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.? that time would have told you conform to the code. Mr. Christou asked if he may apologize for the misunderstanding, but there is a gentleman on the board Mr. Brennan he believes, mentioned there was a conversation about a tenant, and Mr. Koeth mentioned that it was discussed that the upstairs would be used as my office, and maybe we didn't enlarge on that, except for having a tenant to help off set the cost. Mr. Tallon indicated there was no mention of a tenant. Mr. Christou suggested this may be something we left out, he doesn't know. This is not something he does every day. What he does know is that he wants to do something he will be proud of and everyone that drives by will be proud. He doesn't know what else to say, but this would defiantly help him. For the time being as he makes the transaction if he could put someone in there he may not put someone in there things may change. He would like to have the availability to do so otherwise he may have to leave the remainder of the building vacant until he is ready to fill it. He is already going through the process of really growing and adding more employees to our City, but he can not do it by the time the addition is ready as it takes longer. It is not like a manufacture were you can put an add in the paper and operate the next day with employees on the line, he wants professionals and it takes time to find them. Ms. Kopko suggested as far as the minutes go which she was working from as she was not at the September 22, 1998 meeting, there is no specific mention in the minutes that NIr. Christou would be the only tenant there. Mr. Tallon suggested Ms. Kopko was correct she was not at the meeting and if she was at the meeting she would not only have seen but would've heard what was discussed. The flow of discussion was based on the fact that he was going to be the sole tenant. Ms. Kopko asked then why doesn't that flow show in the minutes. Mr. Tallon suggested because the minutes are general not verbatim minutes. Mr. Brennan indicated in the minutes of the meeting of September 22, 1998, the very first paragraph Mr. Christou says he is going to convert and expand the existing garage for retail use as J. C. Hair Design Plus, that is pretty obvious what he is going to do. He didn't say J. C. Hair Design Plus and two other tenants. Mr. Christou suggested he didn't know it was going to make a difference, he didn't think there would be a problem to put up a structure and have space available to put a tenant in that is going to assist me in a time of need, he really didn't realize it or he would've brought it to the Commissions attention. He had not even started the project when he first came before the Commission to find out if the addition would be allowed. Mr. Tallon suggested that is correct and the Commission was trying to work with him to develop a project for you and you only as the barber shop on that land, because you were limited in funds and limited in this and that, if we knew you were going to put in multiple tenants in all honesty the Commission would've told you, you have to meet the code. Mr. Christou you have something like seven variances on this property. Mr. Christou suggested he would rather not get involved with the variances because, some of them axe not even worth talking about. Mr. Koeth indicated to Mr. Christou, it was the fact that it was a single retail establishment, that the Commission worked with you in that situation, not knowing that there was other space for other tenants. The Commission thought at that time it was an odd space to have but we still worked with you. Now you come before us tonight and there is two more offices added and suggest it doesn't matter. Mr. Christou suggested the two more offices are not really true. Mr. Koeth questioned then what are they then. Mr. Christou suggested Mr. Mongello decided to do that, it was his recommendation. Mr. Koeth suggested then Mr. Christou is now changing his tune. Mr. Christou suggested he was not changing his tune, he is just saying, tell him what the Commission wants us to do. Mr. Christou suggested he didn't realize it would be a problem that a structure is going up. It's not going to create traffic, were not putting in a grocery store or a restaurant, this 3