good monch, -- morning, commissioners. coalition for responsible growth. i just want to make a few points and try not to regurgitate some of the points that have already been made but lend my support to say there is an overwhelming opinion on them. the first thing, director, getting back to one of the points you made about some department heads not being at the meeting because of other commitments. i would like to suggest that directors at your level in the various different departments would actually consider this meeting that takes place once a month as one of the ones that doesn't get off the calendar and is placed there above all other things because i think that this particular immediate ian and venue is a very, -- medium and venue is a very valuable opportunity to produce a lot and give great exposure to the public about what the department is doing for the people that again, getting back to the earlier comment, the customers who pay the bills. p.p.c. having to act as a central quarterback role and clear everything. it felt like there was a lot of re