my name is michael nolte. i want to thank you for having this hearing but i also want to thank you for having the hearing yesterday on the same thing, particularly, having a hearing on the assets and what does the city pay for? i think if a lot of these people could understand what is being paid for and not being paid for and how to improve it, that's part of the issue we need to address. business owners in the area are concerned about property damage. they're also concerned about -- as a resident, i'm concerned about how to keep the items in the stores that's affordable. when that damage gets passed along to the consumer. i'm also a moderator of many message boards in the neighborhood. obviously, the elected officials are not necessarily moderating -- monitoring what's going on on those message board. they'd see the complications we have and maybe would do a -- find some solution just by what's being posted on the message boards. also, those who have been arrested in the past, there needs to be some skills be