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$934 million is what we hope to do. realistically speaking, the capital plan -- maybe the first couple of years, we hit our goal, but we are not going to prospectively for a while. kim still assume the same 1% cost? -- can we still assume the same 1% cost? >> we believe it was killed and nearly. the city's costs will be proportionate. -- we believe it will scale linear lee. -- linearly. the less demand from city projects, the less you run up against supply constraints from any trade. the lower the number, the city cost will go down more than that. we believe there are four items that...

the lower the number, the city cost will go down more than that. we believe there are four items that could dramatically or significantly reduced -- i use that word on my own -- the negative impact associated with this legislation. that would be replacing the across the board 50% mandatory requirement with a trade deficit requirement that reflects supply and demand of the city the availability of the trade. second, continually assess the progress and amount of time it would take to get to a 50% mandatory requirement. third, allow contractors that exceed local hire requirements to tra...

persist and will rise if we do not deal seriously with the failure of good faith. my second point builds on my first. even if there is a marginal net cost for a contract in, that would not factor into the costs i just mentioned. these are small. i would argue that they are insignificant to the taxpayer compared to the resulting decrease in crime and neglect in these areas where people are expected to enjoy these public works. chairperson avalos: thank you. we have a lot of people. i did not want to cut you up, -- cut you off, but we have to. >> my name is emily, executive director of...