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Page 45 1 Q. Okay. 2 A. I -- I do acknowledge him as an expert 3 in the field and we have spoken on other matters, but 4 not this one. 5 Q. Thank you. 6 That was actually my next question, 7 whether you had had any conversations with him about 8 this application or about his findings in connection 9 with it? 10 A. No. We've -- we've discussed the 11 ordinance as it pertains to some other situations, 12 because the -- I have assisted some of these licensed 13 tree care operators in fulfilling the requirement of 14 an application because it -- they need a licensed 15 tree expert to sign off that the tree is actually 16 dead or that it's not dead and, you know, what are 17 the implications of removing it, if we're removing a 18 tree that's not dead. 19 So that's why I am familiar with the 20 ordinance. I guess I have been -- I have assisted 21 several local tree companies in filling out the -- 22 the land fee application, the tree removal 23 application. 24 Q. Thank you. 25 And are you aware of or have you worked