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<br /> 2141 Ana Garcia-Turner: At what time of day is a traditional NIM held? Is it, I mean, are they held 10:00 to 11:00 when
<br /> 2142 90 percent of the people are working,or are they held in the evenings and what happens if,you
<br /> 2143 know, is consideration given to individuals that work in the evening so that they have a second
<br /> 2144 NIM? I am just trying, 1, I have never had an invite.
<br /> 2145
<br /> 2146 Cy Stober: Yeah.
<br /> 2147
<br /> 2148 Ana Garcia-Turner: Would not know.
<br /> 2149
<br /> 2150 Cy Stober: I can give you an answer, but Taylor can give you a better answer.
<br /> 2151
<br /> 2152 Taylor Perschau: The ordinance does not regulate the time of day. I think historically they have been evening
<br /> 2153 meetings, but since the amendment that asked for them to be recorded,there has also been more
<br /> 2154 virtual meetings, so they have happened at all sorts of times.
<br /> 2155
<br /> 2156 Ana Garcia-Turner: But potentially a neighbor would not be able to participate even if they wanted to because they
<br /> 2157 have work obligations.
<br /> 2158
<br /> 2159 Taylor Perschau: That is correct. They would,with the letter, receive contact info for the project manager on the
<br /> 2160 development team and the planner, so they would still have opportunity to talk directly to the
<br /> 2161 applicant as well as the planner, but yes. That is absolutely right. They might miss the meeting.
<br /> 2162
<br /> 2163 Ana Garcia-Turner: And are there considerations for individuals,for families, I am service, I have nervous legs at this
<br /> 2164 point, I have been sitting for too long. Do not record that. What about for individuals that English
<br /> 2165 is not their primary language?
<br /> 2166
<br /> 2167 Taylor Perschau: We do, so we provide,the staff does hav a template that does at the bottom have a script for if
<br /> 2168 you require services, please reach out. That might not always translate to what the applicant
<br /> 2169 sends out because the applicant is not required to use county materials. I think most do because
<br /> 2170 it is already built out for them, but we do try to build in a language to at least if you need help,
<br /> 2171 please reach out.
<br /> 2172
<br /> 2173 Cy Stober: That is exclusive for Spanish. We do not provide other languages.
<br /> 2174
<br /> 2175 Ana Garcia-Turner: So, it is not for the Burmese? Sorry.
<br /> 2176
<br /> 2177 Cy Stober: No, not currently. We do not have those languages. Generally, that has come up.
<br /> 2178
<br /> 2179 Ana Garcia-Turner: But at least you have something for one population.
<br /> 2180
<br /> 2181 Cy Stober: For Spanish speaking.Yes, our largest minority is non-English population, yes. And then to
<br /> 2182 Taylor's point,what I have observed,so this is,this is not data,this is observation, is most NIMs
<br /> 2183 that are held in person are held at 5:00. Most of them are either at the library here in town or often
<br /> 2184 1 feel like it is the Orange Grove Fire Station or,you know fire stations, a lot of the time.
<br /> 2185 Sometimes at churches, but often at 5:00 or 6:00, and, but the virtual ones I am seeing a lot on
<br /> 2186 the weekends actually I have seen a number of like midday Saturday NIMs. Not always. Some of
<br /> 2187 them are also 7:00 or 8:00 at night on weeknights, so that are virtual.
<br /> 2188
<br /> 2189 Venkat Yendapalli: I attended a few neighborhood meetings, and they were mostly in the evenings. I have seen
<br /> 2190 some in the afternoon, but some of them are, in relation to what you said, Cy,they happened at
<br /> 2191 community centers also, like in Cedar Grove or Efland.
<br /> 2192
<br /> 2193 Chris Johnston: All right,so I am going to take a moment. We have all had an opportunity to ask our primary
<br /> 2194 questions. Does every feel like they have had a chance to speak, had their questions either
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