mr. lipkin, for that information item. we will continue to monitor the situation. mr. clerk, please read the next item. >> i can item 14 as construction mitigation program update. this is an information item. >> i want to thank commissioner mar for asking that this be put on the calendar. i would have come to us in september, but i know all 11 members of this body are quite concerned about impacts caused to local small businesses as a result of megaprojects, whether they are on gary or van ness, or the central subway, you name it. so i want to thank all of the members of the board who worked with the sfmta and the mayor's office to allocate $5 million of funding to a fund and i want to thank the sfmta for rolling up their sleeves and coming up with a suggested course of action. before i turn it over to the sfmta, i would like to call on commissioner mar. >> thank you, chair peskin. i just wanted to briefly thank you and director chan for allowing us to have this update presentation on the construction mitigation program business impact fund at the m.t.a. meeting today.