director heminger? >> yes. and in part in response to director yekutiel he noted, i believe madam chair you created a subcommittee at our last meeting and since that meeting the subcommittee has met. it composed of myself and our chair and vice chair. and we are all going to learn more about technology and train control than we wanted to know. i think the staff it is well prepared in terms of the approach that they are pursuing for the rfp. it is not entirely conventional. i think it is important to emphasize and requires some changes from the board of prierzs in order to -- we talked about a couple of items at our meeting that will are on the to do list. swon to learn from procurements around the world. including here in the bay from bart. and -- we hope to see them at the next meeting. and also to get a briefing on the risk management process. which i think has been one of the failures that we had with our other large capitol projectless. where there was not sufficient planning for what happens if things go w

doctor heminger, director yekutiel. >> thank you. i wanted to update my clothes on what was a heart warming and beautiful visit to the folk this is work in our rail maintenance yards. i believe it was late last week. i was lead around by superintendent young lagy who has been with the agency 33 years. and met so many amation women and men haoftentimes work grave yard shifts to do maintenance on the rail lines the over headlines and lines in the ground. apparently t is the most fun team to be a part of. with the sfmta. i'm not going to spill trade secrets but they have the best christmas party i hope to get inn invitation to. and i want to say, we know this but to go out there in the early morning and meet the folk who is oftentimes never get to meet a board member or someone making decisionos their behalf it was really wonderful. made me proud to be a part of the board and the agency. i'm thankful for the opportunity to spends a few hours with them part of my bingo card desire to scratch off our facility and meet with as many teams a

happened yesterday at the mt aboard meetings is that one of the commissioners or directors approximate heminger, chided the taxi director for sent you that e mail or that memo and out to everyone in the taxi industry we no longer had appeal rights and told the taxi director she over stepped her authority and the board makes such decisions and had no right to sends out such a letter. and which is funny she through the -- transportation director defy tumlin under the bus and said he told mow to do it. we will see. i want to make it clear that the mt aboard said, no to the taxi director you can't do this you don't have the authority to make a decision. i will sends you thank you for upon listening. >> thank you. further public comment? okay i don't see any we will move to item 3. adoption of the minutes. before you for discussion are minutes of october 12 of 22 meeting. commissioners, anybody have comments or a motion? >> commissioner lopez? yes. i thought it was important to add with the sprpt part we describe the public comment from mr. productman. one key thing they think note he sited and quot