. >> this is initial study to see if it would lead to a nag dec or full eir? >> this is to where we need to prepare an additional study leading to a nag dec or eir. >> if we don't need to do a technical study, we make the decision during the initial assessment of the project. it's within a couple weeks basically. but we will identify those studies. we can rule out whether a project is eligible for an exemption relatively quickly although sometimes as a result of the technical studies we are surprised but a decision to whether a nag dec. it can depend on a number of issues. i'm sorry i'm not able to give a more specific answer. we try to make that determination as quickly as possible or narrow down the possibilities. >> i only say this because as we are exploring language around affordable housing that is funding, it was pointed out to us that the state has it's own requirements. i'm not sure if we are following this requirement. the lead agency shall determine if it's needed. so the state has that deadline and that's the planning department. i would hope that

. >> my assumption is that most of those would get a nag dec. i also don't know what are a hundred percent market rate. i have never seen anything in between those two. i can be wrong about that. i don't remember seeing a project like that. i think we can bring up as many scenarios as what would bring it under review. often times they have a series of deadlines and it's our city money that's on the line. i can see that argument be put in place for bike lane and pet safety. i think we would need to create parameters in terms of defining this. so that would be the limited to which they would give the priority to. if we can come up with that type of parameters so it's not overall broad. >> i appreciate that but there are not a lot of perspectives. if you have a hundred percent affordable projects that delivers 34 affordable units and you have a market rate on-site that delivers 40 units, we can argue back and forth which ones should go forth. i'm saying there are a lot of perspectives about difference which project to get. i might think one thing a