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Privilege. Other other issue energy independence. What did you propose that is different . We have to wean off fossil fuels. Investing in alternate Energy Resources while engaging in an all of the above strategy. We are getting to the point where we are exporting natural gas. But we have to have the all above strategy. Not drill baby drill. Who is the next generation of leaders in congress . Would you like to be speaker of the house . I am focused on what is in front of me and that is doing the best i can for the 23ered congressional district. Who is the next generation of leaders in the house...

So over the next 18 months, and its broken out by divisions. We have approximately 56,000 hours to properly conduct outreach and engagement for these projects and the key word is properly. To do it right way. I dont think can you quite see it here, but that is an equivalent of 20 fulltime employees. So the process or the approach, rather. So over the last eight months we conducted a Public Outreach and engagement assessment. We identified current practices and gathered internal and external perspectives and looked at best practices. What is working for you and if so, why is that working . I wi...

And engagement. Whether its someone in Capital Planning division or someone in the transit division. The third there are limited tools and resources. You have a project manager saying that i need more tools and resources to properly conduct the outreach that is expected of me. The final that we are all familiar with slow project delivery. Why is there always a delay and how come we didnt know about it . So that is our little graphic about how frustrated everybody is and in acknowledgment, i think we have to say that. I knew you would love that slide. The next one i think tells a really good st...

Recommendations. I just presented this similar presentation to all of our directors last monday. To let them know we are now in the third section of the approach and that is making recommendations. Today what i will do is explain the same recommendations that i just explained to them and really some of the actions that need to happen for those recommendations to move forward. Then the fourth of course is well, lets implement the strategy. And the fifth is to continuously evaluate that. You can launch something, but you have to go back and make sure if its working or not working and if it isnt,...