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HomeMy WebLinkAboutConsider a Request from Pacific Airshow Event Organizer Code 19(2-770. ) (A?ISd,C/ '2lJQb- ain Street, (O Huntington Beach, CA 92648 City of Huntington Beach File #: 22-733 MEETING DATE: 9/6/2022 REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager VIA: Chris Slama, Director of Community & Library Services PREPARED BY: Chris Slama, Director of Community & Library Services Subject: Consider a request from Pacific Airshow event organizer, Code Four, to approve a subsidy for the September 30 through October 1, 2022 event, as well as a deferred payment schedule for fees and charges due to the City Statement of Issue: The City of Huntington Beach has been contacted by Code Four, the event organizer of the Pacific Airshow, requesting a subsidy be approved as part of the permitting process, as well as a deferred schedule for payment of fees and charges due to the City. Financial Impact: The proposed subsidy could be similar to the past City Council-approved amount of up to $110,000, which is based on a share of the actual parking and HB RV Campground revenues collected during the three-day event and would be used to offset a portion of the direct event staffing costs. Preliminary analysis indicates that the estimated 2022 airshow direct event staffing costs for Police, Fire, Marine Safety, and Public Works total $134,366. Please note that this amount is an estimate and that final costs may fluctuate based on the actual staffing needs during the event. In addition to the $134,366 in staffing costs, Code Four expenses due to the City include $17,797 for various permit fees, $40,800 in estimated reserved parking space charges used for event production staging and VIP purposes (240 spaces x 17 days x $10), and $64,000 for reserved HB RV Campground sites to be sold and packaged by the organizer (40 sites x $1,600), totaling $256,963. Approval of a subsidy of up to $110,000 would reduce Code Four's bottom line costs from $256,963 to $146,963 as has been approved by City Council in prior years to offset direct staffing event costs. Original Amount $256,963 Owed to City by Code Four Less $110,000 Share of Parking Revenue Subsidy Adjusted Amount $146,963 Reduced Amount (with Subsidy) City of Huntington Beach Page 1 of 4 Printed on 8/31/2022 powere3g*LegistarT' File #: 22-733 1 MEETING DATE: 9/6/2022 Should the City Council decide to approve the $110,000 maximum subsidy, the General Fund would lose that same amount in potential revenue for the three-day event. However, at the same time, it should be understood that prior to the event, typical pre-airshow parking revenues during similar weekends average $41,000. Therefore, while the General Fund would lose up to $110,000 in estimated revenue, a potential gain of $42,532 (over and above the pre-airshow typical weekend) is possible depending on actual revenues, even if a subsidy of up to $110,000 is approved as shown below. 2022 Event $193,532 Estimated Event Parking & HB RV Camping Revenue Less $ 41,000 Average Pre-Airshow Parking Less $110,000 Maximum Parking Share Subsidy Balance $ 42,532 Potential General Fund Gain Code Four is also requesting a deferred schedule for payment of fees and charges due to the City. Per Section 13.54 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code relating to Specific Events, all direct costs for any event, including staffing, operational set-up and tear-down fees, as well as various permit and reserved parking space charges, are to be paid by the organizer at least 30 days prior to the event date. Recommended Action: A) Consider Code Four's request for a subsidy, and based on previous approvals, grant up to $110,000 in parking and camping revenue for the 2022 event to cover a portion of direct staffing expenses and direct staff to transfer said amount; AND/OR, B) Consider Code Four's request to delay the portion of the fees and charges due related to direct City event staffing and auto parking spaces, to be invoiced to Code Four following reconciliation of actual costs and due to the City by November 15, 2022. Require payment of the $17,797 in permit fees and $64,000 in HB RV Campground site revenue prior to the event per the Huntington Beach Municipal Code; OR, C) Deny Code Four's subsidy request and direct staff to require full payment of all fees, charges, and HB RV Campground site revenue in the amount of $256,963 no later than September 23, 