dr. browner and i especially want to thank mike co-hill as well who played a very key role. i want to talk about a couple of key components of this project. ~ -- of this agreement, this tentative agreement. and i want to say that i look forward to having this process and going through the process of explaining the agreement to my colleagues. and, you know, took us awhile to get to a level of comfort where we can get behind this agreement and we know that it's going to take sometime for you to learn the specifics of the deal and i look forward to engaging in that discussion. a big priority for me has been the liability of st. luke's and i think that we collectively as a board and as a city and with the mayor included have said that we cannot approve a project unless we ensure the long-term viability of st. luke's. i really believe that this deal as it currently stands ensures that. and not only does it ensure the long-term viability, i think it creates and it provides the southeastern part of san francisco a world class hospital for many years to come. we're talking about a h