mr. chair. >> hearing no further comments commissioner fuller or -- mr. fuller i'm roping you in. mr. ller call the next item. >> item 6e is the over vow of sanitation and streets condition transact approval brop prop b analyst elizabeth will present. >> good morning, commissioners i'm elizabeth ramos the prop b analyst. thank you for the opportunity to (an over view of contract items that will come before you. we want to present what you will receive before you receive it. i'm joined by public works contract manager alec burns. i want to start telling you where we are today with approvals this is the last step in making approving machines out of you. you have received various presentations from contracts dollareding city attorney taylor and manager alex burns and project director rachael alonzo the prospect b transification team presented your mandates including condition transact approvals and left among during your assessment 22nd meeting approved your delegation policy which out lined the approvals delegated to the director. michael sell providing background of the materials and re

mr. fuller call that item. >> item 6 is the regular calendar to be considered the irrelevant if item is 6a, the western edition area traffic signal upgrade phase one construction contract award. per prop b2020, this mission authorizeed, prove all contracts entered into by the department t. is heard as a regular item in accordance with the contract approval delegation policy adopted by this commission on september second of 22. and according to the delegation policy contracts below certain thresholds are approved by the director. 6a a conrecollect for public works improve am the contract value of 6 million dollars is above the 1 million dollars threshold to be considered boy this commission. and the contract value is also above the 5 million dollars threshold to be considered individually. it is on a regular agenda. and to be heard individually. and deputy director financial management and administration bruce robertson will introduce it and the project manager. this is our first contract we're bring before the commission we have a strong [inaudible] in electric engineering section handle t

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