whatv? the landlord, it's very difficult. whenever the tenant complain to the building department, they go to the building and they have to do something. and at the same time the tenant blackmail the landlord, ask for $15,000 to leave to fix something or doing something else, or go to see a lawyer. it's very difficult it for the landlord. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >>> shannon levinson, california mortgage advisors, co-chair of the finance subcommittee for esip with patrick otellini. i want to voice my support for this ernest and i've been working with patrick and [speaker not understood] for actually a number of years on this. i'm a [speaker not understood] aside, bringing members to thev table, figuring out if there were going to be issues finding financing for the owners to perform this work. and we're working diligently to make sure there are options on the private finance sector for the owners that do wish to move forward or are forced to move forward with these retro fits ~ and we don't see that be

that it would really behoove the board in order for us to fully vet two different concepts in terms whatv that appeal window should look like. second, i think there is general agreement in the room we need better notification. and, so, i think there is a question in terms of how little or how much, how much is done. and this legislation, how much more can we do in a different perspective of what ceqa reform looks like. i'm really looking forward to what the planning department has already been working on apparently for a couple of years in terms of improving the notification process. that could vastly change, then, the discussion around what needs to be included in the legislation. when that's fully vetted i think we'll have maybe a better place. but since it's not in place yet i think this is a conversation that we have to have. so, here are my thoughts just on the current legislation. one, i think dealing with negative declarations and exemptions are important. however, i think many members of the public have stated that it went a little too far in also changing how we formally deal wit