I honestly feel like we're close. We're days away from having an agreement.

What we hope to do in these kind of situations is agree on a separation agreement. We did something similar with the football staff in December. I'm not sure this will be exactly the same, but I think it would something very similar.

It's a very emotional issue. On one side you have a group that has a relationship with the birds, and on the other hand you have a property owner with a liability issue.

There is a real focus on how to break through a lot of this frustration that people talk about. This should be fun. We should all be having a wonderful time re-creating our public realm.

This is a step toward a bigger vision. We want to show the city can maintain the space and make it better, and begin to create a constituency for improving the plaza.

It was too treacherous. It was unsafe. All the coaches, except one, were in agreement (to stop the meet).