to solve all the issues with what we presented and move these forward as these other many important discussions continue. [speaker not understood] a little preface to frame what you're about to hear and if i may turn it over to mr