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Page 2 of 3 A "dialogue" has to have two sides. When the "Pro -Team" has the microphone for almost 2 hours, and we get—between all of us -15 minutes to object, you cannot seriously consider this a "search for the Truth" to use Commissioner Solari's words. Given the very limited time we were afforded to speak, and suffering through innumerable interruptions from the Chair, we decided the only way to get our message across was to craft carefully -written Statements. I must note that we requested our concluding written Statements to the Committee be made part of the Record, as is customary. We were dismayed to find that the Carefully -crafted Statement that I submitted, and read into the record, as well as those of Dr. Conway, and verbal remarks by Mr. Taylor, were all air -brushed out of the written record. So when we have been afforded a very limited chance to speak, our words have been redacted from the written Record. I know something about chairing a committee --I chaired a committee or two during my career on Wall Street. One of them was called the Futures Industry Association, FIA. Another was called the National Futures Association, NFA. • The Chair of your Committee was incapable of rendering impartial rulings due to his personal conflict of interest as a vacation rental operator, and as a long-time advocate I f the industry. • On top of this, the Chair of your Committee rained scorn on our observations and objections, and we were not treated with due respect. • In many cases, your Committee made recommendations in the absence of essential information. SBPOA and IRNA have attempted to share data and analysis with the Committee, and the Committee expressed no interest in our research and findings. • Our analysis and recommendations seem to have had little, or no impact on this Committee whatsoever. Did we, the Public get what we were promised from this Committee? In short, I must conclude the answer is a categorical 'No.' You have allowed the Tail to Wag the Dog. In conclusion, the work product of this Committee is tainted. You can't use it. You have to start over. Now the only way you can make good on your promise is to put Planning and Zoning on it, and allow them to start with a clean slate. Do not narrow their scope of inquiry based on the STVR Committee recommendations. No matter what the Legislature has done, or what you will do with this, this issue will not go away because it involves a taking of property rights –the most basic right—that of quiet enjoyment—from the 99%, in order to benefit the 1%. And that math does not portend well for the public perception of what you have done so far. South Beach Property Owners Association, Inc. 0 P. O. Box 643093 0 Vero Beach, FL 32964