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From YouTube: February 28, 2022 Rental Housing Committee Meeting
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Live teleconference meeting of the Mountain View Rental Housing Committee Meeting scheduled for Monday, February 28, 2022.
Live Video Conference: YouTube, mountainview.legistar.com, and Comcast Channel 26.
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B
A
Thank
you.
We
will
now
move
to
agenda
item
three
consent.
Calendar.
These
items
will
be
approved
by
one
motion
unless
any
member
of
the
committee
wishes
to
remove
an
item
for
discussion.
The
purpose
of
the
consent
calendar
is
for
the
committee
to
efficiently
and
quickly
consider
routine
or
administrative
business
items
with
one
motion.
Although
committee
members
may
remove
items,
it
is
generally
not
intended
for
the
committee
to
have
a
lengthy
substantive
discussion
on
consent,
calendar
items.
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A
C
E
A
A
Great,
we
will
now
open
the
meeting
for
oral
communication
from
the
public.
This
portion
of
the
meeting
is
reserved
for
persons
wishing
to
address
the
committee
on
any
member.
Sorry,
any
matter
not
on
the
agenda.
Speakers
are
allowed
to
speak
on
any
topic
for
up
to
three
minutes.
During
this
section.
State
law
prohibits
the
committee
from
acting
on
non-agenda
items.
Would
any
member
of
the
public
on
the
line
like
to
provide
comment
on
non-agenda
items?
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F
F
We'll
get
started
with
the
overview
for
the
monthly
status
report,
as
you
can
see
here.
This
is
what
all
three
pages
look
like
this
evening
and
we'll
go
into
detail
now
for
the
public
inquiries,
we've
received
quite
a
few
related
to
covet
19
rent
relief.
This
is
not
only
the
public
reaching
out
to
us,
but
also
us
reaching
back
to
people
who
have
joined
us
at
the
eviction
help
center.
F
We
also
have
we
we've
also
given
20
workshops
with
185
attendees
we've
held
29
office
hours
so
far
provided
one-on-one
support
to
148
people.
This
is
outside
of
the
eviction
help
center
we've
held
39
eviction,
help
center
clinics
and
pop-up
events
throughout
the
fiscal
year.
So
far
with
658
attendees
we've
had
six
mass
mailings
that
have
reached
the
residence
in
mountain
view
and
have
sent
474
targeted
letters.
These
targeted
letters
are
follow-up
notices
to
our
termination,
the
terminations
that
have
been
filed
with
us
in
the
system.
F
Again,
these
are
failures
to
pay
rent
mostly-
and
these
are
the
initial
notices
sent
to
tenants.
We've
placed
18
mountain
view,
voice
ads
and
had
699
email
subscribers
with
19
email
updates
that
have
been
sent
so
far
as
for
mediations,
there
have
been
88,
mediations
and
conciliations,
69
of
which
are
resolved
with
18
pending
and
one
unresolved.
F
This
program
continues
to
provide
fantastic
services
for
the
rent
stabilization
program
and
for
the
city
in
general.
This
greatly
reduces
our
petition
workload
because
tenants
and
landlords
are
able
to
consult
with
each
other
to
get
through
their
issues.
Together,
we've
received
124
banked,
rent
increase
notices,
600
termination
notices,
one
tenant,
buyout
notice
and
one
additional
occupant
notice
during
the
fiscal
year,
and
to
give
you
an
overview
of
what
our
eviction
submittals
look
like
right
now
in
the
system
we
have
received
the
following
overview.
F
F
F
As
for
rent
adjustment
petitions,
we
have
four
that
are
in
review
right
now,
two
that
are
in
the
hearing
process
and
one
that's
been
settled.
One
also
has
been
withdrawn
and
I
do
want
to
note
that
we
are
seeing
an
increase
in
requests
for
consultations
regarded
regarding
tenant
petitions.
Specifically,
there
have
been
issues
with
concessions
related
to
petitions
for
unlawful
rent.
F
A
concession
is
typically
given
at
the
beginning
of
a
tenancy
and
may
reduce
rent
for
a
given
time
period
in
the
csfra
to
explicitly
states
that
rent
initial
rent
rate
is
the
rent
that
is
actually
paid
by
the
tenant
during
the
term
of
tenancy,
not
what
is
necessarily
in
the
lease
and
tenants
are
starting
to
receive
what
could
be
considered.
