mr. torres? >> i just want to say thank you for your leadership and you are my supervisor, and i am your boss and so i vote for you. >> thank you. >> and you have been doing an incredible job and i think that this effort that you are trying to incorporate, i am grateful that you have come to the commission to share your thoughts, because i think that input is always so good for building con census around an important issue. >> thank you. >> vietor. >> thank you, for helping to address the shortfalls that we have been struggling for a long time and it is a long way. and i just have a couple of smallish questions. and the development would it be maybe it is sort of the staff, but also what you envisioned, you said any and all development or do you have a certain size and scale is it first right of refusal for anything that comes on-line. >> i can that ultimately it will be a decision for the agency and you will be able to set the standards and in the legislation we talk about any project that is te

torres. >> thank you mr. president. what are you estimating as to how long it will take to transfer 3 million cubic feet of dirt? >> it's one that two year nine month schedule term when we came to you in april. >> so are we comparing that to any other similar models we're looking at like the asaca airport or other models? >> we went through a process at that change order looking at the site condition and looking at the rate at which we could move the soil, looking at sites in which the soil is being held as we moved them, and we went through months of change negotiation using both our staff and professional staff consultants work with the contractors and looked at increase staffing and weigh that against cost increase, so the change schedule that we presented to you, we believe was the best return on investment as it related to the factors of cost verses schedule so it is an aggressive schedule and a cost effective schedule. >> >> thank you mr. cruise. >> thank you. >> i saw a speaker card downtown. >> nicole do you wan

mr. speaker. i'd like to recognize the live like bella foundation for childhood cancer. an organization based in my home district of miami. inspired by bella rodriguezer toess, a young girl who courageously -- rodriguez torr sembings s, a young girl who courageously fought cancer, this foundation supports the fight against pediatric cancer while offering much-needed support for families. cancer is the number one cause of death in children under the age of 15. live like bella is dedicated to raise funding for innovative cancer research at miami children's hospital. during national childhood cancer awareness month, the foundation will host its first annual bella's ball, where miami will dress up in golden shimmer and shine in memory of bella and to create awareness of childhood cancer. the event enjoys broad support from miami celebrities and athletes as well as many local businesses. i encourage everyone in our south florida community to attend this event on saturday, september 13, that supports a wonderful cause in need of greater public attentiveness. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman