No, no, I don't think so. And you know, as the councilwoman stated and Andrew stated, we had to come to a middle ground. How do we have a successful outdoor dining plan in a complex city like this? 8.8 million people, 35 million opinions, everyone wants to do it differently. And so what they did, the nine hours or 10 hours, you know, 10 hour hearings, the zooms, we had to come to a sweet spot that everyone is walking away with, okay, I got something. (24:19–24:32)
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