julie kirsch ball, transit director. thank you for the opportunity to talk about this really critical program for our transit system the midlife overhaul program. it came out of our 2017 fleet plan, which really sought to transition from having among the oldest fleet in america to a new and reliable float that i am pleased to say is the cleanest in north america. what is exciting to me about these is that not only have we adopted them at the planning level, but they have been institutionalized. we have seen a complete cultural change in the maintenance group and how we approach maintenance. there is broad adoption for the program. it includes things like developing a performance based spec. we used to be specific about every nut and vote on the vehicles. really the industry is much better suited to design to make sure they are highest standards, aligning with the city sustainability roles and anticipating the growth upon us. the program has become a three corelments. first space out the procurements. previously all of ou