. >> co-chair pelzman: next we have helen smolinski. >> council member smolinski: thank you, helen and thank you for your presentation. two questions. do you know the average time somebody spends on the wait list? and would you also happen to know how that compares to the average wait time of a person on the wait list who requires accessible housing? >> it's building by building. so i can't -- you know, i can give you the average, but some buildings might go faster than other buildings. depends upon the location, the size of the units, all those things. >> council member smolinski: you had mentioned years earlier. >> it is years, but -- it is years, but if you need an accessible unit, you are going to move faster at initial lease-up than the general public because we are making sure that a project sponsor goes down that list until they find you. and so, while being on wait list is being on the wait list and it just depends on when people move, getting that initial unit is much shorter sometimes for people who need these units. >> council member smolinski: okay. follow-up. why is it onl

. >> co-chair pelzman: next we have helen smolinski. >> council member smolinski: thank you, helen and thank you for your presentation. two questions. do you know the average time somebody spends on the wait list? and would you also happen to know how that compares to the average wait time of a person on the wait list who requires accessible housing? >> it's building by building. so i can't -- you know, i can give you the average, but some buildings might go faster than other buildings. depends upon the location, the size of the units, all those things. >> council member smolinski: you had mentioned years earlier. >> it is years, but -- it is years, but if you need an accessible unit, you are going to move faster at initial lease-up than the general public because we are making sure that a project sponsor goes down that list until they find you. and so, while being on wait list is being on the wait list and it just depends on when people move, getting that initial unit is much shorter sometimes for people who need these units. >> council member smolinski: okay. follow-up. why is it onl