mr. riskin? >> so i just wanted to give you an update. and you will recall that you all approved both in the budget and via contract or the placement of all of the parking meters in san francisco and so just a little bit of an update on that, almost all of the multispace meters have been upgraded and we are now in the process and we have started the replacement of the single space meters and this is something that we are doing for a number of reasons but the primary reason being to make it easier to pay for parking. to make the meters easier to use. and for anybody who wants or needs to use them. and they are easier to use, because they accept all forms of payment. and including credit and debit cards and the sfmta parking cards as well as pay by phone and coins, and have the larger display screens which is a concern that we heard a lot from the older meters and importantly if you do pay by phone and it will show up on the meter display, which none of our existing meters did. and there is some technology cal flexibility that will allow us

mr. riskin, it is my privilege introduce adam, he is with all of the traffic calming programs, and expert in solving problems that arise from constituents from other agencies and resolving in the construction issues and one of the most recent projects was the temporary bulbs on 6th street just south of market street. and he has a great combination of ten nasty and patience that is required to make the projects come to fruition and he is also a mentor to the younger staff and also willing to help others and he is a real pleasure to work with and an asset to our agency and recently been accepted to the chamber of commerce, leadership san francisco program which is a very prestigious program for leadership and with that i am pleased to present this special recognition to adam gufter. [ applause ] >> congratulations, on behalf of the board thank you so much for your outstanding service. >> commissioner, and board members, welcome, director borden, it is my pleasure and an honor to represent the city and the agency and i have been with the city for 18 and a half years and i have seen a lot of