mr. weaver here. and move on to public comment, this is an opportunity for members of the public to address matters within the jurisdiction of the sfmta and hand those up. we will start with (inaudible). >> good afternoon. board members and fellow folks, i have been a parking control officer for the city of san francisco for over 22 years. when i started with the city, the metered ticket was $12, today the metered ticket is 64. that's about a 500 percent increase, my salary didn't go up by 500 percent. and basic items we use every day go up 600%. sfta took us over in 2006, but increases have not materialized. we did get an increase in pay but due to health care and retirement. our classification is the lowest classification, even though we produce the most funds. other classifications get paid well and they produce less then we do. we want fair treatment and fair wages. we are not asking for hand-outs or to be special. back when i started with the city, the job demanded a few things, today the job dem