we have something which we also partner with local 261 on, something called the william hammond hall gardner recognition awards which again i think are coming up in a short amount of time, another way in which we recognize the men and women in field in partnership with 261. together with 261, we just successfully implemented and launched the recreation and park department captain program. again, a product of a labor management partnership with 261, a product of the collective bargaining process with 261. this is a program which contributes to our pipeline which you'll hear more about in a second. it is a way of recognizing excellent field staff and future leaders in our department. we also have quarterly pier nominated employee recognition programs and quarterly workplace safety awards. ~ peer workforce development, and that's the construction -- crux of why we're here. i'm going to invite denny kern up and he and anna alvarez are going to walk you through the pipeline on the park maintenance side. bob pelasio will walk you through on the park and recreation side, and i'm going to close. i'l