2022. D) Provide any direction City Council deems appropriate regarding financial support of future air show events. Alternative Action(s): Do not approve the recommended actions and consider alternative options. Analysis: History of the Pacific Airshow In 2016, the inaugural year of the Airshow, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2016-65, which allowed for the increase of parking fees to help offset direct staffing costs owed by the event organizer. In 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2017-44, which once again temporarily City of Huntington Beach Page 2 of 4 Printed on 8/31/2022 powereWb� LegistarM File #: 22-733 MEETING DATE: 9/6/2022 raised parking rates in the south beach lots and the main Promenade Parking Structure to generate additional revenues to be used in support of the event. In 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2018-48, which made the parking rate modifications for the Airshow permanent. In 2019, the City Council unanimously approved the parking offset "subsidy" to no more than $110,000. This amount was contingent on actual parking revenues. The 2022 event will be the sixth year the City hosted an airshow and the fourth year that Code Four will be the organizer of the event. Each year Code Four has requested that the City waive related permit fees and provide a parking subsidy to reduce their event costs. To date, the City has waived $86,425 in permit related fees and provided $296,094 in parking offset revenues. This includes approximately 200+ reserved parking spaces each year at no cost to utilize for both set-up and staging areas, as well as event related VIP and production staff parking. Code Four's reasons for their waiver requests focus on the direct economic benefits that the City receives on a community-wide basis, as well as the international recognition Huntington Beach receives as a destination airshow for people who know (and fly in) airshows. The table below provides detailed information regarding anticipated Code Four expenses. As shown, without any fee waivers or subsidies, Code Four owes the City $256,963 in estimated expenses. If a $110,000 maximum subsidy is approved by the City Council, Code Four expenses will be reduced from $256,963 to $146,963, with the $110,000 being applied to the estimated direct staffing costs since these costs fluctuate based on actual event needs. CODE FOUR ORGANIZER ESTIMATED EXPENSES Permit Fees Application Fee $ 450 Daily Set-Up/Take-Down Fee $ 9,450 Permit Fee $ 4,050 Pollution Prevention $ 400 Main Street Banners $ 657 Pennant Banners $ 2,790 Subtotal $17,797 Estimated Direct Event Staffing Costs Police $ 48,000 Fire $ 9,876 Beach Maintenance $ 5,768 Marine Safety $ 69,990 Public Works/ Electrician $ 732 Subtotal $134,366 Estimated Reserved Event Parking Space Fees Estimated 240 spaces @ $10 x 1$ 40,800 Subtotal $ 40,800 HB RV Campground Sites City of Huntington Beach Page 3 of 4 Printed on 8/31/2022 powereW Legistar— File #: 22-733 MEETING DATE: 9/6/2022 40 RV sites x $1,600 $ 64,000 Subtotal $ 64,000 TOTAL AMOUNT OWED $256,963 Less up to maximum $110,000$110,000 ADJUSTED TOTAL AMOUNT C$146,963 In conclusion and as part of the deliberation and decision making process, staff is recommending that regardless of the final actions taken by the City Council regarding this request, that at a minimum, Code Four pay the $17,797 in permit fees and the $64,000 in HB RV Campground sites by September 15, 2022. Under this scenario, the balance of fees and charges will be billed within 30 days after the event and Code Four would be required to pay all final amounts by November 15, 2022. Also, it should be noted that the maximum $110,000 shared parking subsidy discussed in this staff report is associated with the 2022 event only. Therefore, should the City desire to continue to host the Pacific Airshow event in future years, City Council may also wish to make clear via this action or its comments under what circumstances, if any, the City would entertain further support for 2023 and beyond. Environmental Status: Not applicable. Strategic Plan Goal: Non Applicable -Administrative Item Attachment(s): Not applicable. City of Huntington Beach Page 4 of 4 Printed on 8/31/2022 powered LegistarT. Moore, Tania From: Esparza, Patty 7-43 Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 5:41 PM To: Moore, Tania Subject: Fwd: Parking Offset Agenda Item 22-733 Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Slama, Chris"<CSlama@surfcity-hb.org> Date:September 6, 2022 at 5:39:13 PM PDT To: "Esparza, Patty" <PEsparza@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Fwd: Parking Offset Agenda Item 22-733 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- F om: Kevin Elliott<kevin@codefour.com> ate: Sep 6, 2022 3:55 PM Subject: Parking Offset Agenda Item 22-733 To: "Slama, Chris" <CSlama@surfcity-hb.org>,"Zelinka, Al" <A1.Zelinka@surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Mr.Slama & Mr. Zelinka, Thank you for your support of Pacific Airshow. The agenda item in question (#22-733) on tonight's City Council agenda seems to mischaracterize the current situation and the resolution sought. Please make sure that the agenda item is corrected to reflect the current situation and desired resolution. I ask that you clarify the item articulating that Pacific Airshow's request is to REMOVE the arbitrary cap on the "parking offset"and simply allow the computation to work as it was intended. Pacific Airshow's position regarding this parking offset matter is simple: 1. The individual parking fees were raised and justification provided in the council action was"to support of the event" 2. The RV camping fees were raised and justification provided in the council action was"in support of the airshow" I simply request that the incremental revenue from the parking fees, both individual vehicles and RV camping be used as it was intended, in support of the airshow and used to offset the cost of public safety services. This is not a "subsidy" this is the City raising additional revenue from the citizenry and using it to help to offset public safety costs associated with a very popular(largely free)event that brings significant, more than$105,000,000.00 in positive economic impact and countless other flow-on destination marketing benefits to our City. We know from previous years that the revenue generated from the individual vehicle parking has resulted in a parking offset that maxed out the offset at$110,000,the arbitrary cap set by I Council. Incremental revenue could have been more, however, I wouldn't know based on the cap being instituted. The request for city council action (File#18-166) references estimated incremental revenues of$134,000, and that was back in 2018. If standard 4 night RV camping rate is$70/night x 4 nights=$280 and I am to pay the$1,600 per RV space "increased rate"x 50 spaces=$80,000 then the calculation should be$80,000—($280 * 50 spaces)= $66,000 in incremental revenue to the city that should be applied "in support of the airshow". I was the one who fought to have the RV camping rates increased because the intent was the incremental revenue was to help offset public safety costs. I fought long, and presented evidence to support the case when it was brought to Council in support of the event. Bottom line is the City Council has voted to amend the parking fee schedule and to raise the individual parking rate and the RV camping rate "in support of the airshow". If this is the case then there should be no requirement to seek approval to have those funds applied "in support of the airshow"given this was the justification for the increase in the first place. You have mentioned that"in support of the airshow" is subjective and vague, I would argue that there is only one way that these funds can be applied to support the event and that is through offsetting the tremendous costs the city levy's on the event from public safety to permitting costs and beyond. My last point would be that should the Council vote to not apply the incremental parking revenues to the public safety costs, it will be necessary for Council to vote to amend the parking fee schedule back to its pre-airshow rates and NOT charge the citizenry these increased prices. There is no case in which keeping those fees arbitrarily, and in direct conflict with the justification provided in the council resolution,would be allowable. Very Respectfully, Kevin Kevin Elliott, CEO Code Four kevin(acodefour.com HQ: +1 (714)500-4994 1 US Mobile: +1 (714)719-2887 1 AUS Mobile+62 405 077 177 HQ: 5252 Bolsa Ave. Huntington Beach,CA 92649 2 9/7/2022 vNT I N G T p \N�,pRPORAT '0 Pacific Airshow )�� Subsidy Request and --- `�- Payment Schedule for Fees and Charges � 17, 190g, CpU y �p� September 6, 2022 NT Item #30 History 2016 - Airshow Inaugural Year — City Council Actions • Adopted Resolution No. 2016-65, which increased parking rates to help offset direct staffing costs owed by the event organizer. • Approved deferral of 75% of fees until 30 days after the event. 