Large
rent
increases
related
to
concessions
inspiring
expiring
at
the
end
of
a
lease
term,
and
we
are
navigating
through
that
issue
at
this
time.
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F
F
And
the
last
point
of
data
in
the
monthly
status
report
for
the
rent
stabilization
program
are
for
sales.
We
have
five
properties
that
are
on
the
market,
with
a
total
of
180
units
up
for
state
or
80
units
up
for
sale,
and
so
far
this
fiscal
year
120
units
have
sold
again.
These
are
just
properties,
transaction
transacting.
These
are
not
properties
that
are
going
into
redevelopment,
just
general
normal
transactions
in
the
marketplace,
and
that
concludes
the
monthly
status
report
for
the
rent
stabilization
program.
Does
anyone
have
any
questions.
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B
E
Great
thanks
also,
I
I
like
the
I,
like
the
you,
know,
longer
term
view
for
like
vacancy
rates.
I
wonder
if
the
eviction
notices
the
different
types
of
eviction
notices.
You
know
we
have
those
back
going
four
quarters,
but
if
other
folks
are
interested
on,
the
committee
might
be
interesting
to
see
that
going
further
back,
but
I'm
not
sure
if
we
have
it.
F
Oh
yes,
we
have
it.
We've
been.
You
know,
as
as
you
know,
providing
this
data
for
quite
a
long
time,
and
we
can
definitely
provide
it
in
in
a
more.
We
can
provide
a
year-over-year
view
if
you'd
prefer
that,
instead
of
a
quarterly
view,
if
you're
wondering
specifically
about
any
particular
data
points,
we've
actually
gone
back
and
done
all
of
the
research.
There's
been
no
significant
increase
for
the
past
few
years,
when
looking
back
at
failure
to
pay
rent
noticing
right
now.
F
E
Yeah
again,
the
intent
there,
I
think,
is
if,
if
we
can
for
certain
things,
we
we'd
expect
to
see
a
spike
during
kovid
or
as
you're
saying
you
know
when
cohen
protections
expire,
and
I
just
think
when
that
when
and
if
that
spike
happens,
you
know
we
could
compare
that
to
what
the
benchmarks
were
prior
to
this
period
of
time,
that
we've
been
in
the
pandemic.
So
if
others
find
it
useful.
I
I
just
I'd
like
to
see
you
I'd
like
to
see
that
multi-year
view.
If
you
have
it.
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A
F
F
F
F
And
then
for
the
back
side,
which
gives
detailed
information,
we
received
1,
30
inquiries
related
to
kovid,
19,
rent
assistance,
eviction,
protections
etc.
In
those
type
of
categories
we
have
held,
eight
eviction
help
center
pop-up
events
and
16
webinars
trainings
and
community
meetings,
including
nine
in
english
and
spanish.
F
Two
postcards
have
been
sent
out,
there'll
be
another
one
going
out
in
the
toward
the
end
of
the
month,
beginning
of
april,
because
the
eviction
protections
are
expiring
from
the
state
and
we
want
everyone
to
know.
What's
going
on,
474
of
those
targeted
mailings
have
been
sent
out,
eight
targeted
emails,
we've
have
we
have
three
web
pages.
We
maintain
regarding
the
eviction,
help
center
eviction,
protection
programs
in
three
languages.
F
We've
had
two
informational
flyers,
a
short
video,
fillable
form
and
24
weekly
mountain
view,
voice
ads,
we've
held
had
one
press
release,
and
now,
as
of
this
month
of
february,
there
have
been
four
news:
media
coverage.
This
is
january's
report,
so
it
doesn't
have
that
in
yet
and
for
social
media
posts,
and
that
is
and
then
the
very
last
point
is
these
termination
notices
again
when
we
look
year
over
year
and
remove
the
time
period
from
when
the
eviction
protections
halted.
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G
G
E
Yeah,
so
I
mean
yeah
that
I
think
that'd
be
that'd,
be
fine
to
just
yeah
just
report
that
in
the
in
the
quarterly
meeting
and
if
we
have
further
historical
data,
you'd
only
need
to
do
the
historical
data
once
right
and
then
we
just
kind
of
have
that
trend
over
time
and
then
you're
just
adding
each
new
quarter
as
it
completes
so
that
that'd
be
great.
For
me
I
mean,
I
think,
the
I
think
the
intent.
What
I'm
looking
for
is
is
really
like.
E
A
F
H
F
Forgetting
this
one,
because
it's
not
our
data,
I
forget
that
we
tack
it
on
the
end
here
for
the
state
rent
relief
program,
895
mountain
view,
residents
have
applied
for
the
program,
349
have
so
far
received
their
funding
for
an
average
assistance
of
four
hundred
seventy
one
dollars
and
a
total
funding
for
the
city
of
four
million
about
four
million
dollars
flat.
This
represents
approximately
39
percent
of
applicants
having
been
paid
so
far
through
the
system.
A
J
We
can
go
to
the
first
slide
please.
So.
The
purpose
of
this
is
just
to
amend
csfra
regulations,
chapter
five,
to
clarify
the
definitions
of
place
and
hearing
and
then
to
also
amend
csfr
regulations,
chapter
seven
to
eliminate
the
income
requirement
for
other
hardship
based
on
extenuating
circumstances.
J
So
the
chapter
five
amendment
amends
the
definition
of
place
in
the
hearing
regulations
to
include
virtual
conferencing
platforms
such
as
zoom,
and
also
require
that
a
link
to
any
virtual
hearing
be
sent
to
the
parties
and
distributed
to
the
public
at
least
72
hours
before
the
hearing.
This
is
already
required
by
state
law,
but
the
regulations
just
sort
of
reiterated
next
slide
and
then
the
second
definition
that's
being
clarified
in
the
chapter.
J
Five
amendment
is
the
definition
of
mailing
and
we're
adding
language
to
clarify
that
mailing
includes
electronic
transmission
of
correspondence
to
a
recipient's
provided
email
address
next
slide
and
then
the
chapter
seven
amendment.
If
you'll
remember
at
the
last
meeting,
the
committee
decided
to
eliminate
the
income
requirement
for
tenants
who
were
filing
tenant
hardship,
petitions
based
on
the
other
hardship
category,
and
so
this
also
eliminates
that
language
requiring
tenants
to
meet
a
certain
income
threshold
in
order
to
file
a
tenant
hardship
petition
based
on
the
other
hardship
category.
J
So
tenants
now
must
just
demonstrate
that
they
don't
qualify
under
one
of
the
other
categories
that
they
are
experiencing.
Some
other
extenuating
circumstances
next
slide.
So
the
recommendation
is
to
adopt
the
amendment
to
csfr
regulations,
chapter
5,
to
clarify
the
definitions
of
place
and
hearing,
as
well
as
to
adopt
the
amendment
to
csfr
regulations,
chapter
7
to
eliminate
the
income
requirement
to
qualify
for
other
hardship
based
on
extenuating
circumstances,
happy
to
take
any
questions.
A
A
E
G
D
B
A
J
So
ab-832,
this
is
not
necessarily
a
recent
enactment.
This
is
the
covid
tenant
relief
act,
but
just
wanted
to
provide
some
updates
on
what
is
happening
with
the
state.
Cova
tenant
relief
act
so
starting
october,
1st
2021
landlords
could
evict
tenants
who
either
didn't
comply
with
ab-832
noticing
and
payment
requirements
or
ban
tenants
who
failed
to
make
rent
payments
for
october,
1st
2021
and
on.
So
that
is
one
one
change
and
then,
until
march,
31st
2022
tenants
still
have
two
protections,
despite
the
other
protections
in
ab-832
expiring.
J
And
then,
if
the
payment
resolves
what
was
owed,
then
the
case
will
be
dismissed
and
if
it
does
not,
then
the
case
will
proceed
on
the
remaining
amounts
next
slide,
and
should
we
take
questions
on
these
at
the
very
end,
I'm
not
sure.
What's
the
better
way
to
go
about
this,
there's
quite
a
bit,
so
I
just
don't
want
people
to
forget
their
questions.
E
Yeah
thanks
patricia
was
mentioning
in
the
last
segment.
