vitari. >> mr. vitari or mrs. vitari. >> mm-hmm. how can i help you? >> mr. vitari, thank you for your testimony today. i find your testimony very believable, and i understand how difficult it is if you're not in that world and dealing with it every day maneuvering, particularly with two departments, so we see that a lot. so just wanted to stress that with you, and i do understand sometimes professionals, you know, it's easier for them just to do the job and keep them aboard, and when they go away, they can leave quite a mess behind, and that's something i see a lot of, so i respect that position that you're in, and my sense in listening to you and your wife that you are trying to get ahead of this. and so what i'm going to propose to the commissioners, and obviously, someone else can weigh-in, is to propose on waiving the fees as best we can. i don't think we can take all the fees down, and i can check in with the city attorney and then requesting that you be given that 90 days to get your permits in line and work with the planning department, which i do bel

vitari. is there -- do you know, is there someone else assisting you? >> my wife was here over the phone. i don't know if you see her. >> okay. just one moment. hello, good morning. are you part of the case this morning? >> yeah. >> okay. just a minute. okay. so i will allow you time to speak when you'd like. i can't make you a panelist since you're calling in on the phone, so i'll just temporarily mute you, okay? >> okay. >> okay. so mr. vitari, you'll have seven minutes to present your case. it's at your discretion if you'd like to turn your video on or not. it's up to you. >> yes. i'm having technical difficulties for my video limiting [inaudible] my workaround. >> okay. you don't have to -- okay. there you are. >> did you hear the oath at the beginning of the meeting? >> i did, yes. >> okay. so i'll start your seven minutes, and you can begin. >> okay. permit. so i sent the e-mail yesterday with whatever information i could provide. we purchased this property in 2014 with the existing bui

vitari. is there -- do you know, is there someone else assisting you?here over the phone. i don't know if you see her. >> okay. just one moment. hello, good morning. are you part of the case this morning? >> yeah. >> okay. just a minute. okay. so i will allow you time to speak when you'd like. i can't make you a panelist since you're calling in on the phone, so i'll just temporarily mute you, okay? >> okay. >> okay. so mr.