 Today we announced that we received a signed document which was the operating agreement that we had agreed to with Lyft and we're going to be bringing that to council next Thursday so we're really happy to to acknowledge that we have a signed agreement that we feel can work in the city of San Antonio and this is a different you said this is different than any other city has done it it is we're really happy and excited to have created something we call it a creative solution and it's all about consumer choice so the reality is that we may never be able to sort of bridge the gap between which background check is better but in the end we want to provide the citizens of San Antonio an informed decision and a choice to go with the the standard background check that that Lyft will be doing they they're still they're still going to be doing all the background checks all the procedures that they have to do as a TNC but in this case riders will be able to see in the profile of the driver that somebody if a driver chose to go through a city process that would include 10-print fingerprint, a background check, random drug testing and other potential features that that would be accessible to them so if they feel more comfortable with that we will we will have that feature in the app now that's what's key it's in the app and so what we really feel good about is that Lyft has been very collaborative in this process and you know while they're not endorsing our process there's they're not going to work against it and so that's the key so the what's really great about what we're doing here is it this is the first of its kind in the United States and we think it's an incredible way to to bridge that gap that I was mentioning earlier so we really feel good the the chief feels really good about the idea of consumer consumer choice chief Trevino and you know want to thank Eric Walsh deputy city manager for all his hard work and tech block was also included and they kind of really helped us with the technical support of all this helped with some accountability to to get people really you know answering a lot of the difficult questions and so we feel really good about about bringing this to council so it still has to go to a vote it's it's not a done deal but but we feel that this is the roadmap that can get us there I want to say what's what's what's really special here while we know that this is the first of its kind in the United States we also think what's even more special about this is its collaborative nature the we're going to we're going to be working with with Lyft throughout this entire process it's not a done deal even after we pass it what's included in the agreement is two town hall meetings they can engage we can engage the public to get feedback to learn there's going to be so much more that that we have to we have to be looking at and we know that has as we've gone through this process that it's about learning these new technologies how they how they work is is there loopholes that we've missed is there anything that we're doing wrong doing right so doing two town halls with Lyft with the chief of police with city management myself engage in the public I think this is really going to provide a great fruitful discussion on on how we move forward the police chief has always felt strongly about him and he still does can you can you elaborate on what's behind his thinking on that well so you know I just want to say we have one of the best police chiefs in the country he's he's he's he's he's truly beloved by his department by his community and I I really have enjoyed working with him he's he stands firmly that that he believes that the 10 print is the gold standard for identification however he's also a very reasonable and professional minded person as we develop this creative approach we realize this might be a great way to provide that bridge by by by doing consumer choice he's allowed to say listen I still would like for you guys to do 10 print and those of you that want that process we can provide that process and give it to you as a choice on the platform so it's on the platform you know it's not something separate that they get stuck on a windshield or something we have to do to notify people it will be on the app now it'll be incumbent on people to know that this is something they can do now that's where we come in we're going to be doing a lot of PSA is a lot of information sharing to get the get the word out that's what's important and I think that's where the chief really bought off on the concept because he knows that you know this is something he's really good at is is getting that information out there and so by providing consumer choice he can certainly get behind it so does this agreement still require lift to operate under the regulations that last past at City Council or is this outside of so this this operating agreement allows them to operate with this agreement we do have a current agreement that the amendment that we have but because we go entering into a specific operating agreement and there's more details to it that we made sure we did outline some of those there's some things that that are in this agreement that weren't in the amendment simply because we just left them out or or it was it was just too much to get to for example we're addressing the airport they will be paying an airport fee in this agreement then and they've agreed to it it's it's the same as the as the cabs cabs have to pay a dollar for every trip they will be paying the same fees so so we did address the airport we did address several things they're also going to be including part of this is really it's it's they what's really amazing is it adds more flexibility and more choice for those that use the platform for example if somebody wants to identify themselves as a military or veteran that will be available to them on the platform so we think that this actually grows into more items that provide the kind of services we've been asking for like ADA compliance so we hope that this kind of level of information and and and customizable data is going to be important to help us sort of address some of these concerns and needs that the that the city's wanting so if for instance a driver has an ADA compliance they could know that on their app that is correct much more and so see that's the other key is that drivers will be allowed to market all the great things that they have if they're ADA compliant if they're a veteran if they've gone through a city process and if those things are important to enough people then that that becomes a new market and so in that view San Antonio some important because when people get off the plane they'll be able to get a right handling company absolutely and that's that's important and and so we want to state that this this agreement that we have in place is is not an exclusive agreement this is not because left-sided doesn't doesn't mean it's an exclusive agreement we're actually still working with Uber to hope that that we can bring them back under the same terms that we so we can't do exclusive agreements but this particular one we feel like this one really works lifts saw that the benefits and and have been very collaborative I've been working with Uber and and feel very positive that that we can work in that direction and I think it really bridges so many so many facets of the issues we've been having we hope that this becomes a platform for many TNCs does this agreement require the TNCs or the drivers to pay any fees or licensing to the city no and so one of the things we're going to be working with the city with with TNCs is that we're going to have certain fairs safety fairs if you're a TNC driver we want you to come down we'll offer free fingerprinting for example so so we think that this will be a great platform it's a it's it's it's an investment on the city's part and it's a small one but but we think is in a big way will send us send a very positive message we really believe that that there there is a place for both platforms and ultimately we really believe in in consumer choice and and an informed one at that the vote is coming up on Thursday and so it's not it's it's it's not 100% at this point but but we you know we feel good about the agreement I feel really good about what's happened just know that what's most exciting to me is that this is this is a partnership and it's probably you know the first time that we can say that and so we're we want to change the tone that's that's that's kind of been expressed before it's best to work with these companies than to work apart so I think that's really the best message of what we have today so I'm very happy about it well so the the the agreement is for nine months and we'll we'll be trying to pick some dates in the near future maybe separated every three months or so we're not sure yet we haven't determined that but but know that well not immediately no so what'll happen after nine months so after nine months we'll have enough data that the police chief can can and and and the deputy city manager Eric Walsh can report back to counsel on on actual data that we have before us how many people actually did the background check how many people utilize the background check we're gonna have data on the two big events that we have your wife the reason we have nine months is because it covers our holiday season and fiesta so we want to make sure we get that that'll get us the data that we're that we're looking for and and and we should have sufficient data to to get us to a more long-term solution policy policy yeah well that data also be able to indicate the parts of the city that they serve yes actually so that's a great point thank you so there's a lot there's a lot of details and I would I promise to get you the the actual agreement before you leave today the part of what we're gonna get is is data by zip code origination where they're dropping off this is really really a fantastic but that goes back to collaboration they want to work with us and we want to work with them so we're really happy about all this for some of us I mean the the notion of them serving the whole city it is it is and it's a it's a big deal to us so we think we think we're we're well on our way