2017 - City Council • Adopted Resolution No. 2017-44, temporarily raising _°t °".INs,oy�F9 parking rates in the south beach lots & the Main Promenade Parking Structure in support of the event. 1 9/7/2022 History 2017- City Council (continued) • Approved the deferral of payment for all public safety/staff charges to 45 days following the event. 2018 —Economic Development Committee - Consensus to continue to provide a similar parking subsidy due to the transition between the former even ��NONGT organizer and Code Four U w 2 II 1901 Y CoQ F�UUNTY GPI\ History 2018 — City Council • Adopted Resolution No. 2018-48, which made the parking rate modifications in support of the event permanent. 2019 — Economic Development Committee • Code Four reported a continued need for support from the City until a large sponsor could be found. �NTINGJ 2019 - City Council • Unanimously approved a parking subsidy of no more r than $110,000 (contingent on actual parking revenues)9��FONTVA�oQ= 2 9/7/2022 History The 2022 event will be the sixth year the City hosted an airshow and the fourth year that Code Four will be the organizer of the event. Each year the event organizer has requested that the City waive related permit fees and provide a parking subsidy to reduce their event costs. �NTINGTp To date, the City has waived $86,425 in permit related fees and provided $296,094 in parking offset revenues. FGUNTV CP� History This includes approximately 200+ reserved parking spaces each year at no cost to utilize for both set-up and staging areas, as well as event related VIP and production staff parking. �NTINGTp� OF A� ti 9 n O C�GUNTV CP`t 3 9/7/2022 vNT I N G TO \NppRP0RA Cn Statement of _ QIssue FB. 17, 190g, P C0 UNT`I Statement of Issue The City of Huntington Beach has been in conversations with Code Four, the event organizer of the Pacific Airshow requesting: 1 . A subsidy be approved as part of the permitting process, 2. A deferred payment schedule for fees and charges due to the City. NTINGTO Per HBMC Section 13.54 relating to Specific Events, all o� NGAAPAA„fo 'y��9 direct costs for any event, including staffing, operational set-up and tear-down fees, as well as various permit and 9 reserved parking space charges, are to be paid by the 9ycF�ouNTV orclanezer at least 30 days nrior to the event date- 4 9/7/2022 Statement of Issue Recent Communication Received from Code Four • This afternoon 3:55 PM, September 6, 2022 • Email correspondence was received from Code Four requesting a removal of the prior Council-approved parking subsidy offset cap of $110,000 �N1 i N To \N,�PORgTFO + r r Y Fiscal Impact 1.7, 1909, cpUNTy 0 5 9/7/2022 Fiscal Impact The proposed subsidy could be similar to the past City Council approved amount of up to $110,000. The amount is based on a share of the actual parking and HB RV Campground revenues collected during the three-day event and would be used to NTINGT offset a portion of the estimated direct event staffing o���r TPN^f°�BF9 costs. U 2 ((--00UNTY CPS` Fiscal Impact Preliminary analysis estimates the 2022 airshow direct event staffing costs at $134,366. Note that this amount is an estimate and that final costs may fluctuate based on the actual staffing needs during the event. Estimated Police $48,000 Fire $9,876 ��NTINGTO $5,768 0� „1016R4;Fa 9 $69,990 -Public — $732 9 r . $134,366 �OouNTv 6 9/7/2022 Fiscal Impact • . - Four Expenses • Costs $134,366 Various -- $17,797 Estimated Reserved • Space Chargesused $40,800 for Event Production Staging and VIP Purposes 1 Spaces X 17 D. 1 ANT I NGTD ' Reserved HB RV Campground Sites to be Soldand $64,000 o���,wPA„Fotie F Packaged by - Organizer (41 Sites X $1,600) U 2 Total $256,963 �. 92CF�UUNTY Fiscal Impact Approval of a subsidy of up to $110,000 as approved by City Council in prior years would reduce Code Four's bottom line costs from $256,963 to $146,963 to be used to offset direct staffing event costs. Original Amount !---$256,963! 11�4 Less $110,000 Share of Parking Revenue Subsidy :Adjusted $146,963 Reduced Amount (with Subsidy) a�WINGJO yCfOOUNiY CP��No 7 9/7/2022 Fiscal Impact Should the City Council approve the $110,000 maximum subsidy, the General Fund would lose that same amount in potential revenue for the three-day event. However, typical pre-airshow parking revenues during similar weekends averaged $41 ,000, so even with the subsidy, a potential gain of $42,532 could be realized. $193,532 Estimated Event Parking & HB RV Revenues $41,000 Average Pre-Airshow Parking ot��Nt'"soye 110 000 Maximum Parking Share Subsidy Balance $42,532 Potential General Fund Gain ou"Tr U` v�AT N G To \N�pRPORgTFo Recommended Action FFB. 1 1. 