mr. dratler. can you please put him on spotlight. thank you. welcome, mr. dratler. you have three minutes and alex will give you a 30-second warning when your time is up. >> can you see my slide? >> yes. >> okay. i'm going to start. thank you. the planner approved plans for a 206 square foot house. approving the permit with a legal plan to undermine the authority of the planning commission. the alternative plans were not approved by former director ram and the plan changes were not necessary to bring the plans into compliance with the residential comblooins. in the april 22 board of appeal hearing, we heard that the justification for alternative plans was to bring the planning commission's decision into compliance with the r.d.g. we also learned a larger home was not required to comply with the r.d.g. and the alternative plans were not approved by planning director ram. planning director ram had the discretionary authority to make the plan changes, but only for the purpose of bringing plans into compliance with the r.d.g. the planning code states the planning direct