to be clear, mr. askew is not a lobbyist, he's not a permit consultant, and we certainly recognize the importance of this particular rule, as well as all of the related ethics laws in the city code. and there's been a lot of discussion today about the city's ongoing efforts to reform and improve those laws and define those laws and we in the mayor's office strongly support those efforts and we will continue to do everything that we can to cooperate with those efforts. however, we don't think that those concerns are implicated here, but just to go through the factors briefly, in terms of the ability to recruit qualified individuals to this seat, the seat is required under the city charter to be filled by an architect. it's one of two designated architect seats on the arts commission. as a result, this is precisely the type of situation that the waiver is designed to entrust. the waiver is built into the code to allow for professionals who are sometimes called upon to interact with other city bodies on behalf

to be clear, mr. askew is not a lobbyist, he's not a permit consultant, and we certainly recognize the importance of this particular rule, as well as all of the related ethics laws in the city code. and there's been a lot of discussion today about the city's ongoing efforts to reform and improve those laws and define those laws and we in the mayor's office strongly support those efforts and we will continue to do everything that we can to cooperate with those efforts. however, we don't think that those concerns are implicated here, but just to go through the factors briefly, in terms of the ability to recruit qualified individuals to this seat, the seat is required under the city charter to be filled by an architect. it's one of two designated architect seats on the arts commission. as a result, this is precisely the type of situation that the waiver is designed to entrust. the waiver is built into the code to allow for professionals who are sometimes called upon to interact with other city bodies on behalf

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