You
know
that
we
may
expect
a
an
increase
in
eviction
notices,
because
these
protections
are
are
expiring,
does
so
does
number
one
you
know
a
landlord
or
that
the
landlord
has
to
prove
or
demonstrate
to
the
court
those
that
one
of
those
scenarios
happened.
E
F
E
J
Hey,
I'm
gonna
continue
with
the
next
slide.
Thank
you
so
ab-978
this
was
legislation
that
was
passed
in
2021
and
it
amends
the
tenant
protection
act
of
2019
to
cover
mobile
home
tenants
and
the
the
mobile
homes
that
are
covered
are
mobile.
Homes
that
are
owned
by
management
of
a
mobile
home
park
and
management
of
a
mobile
home
park
just
means
a
park
owner
or
an
owner,
or
an
agent
or
representative
of
a
mobile
home
park
next
slide.
J
J
J
J
So
you
know
the
tenant
received
a
rent
increase
between
february
18
2021,
that
was
above
five
percent
plus
cpi
for
the
year,
then
the
landlord
will
have
to
roll
back
their
rent.
However,
it
does
not
require
reimbursement
for
any
amounts
that
were
paid
during
the
time
that
the
rent
increase
was
in
effect
next
slide,
so
av
978
permits
or
the
tenant
protection
act
permits
cities
to
adopt
more
protective,
just
cause
and
rent
control
ordinances,
and
the
mhrso
in
this
case
is
more
protective
and
therefore
preempts,
eight
ab-978.
A
J
Correct
yeah,
so
this
would
apply
to
units
mobile
homes,
not
spaces,
because
the
spaces
are
covered
by
the
mobile
home,
residency
law,
but
mobile
homes
that
are
owned
and
operated
by
a
park
owner
and
the
tenants
who
reside
in
them.
So
if
there's
an
owner-occupied
mobile
home
and
you're
renting
out
a
room,
for
instance
in
the
mobile
home,
that
would
be
a
situation
where
the
mobile
home
is
exempt.
However,
in
that
situation
you
do
have
to
provide
that
notice
that
I
stated
that
it
is
exempt.
J
So
essentially
in
doing
so
after
they
receive
a
complaint
about
a
substandard
condition
or
a
habitability
issue.
At
a
property,
the
local
agency
must
promptly
inspect
the
building
or
the
unit.
They
must
document
any
substandard
condition
or
violations,
and
then
they
must
advise
the
owner
or
the
landlord
of
those
violations,
as
well
as
any
required
corrective
actions.
J
So
I
think
the
most
pertinent
section
of
ab-838
is
that
local
agencies
cannot
impose
unreasonable
conditions
on
going
out
and
expect
and
inspecting
buildings
or
units
after
they've
received.
These
complaints
from
tenants
and
unreasonable
conditions
are
are
defined
in
the
statute
to
include
requiring
the
tenant
or
the
resident
to
first
make
a
demand
for
inspection
upon
the
or
a
demand
for
inspection
or
correction
upon
the
owner
that
the
tenant
must
be
current
on
their
rent
or
otherwise,
in
compliance
with
their
lease,
or
that
the
tenant
cannot
be
in
a
legal
dispute
with
the
landlord.
J
B
D
G
So
last
meeting
we
had
some
comments
from
some
members
of
the
public
who
are
located
in
a
property
where
they
have
some
asbestos
concerns
if
they,
if
an
inspection
has
been
done
and
they
wish
to
request
a
copy
of
their
report,
presumably
if
they're
impacted
or
affected,
they
could
get
that
right.
Yes,
yeah,
they're,
fantastic
yep.
J
J
If
you
all
will
remember,
costa
hawkins
is
a
state
law
that
says
that
rent
control
cannot
be
applied
to
certain
properties,
including
new
construction,
single-family
homes,
et
cetera,
and
the
amendment
to
the
sam
to
san
francisco's,
rent
ordinance,
basically
prohibited
bad
faith,
rent
increases
that
were
intended
to
coerce
tenants
to
vacate
the
unit.
So
this
is
a
situation
where,
for
instance,
a
landlord
has
tried
to
recover
a
unit
by
serving
an
eviction
notice.
