mr. mendez and mr. mendosa position they're past history everything on file and implemented a sole application analysis as if his name had been on the application in 2012, we have the documentary evidence to support this and happy to provide it greg stepped up to the plate down and resigned as an officer and employee of the water falls inc. basically the dispackaging information and rampant claims in the appeal have been totaled unsupported that i even though evidence any brief supports the fact we have the factual dispute i'm sure you're aware of this is not the proper forum to settlement the disputes between the business parties the appellant is quite office is misusing this forum to gain vandal in anti clustering laws he's trying to on an operation down the street all the documentary evidence and snchlz showed he resigned from the board and had no position with wellness cooperative inc. the application was not a decision. >> we can hear from the directing your attention and anyone in the overflow roo

mr. mendez do they need to determine who is the ownership question first and i that the permit was issued to the corporation with the understanding that certain individual will be managing it and so that permit itself could be issued. >> so as long as as the valid corporation. >> this other issue they'll have so pursue and if they prove they're not the owner they can challenge to continue to use the permit but the permit was issued to a corporations with certain individuals managing other corporation or the operations so i think the permit itself could be issued. >> that's helpful thank you. >> and, of course, that doesn't preclude anyone if challenging it in the superior court. >> further discussions. >> i'm going to move to uphold the ordinances o ownerships the permit on the basis that the permit was issued correctly. >> there's a motion on the floor from communicating to uphold the medical ensues on that motion to uphold commissioner president lazarus. >> commissioner honda commissioner wilson thank you the vote is had to zero the permit is upheld madam clerk, any other business befor

mr. mendez, who is pushing this legislation. there is a great deal of debate as to whether passing of a sanctions bill -- even though it would not impose more sanctions unless these talks collapse -- is the right thing to do. they say that this could cause the talks to collapse. frankly, great deal people will -- good deal of people will disagree with the administration's perception of that. host: time for a couple more calls. brian is going from washington -- is calling from washington d.c. caller: good morning. i want to take issue with the ambassador and how he believes that we do not really understand. i am old enough to remember that iran had a democratically elected president. this man was overthrown by the united states government. the shaw of iran was installed. he was very harsh on his people until they threw him out. then the united states kept a war going on with iraq for the next 10 to 15 years. i believe i do hear him say that if it was not for us overthrowing saddam hussein we would not have these problems. so, the

mr. chairman my time is expired. i'll withhold my second question and try to get it in at another time. >> thank you senator coats. we go to senator mendez. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to congratulate you on your ascendancy to the chair. i look forward to working with you. i'm going to get to my question since i only have five minutes. we have made some enormous strides in our economic recovery since the financial meltdown and recession starting in 2008. we've seen some robust job growth declining unemployment glowing gdp, but there is still work to do. in my mind the focus on measures we should be looking at is strengthening middle class incomes, investing in our infrastructure and improving educational opportunities. with that in mind, most, i think, members of this committee believe that there is a pressing need to reform and simplify our tax code. however, opinions begin to diverge when we are talking about what are the goals for reform, what they should be and how exactly we go about accomplishing those goals. i think the president made it pretty clear where he stands on this question, and i strongly agree with him that we ne

mendez nazi, -- peter who spoke a while ago. jan mopin, mike debennetty, -- steve [inaudible]. lisa duncan. heather po lard, [inaudible] ashland per, mr. and mrs. morales, [inaudible] mathue lou, marisa [inaudible] (reading names off list). thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> hi. i am bridgette kanter. i am bruno's story. i would like to. >> >> sister: i would like to read a letter opposite the appellates. from the lees. this is a letter for qualified support for the residential reconstruction at 312 green street. we have always assumed this small bungalow would be remodeled with an additional story. we have seen the expansions of the properties to the east of 312 green at 310 and 308 green street. the construction will have significant impact on the property but on balance we support it because the owners, bruno and suzanne kakter worked with us to mitigate the impacts and the light well and common roof deck would result from any expansion of the property. we have been meeting with them over the past year and they have been to our home to observe and discuss the concerns. their latest plans respect and miti

mendez nazi, -- peter who spoke a while ago. jan mopin, mike debennetty, -- steve [inaudible]. lisa duncan. heather po lard, [inaudible] ashland per, mr. and mrs. morales, [inaudible] mathue lou, marisa [inaudible] (reading names off list). thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> hi. i am bridgette kanter. i am bruno's story. i would like to. >> >> sister: i would like to read a