my name is a laronda smith. i was born and raised in san francisco. am here in support of recology. i think they have done a beautiful job by hiring people in the southeast section of san francisco, and i would like them to continue to do this. thank you so much for your time. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is pastor gary banks. i am the founder of family restoration house. i also sit on the project area committee. i am most definitely invested in the community. i just want you to take into consideration as we look at competitive bids, we do not want to create a scenario of competitive gambling with the lives of the citizens of the bayview. we have been working diligently as pertains to cleaning up the bayview and the shipyard, and we have invested many years in this project. i would hate to see us bring another company in because of competitive bidding and undermining the work. we can turn those lives around. we can now have a competitive wage and reinvest back into our city. i want you to please take into consider