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The abatement appeal board. I would like to remind everybody to turnoff their electronic devices. Item one, roll call. [roll call] clerk we have a quorum. And the next item is item b, the oath. Will all parties giving testimony today please stand and raise your right hand. Okay. No members at the time there is someone . Im sorry. I cant see up there. Do you swear to tell the truth to the best of your knowledge . Thank you. You may be seated. Okay. For the record, the department will present their case. Each side has seven minutes. Then, the appellant will present their case. Next, theres Public Comment, and each member has three minutes to speak. Lastly, theres rebuttal, three minutes for the department and the appellant. Next, discussion of minutes for the meeting held on july 17, 2019. Okay. Are there any corrections or comments regarding the Meeting Minutes from the 17 . Okay. I move we accept. Second. Clerk okay. A motion and a second. Is there any Public Comment on the minutes . A
My confusion is why is it so low . I understand the specialty. I know there are areas that we can use lb e. We have looked at those scopes and have made okay, but three point nine shoreside construction, but we only have eligible work or two point eight. Yes. The component that has no participation is 32,000,000 dollars in the project. Okay. The balance at 15 percent which is what we see in a normal package brings us to when you take the 32,000,000 dollars specialty back out. Getting crumbs. As usual. [laughter] im not supporting it on just giving the raw numbers. So we all understand it. There is nothing else we can do about this . We can once again, director forbes, i feel sorry for her having to listen to me over, and over, and over. I just feel sorry for her. [laughter] we do millions of dollars in project. Over, and over. Walkers through why the 32,000,000 dollars participation . Walk us through some of the suppliers, where the suppliers are, what makes them so unique so we unders
Okay. No members at the time there is someone . Im sorry. I cant see up there. Do you swear to tell the truth to the best of your knowledge . Thank you. You may be seated. Okay. For the record, the department will present their case. Each side has seven minutes. Then, the appellant will present their case. Next, theres Public Comment, and each member has three minutes to speak. Lastly, theres rebuttal, three minutes for the department and the appellant. Next, discussion of minutes for the meeting held on july 17, 2019. Okay. Are there any corrections or comments regarding the Meeting Minutes from the 17 . Okay. I move we accept. Second. Clerk okay. A motion and a second. Is there any Public Comment on the minutes . Are all commissioners in favor . Any opposed. Okay. Minutes are approved. I also wanted to announce that our first item, case number 6861, 49 drum street, has withdrawn their request for appeals. Okay. Thank you. Clerk next item is order of abatement, case number 6863, 1139
Is someone . Im sorry. I cant see up there. Do you swear to tell the truth to the best of your knowledge . Thank you. You may be seated. Okay. For the record, the department will present their case. Each side has seven minutes. Then, the appellant will present their case. Next, theres Public Comment, and each member has three minutes to speak. Lastly, theres rebuttal, three minutes for the department and the appellant. Next, discussion of minutes for the meeting held on july 17, 2019. Okay. Are there any corrections or comments regarding the Meeting Minutes from the 17 . Okay. I move we accept. Second. Clerk okay. A motion and a second. Is there any Public Comment on the minutes . Are all commissioners in favor . Any opposed. Okay. Minutes are approved. I also wanted to announce that our first item, case number 6861, 49 drum street, has withdrawn their request for appeals. Okay. Thank you. Clerk next item is order of abatement, case number 6863, 1139 guerrero street, rincon properties,