for the sfmta and, you know, i would like to know why this has been continuously underfunded, underprioritized by the sfmta when, really, our children are walking in front of 2,000-on the vehicles, and we can provide crossing guards. we're obviously not providing adequate wages. if we need to raise wages to get people to do this, we need to do so. i want to commend you on your work. that was an excellent presentation. i hope the director will take to heart this issue and make it a higher priority. >> thank you. i will bring that back. >> commissioner fewer? >> yes, thank you. thank you for this presentation. i also am concerned that actually the current budget for crossing guards is not going to meet the challenges to hire them and retain them. i think that under the next step, it says lastly ongoing efforts to improve hiring processes and retention will continue to find more qualified applicants and make this aattractive for guards to stay with. i would like to see what are those additional steps? what are the costs of those additional steps? and is this crossing guard program afterward. i we