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Wanted to see if they really liked the carpenter program. So this is a replicable hiring program that were going to try to push out and we have been pushing out to other employers, other subcontractors on this project, as well as the Construction Industry in general. I think its important to note that its not just about hiring veterans. Its about retention. And making sure that they succeed. And so on that note we have actually been looking at ways to ensure that they are going to succeed. Just as a best practices note from all the research i have done, we found that veterans need each other o...

This morning on this last Board Meeting of the year by dedicating our Board Meeting in the memory of mike nevin, who recently left us. Mike was one of our founding Board Members way back when we created the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and was very supportive over the years. He served as our first chairperson and was there with us in the initial years of moving the project forward. Mike was a member of the caltrain board of directors and also a former San Mateo County supervisor, mayor of daly city and San Francisco Police Inspector and not only served on our board, but numerous other regio...

First, followed by any possible newhires and beating the bushs to make sure that we get veterans integrated. Kind of a lot to swallow, but i have a handout that outlines everything that we have done todate. Webcor obayashi has hired nine direct hire positions within our company. Turner at the recent u. S. Hornet career fair hired one and i think the key is developing the oneonone relationships with the sourcing agencies to find the veterans that are out there and get them into internships or apprenticeship programs so they can be hired. So that is my summary. Thanks. Thank you. The one other i...

At the end of the west end of the project. The awss work continues on Mission Street. They were able to get an exemption from the holiday moratorium to allow them to continue that work. So well finish that early part of next if year as they work through the holidays on mission continuing to put in the new water line. Coming up next, the belowgrade structure contractor who now has the geothermal and grounding contracts within their package will start that work in january. The buttress work will continue and the micro pile production, they completed 70 in the total production piles and that will...

Craft hours. And you can see here that San Francisco labor still continues to hold at 20 throughout the project. These are just counting the utility hours and Transit Center construction hours. And again, there is that number, over a thousand craft jobs over the course of the start of the Transit Center work and utility work. If i can answer any questions . All right. Thank you. Thank you, directors, that concludes my report. Thank you. Can we move on to the next item, please . Yes item 6 is Public Comment, can which an opportunity for members of public to address the authority on matters that...