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Because so many cars have been put out of systems. This right here is called a side wrister. Bart is telling us this piece of equipment is what is getting burned out, receiving that high amount of voltage. This little part is about 1,000 to replace and can take up to 22 weeks on order. Joining us now is bart spokesman jim allison. Are you guys any closer to figuring out why this is happening . We are closer in the sense that we have located one spot between North Concord and pittsburg bay point ...

How did this particular structure evolve . We talked about this and what some of the features that were problematic to the district. That if we were going to make any changes like splitting up the reserve, wed also change the first and foremost of those changes regarding the lay offs. For that matter, allowing the majority to change the conditions. Those actually came from the controller as well through sort of a brainstorming discussion and, you know, i think those are those would be very favor...

Much restrictions for how they could take it out, its been growing so that 25 percent, once weve established our eligibility for that certain year has been a lot and certainly in the years we were most desperate because with the budget issues, so i dont why should there be a restriction on how much we could take in one year . I do understand that should this language as proposed go through, we could change that rule 2 3 of the board could change that rule so maybe we want that limitation of 50 p...

Is one change, but in technical terms, that would be less than 25 percent of the whole balance in the rainy day reserve, but at least there would be certainty about that. Thats why we think there would be less money. Thank you. I want to follow up on that. This is where my antenna goes up because i want to make sure we thought through the whole thing. Clearly there are people that beyond the Rating Agency issue think this is a better situation for them. So i mean, i havent i have to confess and ...

Parallel. In other words, we apply, but also run this through the various committees and have our decisions and if for some reason we decided we werent interested we would withdraw our application. Were not sure were still working on it and the feasibility of getting it in, but i think thats no problem of referring it to the committees. Do we have consensus about that . We will hear this in the committee, but the district will pursue this grant opportunity, paralleling our authorization process....

Supporting the amendment. I think one of the toughest tasks the members have had has had to do with lay offs. Really just a terrible situation and so your first bull let bullet point, im very interested in seeing that change. I think if we think about the lay off process that weve had to go through in the past years, its very cruel and unusual punishment for or valuable assets so im interested in making this charter amendment. Commissioner [inaudible]. I had a question. Go ahead. Were you going ...

Committees. Do we have consensus about that . We will hear this in the committee, but the district will pursue this grant opportunity, paralleling our authorization process. Commissioner i dont have any reservations for applying for taking advantage of this opportunity, so i would assume move for a waiver on approval on First Reading if thats allowed. You would have to post that in the agenda and it wasnt posted in the agenda. Could we just bring it down for second reading at the meeting without...

Through the task of identifying some specific edits or mark ups to propose at the committee whenever it takes place. And then as a part of our preparation process for input, it is along the lines of what youre informing us here and then the possible changes. They are this is an ongoing conversation but the last large bull et point regarding withdraws in your presentation, that is on ongoing conversation, or youre here to get the temperature of the board . These are concrete changes wed like to s...

And his name is kevin bass. Hes not here today, but i do know that its been two years since hes been out and this is something that hes really interested in. And once again, i a plot the fact that were going to be getting four new candidates or at least three new candidates for the Reentry Council that will be representative of the [speaker not understood] supposed to serve. Thank you. Thank you very much. [speaker not understood] the city will softly dig and i know youre so all alone but youve ...

Really definitely want to be able to move that particular seat forward. Your reasons are well taken. [speaker not understood]. Okay. I just want to note that for the record. So, lets have a vote. Supervisor breed . Aye. Aye. Supervisor cohen . Aye. Supervisor yee . No. The motion was to not proceed . It was to support Robert Bowden for seat 4, so, it passes. It passes. Right. That means that now the seats that are in play are seats 1, 2 and 3. Yes. Correct. So, now i ask my colleagues for a moti...