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Thing and it stimulates a lot of activity in the city and creates jobs and generates wealth for the city itself and so this sort of antibig sentiment, troubles me a little bit. I also think that Big Companies, can and do, bring in Innovative Retail Concepts to the market and they dont just do it under subbrands in a way that sort of be subversive or to get around things and puma opened a fantastic store under the own store in the meat packing district, and they brought in a lot of energetic peop...

Formula retail that we will study. So will there be Big Box Stores in addition to Smaller Stores . And we want to make sure that we have all of our possibilities covered in there including, perhaps, entities that are not currently considered formula retail but may be in the future. And for example, gas stations, or gyms or other personal service. And chains that we doents currently subject to formula retail controls but may in the future, we want to be sure that we have that to the extent that w...

Are you going to equate so that the scale is not tipped just by volume . I think that the short answer to that is that we dont want to finalize after the consultant is selected, we will finalize the scope in working with the consultants so the number one point is to choose neighborhoods that reflect the different conditions on the ground, the different economic levels different rates of activity and the different areas served so is this a regional hub . Is it a local hub, or a city wide district...

Balance and then, we want to make sure that the districts that are chosen in terms of comparison have it a balance of formula retail that we will study. So will there be Big Box Stores in addition to Smaller Stores . And we want to make sure that we have all of our possibilities covered in there including, perhaps, entities that are not currently considered formula retail but may be in the future. And for example, gas stations, or gyms or other personal service. And chains that we doents current...

Of, and so when you are asking to have them sort of do and taking a look at a form law retail and what is sort of the arrogate in terms of what it brings verses nonformula retail. Are you going to ask the entity that is doing the rfp to sort of make sure that there is some sort of weight and balance of doing that, because, if you take, you know, lets just say a larger Clothing Store verses a smaller Clothing Store, how are you going to equate so that the scale is not tipped just by volume . I th...

Neighborhoods that reflect the different conditions on the ground, the different economic levels different rates of activity and the different areas served so is this a regional hub . Is it a local hub, or a city wide district, and we want to make sure that we have a good balance and then, we want to make sure that the districts that are chosen in terms of comparison have it a balance of formula retail that we will study. So will there be Big Box Stores in addition to Smaller Stores . And we wan...

Nice to give our hero awards and not only do we have a number of wonderful recipients here but some great qualified nominees and a number of our honor reese from prior years. After the meeting we will have an at some point to have a special reception downstairs where well also down the hall. 201, where well take some time to celebrate this wonderful occasion. I would like to call the meeting to order and ask the Commission Secretary to please read the roll. Michael sweet, davis, kel her, not pre...

Regional hub . Is it a local hub, or a city wide district, and we want to make sure that we have a good balance and then, we want to make sure that the districts that are chosen in terms of comparison have it a balance of formula retail that we will study. So will there be Big Box Stores in addition to Smaller Stores . And we want to make sure that we have all of our possibilities covered in there including, perhaps, entities that are not currently considered formula retail but may be in the fut...

Particular type of outreach as well. Were looking at retention rate of 37 across the whole city. Is that what i read . Yeah 37 in the last survey. Across the whole city. What are we looking at as retention rates in the target areas to gain through the initial outreach effort, the initial enrollment effort . Yeah, i think the if memory serves me its in like 47 to 52 in the deepest green areas. More than half the folks in the areas which is close to the retention rate that we measured for the tier...

Getting close to a opt in program that would violate state law, and i assume that we have looked at what the limits are that the law imposes on us. Would you elaborate a little bit how what were doing has been shaped to fit within the state law or on the other hand where is there jeopardy for us . So the notification and Education Program survey and early notification portions are the sort of the new pieces that arent required by state law. We are using those outreach efforts, those outreach com...