ms. levitt from to speak about -- from olse to speak about it. we have several amendments that are small and we have been advised that they are substantive and would require a continuance. at the end of this, i will ask that this is continue to next meeting, january 4. in addition, the city purchaser has indicated she has several amendments, which i believe will be non-controversial, but unfortunately right now, i have not received those amendments. i was hoping to make those amendments by the city purchaser today. if i do not receive them today, we will consider them when we receive them and that could require a for the continued from a january 4 until january 11. i would prefer to avoid that, so hopefully, we will have those amendments today. i also want to go to a couple of things. first, i know some representatives local labor 261 are here today. we are continuing to work with laborers around landscaping, prevailing wage issues, that may be handled in trailing legislation. we also have, in the last few days, have been contacted by some folks

ms. levitt. unless there are further comments from colleagues, we can open up for public comment. i have five speaker cards. if you would like to speak to this item and have not filled out a card, they are appear. -- up here. tim paulson, labor counsel. jeff tiller. olga miranda. patrick regan. steve craviel. >> supervisors, jeff pillar. i am here on behalf of employees employed in the waste hauling, parking industry, theatrical industry, janitorial industry. as supervisor wiener said, attempting to address some significant holes that are in the existing ordinances that have been around since at least 1999. as you have heard, one of the primary changes is the change to make what has now been a prevailing wage ordinance which the city has attempted, city departments have struggled to apply to situations involving non-employees, independent contractors, to require anyone bidding on any of these contracts to have a employer- employee relationship. the reason for that, one cannot apply a prevailing wage ordinance to people who do not earn wages. it is not an apples to apples compariso