nadia sesay, olsen lee, john rahaim, and bob muscat. supervisor campos: thank you, madam chair, thank you for the presentation. i have more of a procedural question. let me say that i can definitely understand why the mayor made these appointments. i think each one of these individuals brings a great deal to the table and they make a lot of sense. i see this as a procedural matter. in terms of process, since the agency or the body that they would be serving as technically not been created, how does it make sense to make the appointment or recommend appointments before the creation of that body? i am not sure if that is a question for you or for the city attorney's office, but it is something that i was thinking since we are still in the process of trying to figure out whether or not this body will actually exist. >> i can address that briefly. the amendment that i introduced significantly addresses that procedural question. the amendment would not make these appointments effective until the approval of the resolution, which is essential

john rahaim. >> thank you for taking the time today. i am interested and excited in this position. the oversight board, there is certainly related to the planning department, to carry out the land use and planning functions that have been developed over many years. i have been within the planning department for four years, and we have been working very closely with the planning of the very large project site that you have approved, and i think it is important that the oversight board include someone with land use or planning expertise. i think it is an important function that the oversight board will continue to have. nine years i spent in the city of seattle that did not have a redevelopment agency. washington is one of three states or four states that does not have redevelopment. that placed a larger burden on the planning department their as it will hear in carrying out these functions. we will now be looking to merge the functions that have previously existed separately between planning and redevelopment, looking at more of a merger of those functions. i started my planning car