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DRAFT <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 12 of 156 <br /> <br />David Smith: No. I would lose my license if I were to have a contingent fee. 1 <br /> 2 <br />Laura Goode: Can you please briefly talk to us about your education, your training, and you 3 <br />experience in this field. 4 <br /> 5 <br />David Smith: Well, again, I had to take, I think there were 8 at this time, of my courses to get my 6 <br />MAI designation. And since then I have to go to numerous seminars. An average of about two a 7 <br />year. In addition to other courses that I’ve taken over the 35 years I’ve had my designation. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Laura Goode: Have you done real estate impact studies before? 10 <br /> 11 <br />David Smith: I have, yes. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Laura Goode: Approximately how many? 14 <br /> 15 <br />David Smith: I would say somewhere around 20. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Laura Goode: Ok. Of any type of these, not just cell phone towers? 18 <br /> 19 <br />David Smith: Cell towers, and schools, and churches. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Laura Goode: Ok. Have you done any real estate impact studies in Orange County? 22 <br /> 23 <br />David Smith: I have. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Laura Goode: Have you ever been accepted as an expert in a real estate appraisel and 26 <br />determining impact to property values of adjacent properties? 27 <br /> 28 <br />David Smith: I have. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Laura Goode: At this time I would respectfully request that this Board accept David Smith as an 31 <br />expert in real estate appraisel and the determination of the impact of land uses on surrounding 32 <br />property values. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Samantha Cabe: Does anyone have any objection to being qualified? No objection. 35 <br /> 36 <br />14