1909, cpUNTy CP 8 9/7/2022 Recommended Action A) Consider Code Four's request for a subsidy, and based on previous approvals, grant up to $110,000 in parking and camping revenue for the 2022 event to cover a portion of direct staffing expenses and direct staff to transfer said amount; AND/OR, B) Consider Code Four's request to delay the portion of the fees and charges due related to direct City event staffing and auto parking spaces, to be invoiced to Code Four following reconciliation of actual costs and due to the City by November 15, 2022. Require payment of the $17,797 in permit fees and 41 ��N11N6)0 $64,000 in HB RV Campground site revenue prior to the event = per the Huntington Beach Municipal Code; OR, 2cF�UNTVP�°Qz Recommended Action C) Deny Code Four's subsidy request and direct staff to require full payment of all fees, charges, and HB RV Campground site revenue in the amount of $256,963 no later than September 23, 2022. D) Provide any direction City Council deems appropriate regarding financial support of future air show events. NTINGTp O� ` onrov„Fo yB � F ti 9 9ycFGUUNTV 9 9/7/2022 Final Considerations In conclusion, staff is recommending that at a minimum, Code Four pay the following by September 15, 2022: • $17,797 in permit fees and the • $64,000 in HB RV Campground sites Under this scenario, the balance of fees and charges will be billed within 30 days after the event and Code Four would be required to pay all final amounts by November 15, 2022. awTiNTo r ysfUUNTY CP\FO Final Considerations The proposed maximum $110,000 shared parking subsidy, if approved, would be only for the 2022 event. Should there be a desire to continue to accommodate the Pacific Airshow event, City Council may wish to provide staff with additional direction regarding future financial support per Recommended Action D. aµTINg7U OP 2CEUUNTY`P`4 10 9/7/2022 Questions? ( ku, , lv� /t v 11 9/6/2022 ANTI NGIo � �nn\Nc,pRPORgTFO V� � Pacific Airshow Subsidy Request and Deferred Payment Schedule for Fees and ._ o. Charges Fg 77, L'O Q►�` September 6, 2022 LINTY C' Item #30 SUPPLEMENTAL CGIVIINIUNICATION History 2016 - Airshow Inaugural Year — City Council Actions • Adopted Resolution No. 2016-65, which increased parking rates to help offset direct staffing costs owed by the event organizer. • Approved deferral of 75% of fees until 30 days after the event. 2017 - City Council • Adopted Resolution No. 2017-44, temporarily raising °�J"'NSTO"m9 parking rates in the south beach lots & the Main i Promenade Parking Structure in support of the event. 1 9/6/2022 History 2017- City Council (continued) • Approved the deferral of payment for all public safety/staff charges to 45 days following the event. 2018 —Economic Development Committee - Consensus to continue to provide a similar parking subsidy due to the transition between the former even ��NTINGT Q ptoxrogp O� organizer and Code Four 92C F`a ;iaoe"° �pQ UNTV CPS\ History 2018 — City Council • Adopted Resolution No. 2018-48, which made the parking rate modifications in support of the event permanent. 2019 — Economic Development Committee • Code Four reported a continued need for support from the City until a large sponsor could be found. 2019 - City Council �NTINGTpy ti 9 n • Unanimously approved a parking subsidy of no more than $110,000 (contingent on actual parking revenues) y NNTrCA�°�_ 2 9/6/2022 History The 2022 event will be the sixth year the City hosted an airshow and the fourth year that Code Four will be the organizer of the event. Each year the event organizer has requested that the City waive related permit fees and provide a parking subsidy to reduce their event costs. �NTINGTp To date, the City has waived $86,425 in permit related 9� fees and provided $296,094 in parking offset revenues. �:`;.az ,. oQ= FUUNTN Ca History This includes approximately 200+ reserved parking spaces each year at no cost to utilize for both set-up and staging areas, as well as event related VIP and production staff parking. I NGTp�� ti 9 n yCFUUNn CP\O 3 9/6/2022 vNT I N G TO \N�pRPORATFO - � C11 Statement of s =- Issue 17, Cp�NTy Statement of Issue The City of Huntington Beach has been contacted by Code Four, the event organizer of the Pacific Airshow requesting: 1 . A subsidy be approved as part of the permitting process, 2. A deferred payment schedule for fees and charges due to the City. Per HBMC Section 13.54 relating to Specific Events, all ��NTiacro direct costs for any event, including staffing, operational o� „owPOA.,Fo ti�F9 set-up and tear-down fees, as well as various permit and _ reserved parking space charges, are to be paid by the 9 organizer at least 30 days prior to the event date. 2�FcoUNTI 4 9/6/2022 vNT I N GT� \N�pRPORAr V' — — --gee .