vice president michael garcia's, chris wong, and commissioner peterson. to my left isn' the deputy. she will provide any legal advice this evening. i am the executive director. iwe are joined by executives who have matters of business. we have the department of public health, and i believe our representative from the department of public works. at this time, if you would please go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. >> the board requests you turn off all phones and pagers. please carry on conversations in bohol way. the board rules are as follows. appellants and representatives each have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated who conclude their comments within three minutes or seven ministers. members have up to 3 minutes to address the board and no time for rabat calls. members of the public who wish to speak on an item are asked but not required to submit a speaker card or a business card to board staff when you come to the podium. speaker cards and hands are available on the left side of the podium. ther