and so, whenever i think about the challenges that joe and i and jill and michelle face, we know that we stand amongst friends and colleagues and fellow citizens. and that the work is not just ours that we are working together. so, i just want to say thank you. thank you very much. thank you. and i want all of you to know that even as we celebrate over the next couple of days, and feel free to stay up as late as you want, tomorrow s not a school night. make sure to bundle up although it won t be as cold as it was four years ago. make sure you know that what we re celebrating is not the election or swearing-in of a president. what we re doing is celebrating each celebrating this incredibl nation that we call home. and after we celebrate, let s make sure to work as hard as we can to pass on an america that is worthy not only of our past but also of our future. god bless you guys. i love you. we ll see you tomorrow. [ applause ] the president of the united states, with the f
members of the board? let me take the opportunity to complement the staff of the workshop. it was one of those gorgeous days where you thought no one would show up, but there was a really good crowd and they did such a professional job of facilitating all the information that needed to be shared. i wanted to recognize the fact that they did a fabulous job with that. the information was so helpful in terms of seeing what would happen with stock placements. well done. i would second that. i would encourage everyone in the audience, my colleagues here on the board, to attend one of these workshops. i recently had one in my neighborhood and was amazed by the planning and recommendations being made to improve the line. it is still impacted, looking forward to the wonderful work in the workshops. i am sure that there are similar and amazing things happening in everyone s neighborhood. i wanted to reiterate the support for the bike to work day. last year, bike to work, my partne
everyone get out there and bike to work. thank you. next item, please. i do not see mr. murphy here. so, public comment. an opportunity for the members of the public to address the board on matters within the jurisdiction but not on the calendar. james bolden, thomas coleman, leonard lynch are our first speakers. mr. bolden? good afternoon, sir. good afternoon, board. thank you for hearing me. what i see in front of me are some duly elected public servants? that being said, i know that you guys are trying to balance a budget with $312 million projected for the fiscal year 13-14. yet we are making an attempt to enforce and bring in parking on sunday, which everyone comes out to to shop. going back and forth, going to communities is going to interrupt that. someone could make the case that could be looked at as religious persecution, which had nothing is, but i have some suggestions about enforcing the carpool lanes. 10 tickets is $4,500. you know the numbers on a large
tell you about. at this last one we were honoring this vision. this is a message for the operators out there that it is possible to go years without having preventable accidents. a great role model, she seat service as one of the people who has demonstrated excellent in those that are coming up. ms. washington is relatively new, having been here for about five years, never having had a preventable accidents. operator of the month, march of 2011. these two women, one very long serving, one relatively new, demonstrating the kind of accident free record that we are striving for. congratulations to you on one of the best provisions in muni. we are happy to have jonathan say a few words. i have been operator for 35 someone years. it would be even better if we had new coaches. i would like to thank you for the acknowledgement. [unintelligible] and i would like to thank my chair person. my sister, i thank her for coming, hazel. [laughter] congratulations. thank you very much.
thank you, and on behalf of the board, i had the privilege of meeting everyone. it is really impressive an outstanding work that you do. i probably saw a bunch of you there, doing this great work, coming off and getting on the bus. it was impressive. this is truly heroic. thank you. before you leave the podium. i know you have your video recorder at home, taping this. i would love for you to go with a brief word. on the spot? [laughter] i did not want to say anything, but i guess that i will. transit fare inspectors, it is fantastic to be recognized for all the things that for the customer service, trying to advise, assists. this is what we do. the rest of us do the same thing the department is fantastic. we have great co-workers. it is different every day, if you can believe that. i would suggest that everyone comes with us at least one time to check us out. you get to know the patrons and the riding public. thank you. thank you. [applause] director? thank you.