the scheduleed 50% is in the legislation. the periodic review by oed and the controller's office basically generates recommendations that may be less than 50%. but the board of supervisors would have to vote to lower local hire requirements, based on that legislation, which would cost jobs. one might argue that is a very challenging thing for any board to do. not to preclude that as an opportunity, but that seems to be a high bar and cobsquent doesn't seem unreasonable to look at from our point of issue, what is the worst-case scenario at the 50% requirement. supervisor avalos: supervisors elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd: help me put the money in scope. what would be the total dollar amount? >> of the covered promise, it is about $950 million. so we are talking about roughly a 1% increase of construction costs due from this legislation. as i will go into, the higher contracting costs essentially will be due to the fact that we believe contractors will inflate their bids because they will have to raise the salaries that offer lo

come so we cd at least try, out of courtesy to our colleagues, give them a migb sense of what the scheduleeigd be and then we can set a time for debate, allowing everybody adequate time.verybody i'm not suggesting in any way that the topics that we discussed are not important that they impor they are important and are rthy o worthy of debate and worthy of discussion. we welcome that, but i would like to see pashtun i yield thei floor question, mr. president,.s >> in addition to what the are senator has said, comment that there are several people who said they want to go into the ho closed session first and address and his amendment it before vote i think that's a critical thing that i'm concerned with. i'm >> i am perfectly comfortable in we are able to set a timetablely after that close t session. i think everybody would feelneet good if we do try to find a time, but i understand the need to want to have that session. and that's the senator'st' righw every respect as a we certainlym will do.e summit we can find a time when t we come out of that session wew could have a couple of those back