we have sonali bose from mta and jason lee. >> we are here this morning to seek retroactive approval. this is one of the two major agreements between the two agencies. you heard the fast as agreement a couple of months ago. as you remember, you table it, and now, it needs to go back and renegotiate. we are here with a second agreement appeared about a year- and-a-half ago -- after almost two years ago now, mta and bart began discussions. the agreement initiations were put aside pending resolution of the fast as agreement. bart is fully aware that until it intentionally negotiates the agreement going forward, once the fast pass agreement is approved, which we expect to have before you soon. given the delay in resolving the agreementresolvingbart -- in resolving the agreement, bart has not paid in a while. we intend to be before you with a new methodology next time we speak. we asked the board of supervisors to take any action. just a brief background on the agreement -- barred pays mta a lump sum each year for the provision of bus and rail service to bart stations. currently, the payme