with that as an introduction i will hand it over to peter alpert. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i will outline before get to the plan, i would like to outline the guiding principles that have helped to shape this plan from its inception in march to its adoption and acceptance by the event authority in september. public safety, the first priority trumps everything and that is understood by everyone working on this, whether it is the police department, communities or the race authority, the event authority itself. resource and efficiency. one of the reasons san francisco did so well getting the events in san francisco was because we had so many great resources to work with at the beginning. in addition to water and wind which makes sealing work, we had a transportation network which is local, well integrated, got the attention of people who were bidding around the world to host these events. we want to play of these resources and -- play up these resources. and add frequency as needed. one of the goals is even if you're not going to the race, you would still be able to know that y