we have met with paul owens cheryl *. i was at the meeting for the neighborhood and he invited everybody. i know that he did a lot of -- a job of outrage. i get it. i am a business owner. pretty involved in my neighborhood. it is an asset, for sure. we're lucky to have him. he is doing the best that he can. i think we should note he has asked for help, which i think is good. we wrote a letter of support from our president. i hope you will consider it. president newlin: thank you. >> i was retained as part of the gardland -- pearl and public relations team to do the average necessary trade and want to thank patrisha. i have been on the phone week after week and my wife thinks i'm having an affair with a lady named patrisha. there has been extensive, ongoing research. and outreach. i want to say that we felt the most of her conditions were very fair and reasonable and customary. the only point of difference were the hours of operation. we felt we did not want to hamper the revenue stream nor was there indications that this