- _= Fiscal Impact 17, 1909 P `� �oUNT y Fiscal Impact The proposed subsidy could be similar to the past City Council approved amount of up to $110,000. The amount is based on a share of the actual parking and HB RV Campground revenues collected during the three-day event and would be used to ��NT I NGT� offset a portion of the estimated direct event staffing o� ,��opPo..,Fa <9 costs. =} -YCFCOUNTV CPS\\ 5 9/6/2022 Fiscal Preliminaryestimates - 2022 airshowdirect event staffing costs at 'r • • Note that this amount estimate • that final costsbased on staffingneedsduring event. Estimated Direct Event Staffing Costs Police r- : ••• Fire • :76 WING Beach Maintenance $5,768 Marine Safety 'r.• •• ;- Public Works/ Electrician Totat. $134,366 Fiscal Impact Code Four Expenses Due To The ity Staffing Costs $134,366 Various Permit Fees Estimated Reserved Parking Space Charges used for Event Production Staging and VIP Purposes ,= Reserved HB RV Campground Sites to be Sold and $64,000 Packaged by the Organizer (40 Sites X $1,600) ��� •`: Total 9/6/2022 Fiscal Impact Approval of a subsidy of up to $110,000 as approved by City Council in prior years would reduce Code Four's bottom line costs from $256,963 to $146,963 to be used to offset direct staffing event costs. • • . • Less $110,000 Share of Parking Revenue Subsidy • - • • - $146,963 Reduced Amount (with Subsidy) NWINGlp OQ yCfCOGpN Cp`t Fiscal Impact Should the City Council approve the $110,000 maximum subsidy, the General Fund would lose that same amount in potential revenue for the three-day event. However, typical pre-airshow parking revenues during similar weekends averaged $41 ,000, so even with the subsidy, a potential gain of $42,532 could be realized. $193,532 Estimated Event Parking & HB RV Revenues $41,000 Average Pre-Airshow Parking ot "T'M1�' m9 $110,000 Maximum Parking Share Subsidy -- $42,532 Potential General Fund Gain "'fCpGtiT pt 7 9/6/2022 ANT I N G T p \N,pBPORAT V Recommended Action r- FFe. .. ................ 17 1 909, C�IYNTY �P Recommended Action A) Consider Code Four's request for a subsidy, and based on previous approvals, grant up to $110,000 in parking and camping revenue for the 2022 event to cover a portion of direct staffing expenses and direct staff to transfer said amount; AND/OR, B) Consider Code Four's request to delay the portion of the fees and charges due related to direct City event staffing and auto parking spaces, to be invoiced to Code Four following reconciliation of actual costs and due to the City by November 15, 2022. Require payment of the $17,797 in permit fees and a�N11NBT0 $64,000 in HB RV Campground site revenue prior to the event == per the Huntington Beach Municipal Code; OR, 9ysF�oUlm rta`,��" 8 9/6/2022 Recommended Action C) Deny Code Four's subsidy request and direct staff to require full payment of all fees, charges, and HB RV Campground site revenue in the amount of $256,963 no later than September 23, 2022. D) Provide any direction City Council deems appropriate regarding financial support of future air show events. ��NTINGTO p` yBF 9 TV Final Considerations In conclusion, staff is recommending that at a minimum, Code Four pay the following by September 15, 2022: • $17,797 in permit fees and the • $64,000 in HB RV Campground sites Under this scenario, the balance of fees and charges will be billed within 30 days after the event and Code Four would be required to pay all final amounts by November 15, 2022. aUNTIMGJO of ym� _ n O 91Cf 00UNTV`A`E 9 9/6/2022 Final Considerations The proposed maximum $110,000 shared parking subsidy, if approved, would be only for the 2022 event. Should there be a desire to continue to accommodate the Pacific Airshow event, City Council may wish to provide staff with additional direction regarding future financial support per Recommended Action D. yN i i 4T0 of •.. yBv O yCFU4TY`N`t Questions? � _ t VP Az 10