. >> i am shiffaro, i have been running a business in the western addition for 30 years. i am the first jazz club owner. i was a person who was promoting the cdp. i saw this as a concept of assessment. but i have some issues. one of these is the assessment. this cannot be based on favoritism, or payment and things like this. this is implementing the standard, and i would ask that before you push this thing, the standard methodology should be implemented. this is for the business owner and the property owner. i like to feel that i am not someone who is being taxed without representation. i am full the chair -- i am certain that the chair -- i nothing that this was transparent. i think that this should be the case and i would suggest that because this is legislation for a couple of major issues, that you insist on having transparency in this process, and serious discussion on the assessment of the taxes. one thing i wanted to say. >> can you expand on the last thing that you said? >> there is also a problem in the position of the board. the original idea was that every faci