J
They
were
unsuccessful
in
doing
so
because
they
didn't
have
a
just
cause
for
doing
so
and
then
they,
you
know,
suddenly
increased
the
tenant's
rent
by
400
or
500
dollars,
knowing
that
the
tenant
is
unable
to
pay
that
rent
increase
in
an
attempt
to
get
the
tenant
to
move
out.
So
that
is
what
would
be
considered.
You
know
a
bad
faith,
rent
increase,
and
so
this
amendment
was
seeking
to
prohibit
these
types
of
bad
faith.
Rent
increases
next
slide,
so
the
state
court
of
appeal
upheld
the
amendment.
J
J
The
county
of
san
diego's
eviction,
moratorium
prevented
landlords
from
evicting
unless
a
tenant
was
posed,
an
imminent
public
health
and
safety
threat,
and
so
very
limited
grounds
for
eviction
narrowed.
The
grounds
for
addicting
attendant
to
only
those
situations
where
the
tenant
was
an
imminent
public,
health
and
or
safety
threat.
J
So
in
reviewing
the
contracts
cause
claim,
they
basically
said
the
moratorium
was
narrowly
tailored.
It
was
reasonable
and
appropriate
for
preventing
homelessness
and
the
further
spread
of
covid19.
So
they
said,
even
though
this
might
change
the
terms
of
the
lease
between
a
landlord
and
a
tenant
temporarily.
That
was
okay,
because
it
was,
you
know,
advancing
the
purpose
of
preventing
homelessness
and
the
spread
of
this
deadly
virus.
J
J
In
that
case,
the
landlords
argued
that
the
eviction
moratorium
violated
the
contract
clause
by
impairing
provisions
of
an
obligation
under
residential
leases.
So
essentially,
they
said
that
the
eviction
moratorium
absolved
tenants
of
their
obligation
under
a
lease
to
pay
the
pay
rent.
That
was
their
argument
next
slide,
so
los
angeles
is
eviction.
Moratorium
did
three
things.
J
It
also
said
that
tenants
couldn't
be
evicted
for
no
fault
reasons
during
the
covit
19
pandemic,
so
until
the
state
of
I
believe
it's
until
the
state
of
emergency
expired
and
then
that
tenants
couldn't
be
evicted
for
unauthorized
occupants
for
pets
or
for
nuisance
related
to
copin
19
again
for
the
limited
duration
of
the
kovit
19
pandemic
next
slide.
So
the
ninth
circuit
court
upheld
the
moratorium.
It
said
that,
even
if
the
moratorium
did
impair
contracts,
the
city
had
properly
tied
the
provisions
to
public
health.
J
So
this
is
similar
to
the
san
diego
case,
where
they
sort
of
said
the
same
thing,
and
then
they
also
said
that
a
moratorium,
an
eviction
moratorium,
does
not
need
to
require,
or
contemporary
contemporaneously,
provide
fair
rental
compensation
to
be
upheld.
So
that
just
means
that
it
didn't
need
to
provide
for
access
to
a
rental
assistance
fund
or
anything
like
that
in
order
to
be
constitutional,
and
that
is
it
for
these
updates.
I
A
A
Okay,
if
there's
no
other,
let's
see
I
need
to
go
to
public
comment
right.
Yes,
okay,
since
there
are
no
more
questions,
I
now
invite
public
comment.
Would
any
member
of
the
public
on
the
line
like
to
provide
comment
on
this
item?
If
so,
please
click
the
raise
hand,
button
and
zoom
or
press
star
9
on
your
phone
staff
will
display
a
countdown
timer
on
the
screen.
A
A
L
Last
tuesday,
the
city
council
held
a
meeting
on
a
mid-year
budget.
A
request,
update
and
part
of
that
request
was
advanced
funding
for
the
mhrso
program,
so
in
total
staff
requested
a
budget
for
the
remainder
of
this
year
of
364
thousand
dollars,
and
we
will
be
presenting
a
draft
budget
to
the
rental
housing
committee
in
the
next
meeting
that
we
wanted
to
have
this
advanced
request
be
approved
before
we
would
bring
it
further
details
to
the
rental
housing
committee.
L
G
L
G
L
A
A
H
L
K
L
Well,
it's
a
two-step
process.
