. >> good afternon, i'm -- afternoon, i of the chair of the -- am the chair of the committee. i didn't know about this meeting until a few days ago. i am sure the residents did not know about it. the key part was the notice. [inaudible] the board of supervisors, especially the committees, they are not under the same requirements. supervisor mar: this is a hearing on this item. no action will be taken today. >> the lack of widespread notice has resulted in people not appearing. my main concern is the fact that there are residents there living there and out. -- there now. would you believe that they might be under construction for 20 or 30 years? if you live here yourself, and you had to move into another location within that same area, they are going to take care of it. halo be under this issue for 20 or 30 years. that is easy. supervisor mar: mr. brooks? >> i am representing the green party and the grass-roots organization "our city." the developers, in this kind of hard to tell the difference especially will have lobbyists having staff on the back at the beginning of meetings

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