. >> i want to thank merrian. we'll be back in two weeks.i wanted to let you know, we talked to staff. he'll be here in two weeks. he's getting up to speed on his demanding new job. he promise he would be here for your hearing in two weeks. >> commissioner moore: this type of presentation, i would consider american planning association, material, the national conference is coming up in april. i hope that this department will have a shot at presenting to a national ordinance. we have certain types of tools and certain ways we describe thing. which could inspire larger discussion across municipalities. >> commissioner richards: just based on her comment, is this happening in other cities too? that will be really big -- i think so. >> the question was other cities are experiencing entitlement versus construction gap. what's little unusual here, we have very large projects that are kind of skewing the numbers little bit. i've asked that question to some of my colleague. they haven't gotten clear answer yet. i'll let you know. >> president hillis