We're
gonna
present
you
a
draft
in
march.
You
can
deliberate
and
give
us
feedback,
so
we
can
incorporate
those
potential
changes
and
then
we'll
bring
you
a
final
one.
Back
in
april
right,
I
was
planning.
I
was
thinking
through
a
process
where
I
maybe
could
present
both
this
year's
and
next
year's
budget.
So
we
don't
have
to
do
this
twice
in
a
row.
A
L
L
L
L
L
We
have
to
give
all
due
to
our
ti
director,
who
negotiated
a
really
good
contract
with
3di,
and
there
were
a
lot
of
key
components
that
needed
to
be
formalized
before
each
payment
became
due
and
so
they're
still
working
on
these
deliverables
for
the
database,
and
they
will
be
able
to
invoice
those
once
those
deliverables
are
completed.
We
also
gave
them
an
extra
work
to
expand
the
database
for
the
mhrso
and
that
will
not
be
paid
by
the
csfra
that
will
be
separately
budgeted
for
in
our
mhrso
budget.
L
A
Okay,
like
a
very
quiet
meeting,
since
there
are
no
more
questions.
I
now
invite
public
comment.
Would
any
member
of
the
public
on
the
line
like
to
provide
comment
on
this
item?
If
so,
please
click
the
raise
hand,
button
and
zoom
or
press
star
9
on
your
phone
staff
will
display
a
countdown
timer
on
the
screen.
C
So
I'm
I'm
overall
happy
that
we
are
staying
essentially
under
budget
for
so
far.
I
will
want
to
emphasize
that
please
take
the
money.
You
need
staff
to
get
whatever
you
need
done,
so
I
just
especially
as
you
think
about
if
you
need
more
budget
to
make
things
easier
for
you,
especially
as
we
get
into
the
next
cycles
budget,
I'm
I'm
I'm
in
this
type
of
mood
where
I'm
just
like
take
the
money
you
need
to
make
sure
the
program
is
good,
so.
L
L
But
that
was
partly
covered
also
by
a
city
fund
that
was
provided
to
us,
but
we
will
definitely
think
through
what
it
is
that
we
need
and
how
we
are
going
to
set
up
for
next
year,
and
we
will
come
back
to
you
with
that
in
our
draft
budget
that
we
hopefully
can
present
to
you
in
april.
For
the
c
separate.
G
On
that
note,
I
know
for
the
eviction
prevention,
legal
costs.
Those
are
currently
being
done
pro
bono,
so
we
don't
have
actual
billables,
but
when
we're
doing
the
next
budget,
if
we
decide
to
keep
the
eviction
prevention
program,
I
know
we
called
it
a
pilot
in
the
first
year.
It
would
be
nice
to
have
some
projections
of
what
the
cost
would
have
looked
like
if
we
were
being
billed
just
so
that
we
can
help
like
contextualize.
A
M
Okay,
so
I'll
quickly
go
over
our
upcoming
workshops
and
clinics.
So
of
course
we
do
always
want
to
mention
that
we
are
having
our
eviction.
Help
center
at
the
moment
is,
is
still
virtual,
so
anyone
who
is
interested
tenant
or
landlord
can
log
on
to
our
zoom
link
at
matchable.gov.
Slash
eviction,
help
clinics.
M
B
Now,
looking
forward
to
our
virtual
webinars
and
meetings
I'll
go
through
this
list,
that's
listed
sort
of
backwards
from
latest
and
march
to
earliest,
but
you'll.
Forgive
me
for
that.
We'll
start
with
our
very
important
eviction
protections
and
rent
relief
webinars.
So
we
do
have
a
landlord-focused
webinar
march
22nd
at
3..
B
B
We
have
a
landlord
online
tutorial,
a
registration
tutorial
and
that
will
be
march
9th
next
week,
wednesday
at
3
p.m,
and
then,
just
to
finish
up,
we
are
now
looking
to
have
our
eviction
help
center
move
back
to
in
person.
We're
sort
of
ironing
out
the
details
of
that.
Now
that
case
rights
are
going
down,
we're
looking
at
going
back
to
in
person
for
this,
so
we'll
give
you
more
information
on
that.
As
we
know.