i am rachel richmond, the policy director of professional engineers local 21 and this is kim carter who represents the people who work at the crime lab. we are in very, very strong support of this bond, particularly the portion that will build a new crime lab. most people think of the crime lab -- they think of the tv show csi but our crime lab doesn't look remotely like that. our members who work at the crime lab have been working in intolerable conditions for a decade waiting for a new lab. it was supposed to be in a prior bond but at the last minute remove d. this bond and crime lab building will allow for full staffing and drug testing on site. it's currently contracted out and that will save the city money. i can't that a new building and staffing will mean like on csi that all crimes and dna and other things are solved in one hour but it will certainly happen faster and bring justice to people more quickly. kim is going to just mention quickly what we mean by intolerable conditions. >> good morning kim carter local 21. the current facility is over crowded. i don't know if you have

i am rachel richmond, the policy director of professional engineers local 21 and this is kim carter who represents the people who work at the crime lab. we are in very, very strong support of this bond, particularly the portion that will build a new crime lab. most people think of the crime lab -- they think of the tv show csi but our crime lab doesn't look remotely like that. our members who work at the crime lab have been working in intolerable conditions for a decade waitingr