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So, we want to at least build the foundation for something that can be ongoing. Oewd believes they can manage that and implement it. I think in hearing from the board of supervisors and briefing them and speaking with them, the businesses are feeling the pain so they want to see the money get out as quickly as possible. So i think we increase the proportion that will go directly to grants in response to that concern. Any other questions before i open it up to the public for Public Comment . Chair, i guess im just having a hard time drawing a bead on this. Who would want a loan if they can get ...

Construction sites clean. That was the biggest, biggest concern, and so we made sure in our Construction Contracts that there is a specific condition that they do that, and that inspectors and resident engineers regularly check and make sure there is compliance, ambassadors will inform project managers or resident engineers if we are not complying. We have hired a fulltime person who will manage the program in the m. T. A. Daytoday, working specifically with project managers on developing specific plans prior to construction, so we are ready to go on day one as soon as construction starts. And...

This is more of an oewd thing, if a landlord needs to do the seismic retrofit work, maybe it happens, maybe they know up front so they can stage it during some of the worst time of the construction, something to think about, its a little more complicated. If somebody is planning a giant project anyway, good time to do it. Yeah, i know one of the challenges in general with the seismic work, there was not a requirement landlords put anything in the leases to tenants about that. So, us being better than that standard would be great. Mr. Rose, im leaning towards the grant loan mix as being sort of...

Most accomplished Public Servants in their respective nations as well as two of the most astute analytical observers of the middle east and its prospects. I live in abu dhabi right now and ill tell you it has been a challenging year for businesses in the region, for political folks, for government entities, and if you if you look at it in a snapshot, you paint a picture of all sorts of challenges and obstacles, many of which we are discussing at this conference. Parsons has been in this region for 60 years. Theres 4,500 of us over there right now. I think we tend to take perhaps a longer term ...

I want to give a special thank you to dr. John duke anthony. Of thehony has been one most active proponents for bringing people who care about this region together. Not just through this conference but all the time. And theership that he council have displayed has really helped bring together the u. S. And arab world, particularly the gulf area programs organized by the national council, such as the Study Abroad Program really helped build very important bridges between the United States and the arab world. When we talk about the middle east it is too tempting and too easy to focus on the chal...