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1:38 and explain how the hearing will go this evening. The purpose of the hearing is to have a public forum, essentially, for members of the public to provide testimony on the application, the first item on the agenda this evening. And that will be, everybody will be sworn in and this hearing is being recorded as Ms. Bowen stated earlier this evening. I will be swearing you in and testimony will be provided under oath. I see that there are 32 people in the team's room this evening, some of which are staff, but in order to manage this hearing in a orderly and fair process, I'm going to ask participants to please limit your shares to three minutes. If you have submitted a public comment, I note that there are several in the record. Please note that for me.

2:36 And I can take note that your comment is in the record. There is no need to read public comments into the record. And if you've brought something else this evening that you wish to be included in the record, please let Ms. Bowen know and we will make sure that that gets into the record as well. In addition to limiting testimony, please understand that this is not a question and answer proceeding. If you have questions for the applicant and or questions for staff, please state those in your testimony. And at the conclusion of all public testimony, the city will have a chance to address questions and the applicant will have the final word and also may address questions. The applicant does have the burden of proof to have the applications approved. I have no ex parte contact. That means I've not been contacted

3:35 outside of the hearing this evening. Other than communication from Ms. Bowen in which she provided me the link to this hearing, a copy of the staff report and copies of the exhibits. I've not been to this site nor have I talked with anybody that's either in favor of or opposed to the application. I've not prejudged this application. While this application may be similar to other applications in the city of Vancouver, each application is decided on its own individual merits. Each parcel of property is different. Each traffic circulation around is different. Each neighborhood is different. So please understand that I will be deciding this application based on the merits of this application. I have not, as I stated, I've not prejudged the application and I have no interest in the outcome either for or against the application.

4:33 And I believe that I have no bias that would preclude me from presiding over this hearing as the hearing examiner. If anyone wishes to challenge my ability to preside over this matter in a fair and impartial manner, please state so now, and I'll leave this for a moment so that you can raise your hand if you wish to challenge me. Okay, I'm hearing none. The way the proceedings will happen on this first application on the agenda, first, we will hear from the applicant. The applicant will present their testimony and their evidence that they want me to consider in addition to the exhibits. They may highlight certain aspects of the application or maybe even address public comments that have already been submitted. After the applicant has made their presentation,

5:30 city staff will present the staff report. They'll review the criteria. They'll go through proposed conditions of approval and may also fill in any gaps that the applicant may have left that city wishes to bring to everyone's attention. At that time, it will be time for public comment. Ms. Bowen will help me in elevating those that wish to testify. She'll help call on each one individually. And again, given that there are so many people here this evening, it would be great if you could not have repetitive testimony. You can reference what somebody else said, or you can reference a comment letter that you have submitted and hit the highlights. I don't wish to cut anybody off or say that you can't share what's on your mind, but at the same time, we want to make sure that everyone has a chance to participate. So please do keep that in mind. After you're sworn in, I would like you to state your name

6:30 and spell your last name, provide your address, and also state whether you wish to be a party of record. A party of record will be getting notice of the decision when it's issued, and it's just helpful to know whether you wish to be one of those. After all members of the public that wish to testify have had an opportunity to do so, I will turn it back to the city. The city will answer any questions that may have been posed or make additional statements concerning comments that were made. And then as I stated earlier, the applicant will have the final say because they have the burden of proof. Again, this will not be a question and answer session. Please do not interrupt the hearing with questions or reactions. That would be helpful. And please understand that once public testimony is completed, we won't be turning back to the public for additional input.

7:28 So please, when you're on the stand, that's your time. So please take advantage of that and limit your comments beyond that. So thank you. Any questions about the proceedings this evening before we get started? And I'll wait a moment for anybody to raise their hand. It looks like we have one hand up from Mark C. - Hi, will we receive the decision even if we don't add our names to record right now, like we were on the record before to join this meeting? - I would suggest that you ask to be a party of record. Again, it looks like there's a lot of people that are gonna be wanting notice of the decision when it's issued. So I would suggest that that's the best way to ensure that that happens. - Thank you. - Examiner Marshall. - Yes, please.

8:27 - If anyone who received, anyone that provided a public comment on either of these projects this evening, if we have their email address and we do, they have a hearing invite, they will receive your decision for the project that they're a party record of. - Great, great. - Perfect, thank you very much. - If you've not already submitted a comment, please state that you wish to be a party of record and thank you for that clarification. One final statement. If at the conclusion of the hearing on this first item on the agenda, if the record is closed and the hearing is closed, the date that my final decision, my final order will be due is June 30th. So you may make a note and if that changes because the record will be left open, I will calculate a new date and state for on the record. Ms. Bowen.

9:25 - We do have a holiday this week, so. - I'm sorry? Oh, we do have a holiday, that's correct. So it would be, at the earliest, it would be July 1st. - Yes, thank you and yes, absolutely. I knew of the holiday and did not account for it.