dan heinz. try pressing star 6. okay. i'm not seeing a response of that this caller wanted to provide public comment. so, mr. heinz? one last try. press star 6 if you would like to speak. >> possibly star 9 would work. >> director: star 9. do you want to try star 9? i thought that was just for raising your hand. do you want to try that? mr. heinz? . we could also call him. it's just because i have this name and phone number in advance. i don't want to prevent someone from providing public comment for technical reasons. [please stand by] >> thank you allfor me today. my name is dan hynes and i'm the president of national cab company and have been since 2004 . and i want to try to give sort of context focusing on this agreement because i think that's critical to what we're talking about here. the city's decision to make driving and eligibility requirements created the drive and drop policy where internment from the industry often threaten medallions with loss of driving income but also with the loss of their medallion income