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PASS 1: Contextual Framework Facts Section

Case 94: Failure to Disclose Full Impact of Development

R Roles
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Classes
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Individuals
S States
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Classes
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Individuals
Rs Resources
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Classes
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Individuals

Extracted Ontology Entities

18 RDF entities extracted organized by concept type

R Roles

Roles Classes
4
changed
ConsultantEngineerRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Review
Consultant Engineer Role
C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A professional engineer retained by a client to provide engineering services for a development project, including presenting the proposed design to a public approval body and responding to its questions.
Inherited from ConsultantEngineerRole · note
An engineer engaged in a consulting or advisory capacity to a client. An engagement-capacity idiom under EngineerRole, not a discipline or function specialization.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
"Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board."
Confidence: 0.9
Role Category: provider_client
Role Kind: professional
Distinguishing Features:
  • Retained by a client rather than employed in-house
  • Presents the client's proposed design to a public approval body and responds to its questions
Professional Scope: Engineering services for a client's development project, including presentation of the proposed design at a public hearing and responding to questions from the approval body
Typical Qualifications: Professional engineering training and standing sufficient to present a project design to a public body
Associated Virtues:
  • Honesty
  • Objectivity
  • Competence
[facts] "Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.; Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.
  • roleCategory content: provider_client
  • roleKind content: professional
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Retained by a client rather than employed in-house; Presents the client's proposed design to a public approval body and responds to its questions
  • professionalScope content: Engineering services for a client's development project, including presentation of the proposed design at a public hearing and responding to questions from the approval body
  • typicalQualifications content: Professional engineering training and standing sufficient to present a project design to a public body
  • associatedVirtues content: Honesty; Objectivity; Competence
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
changed
ExpertWitnessRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Review
Expert Witness Role
C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A professional role of an engineer or other witness who testifies at a public hearing before a public body concerning technical issues of a proposed project, such as traffic, noise, and air pollution effects.
Inherited from ExpertWitnessRole · note
A professional engineer who testifies before a public body such as a legislative committee, presenting engineering studies, analysis, and supporting data on behalf of the party he represents, and commenting on the analysis and findings of other engineering witnesses.
Properties
Text References:
"Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues."
Confidence: 0.85
Role Kind: professional
Distinguishing Features:
  • Testifies at a public hearing rather than being retained to present the proposed design
  • Addresses technical impact issues such as traffic, noise, and air pollution
Professional Scope: Testimony before a public body on technical issues bearing on a proposed project
Typical Qualifications: Engineering or other relevant technical expertise sufficient to testify on project impact issues
Associated Virtues:
  • Truthfulness
  • Objectivity
[facts] "Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues.
  • roleKind content: professional
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Testifies at a public hearing rather than being retained to present the proposed design; Addresses technical impact issues such as traffic, noise, and air pollution
  • professionalScope content: Testimony before a public body on technical issues bearing on a proposed project
  • typicalQualifications content: Engineering or other relevant technical expertise sufficient to testify on project impact issues
  • associatedVirtues content: Truthfulness; Objectivity
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
changed
ClientRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Linked
Client Role
C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A participant role of a developer that retains an engineer for a development project and whose project is subject to approval by a public body.
Inherited from ClientRole · note
The role borne by the party that commissions the project work. This is the occupational archetype; the duty relationship is carried separately by :ProviderClientRole.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Confidence: 0.9
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Commissions the engineering work for the development project
  • Its project approval is the object of the public hearing
[facts] "Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.; Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Commissions the engineering work for the development project; Its project approval is the object of the public hearing
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
changed
PublicBodyRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
New C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A participant role of a municipal planning body that conducts public hearings on proposed development projects, hears design presentations, questions presenters, and participates in the approval process for such projects.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board."
"present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board"
"Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board."
Confidence: 0.85
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Conducts the public hearing in the project approval process
  • Receives design presentations and questions the presenting engineer
[facts] "Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board.; present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board; Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board.
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Conducts the public hearing in the project approval process; Receives design presentations and questions the presenting engineer
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Roles Individuals
4
Developer F Client
Client Role
Linked
Client Role
C94
Text References:
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Confidence: 0.92
Actor: Developer F
Role Class: Client Role
Role Kind: participant
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'retains', 'target': 'Engineer A', 'quote': 'Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.'}
Case Involvement: Developer whose major waterfront development project in City X requires approval, for which Engineer A was retained and presented the proposed design at a public hearing.
Project: Major waterfront development project in City X
[facts] "Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Developer F
  • attributes: {'project': 'Major waterfront development project in City X'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.; Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.
  • roleClass content: Client Role
  • roleKind content: participant
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'retains', 'target': 'Engineer A', 'quote': 'Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Developer whose major waterfront development project in City X requires approval, for which Engineer A was retained and presented the proposed design at a public hearing.
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
Engineer A Consultant Engineer
Consultant Engineer Role
Linked
Consultant Engineer Role
C94
Text References:
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
"Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board."
"Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland."
"Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact."
Confidence: 0.95
Actor: Engineer A
Role Class: Consultant Engineer Role
Role Category: provider_client
Role Kind: professional
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'presents proposed design to', 'target': 'City Planning Board', 'quote': 'Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.'}
Case Involvement: Retained by Developer F, presented the proposed waterfront design to the City Planning Board at a public hearing, highlighted the improved environmental effect of the conversion to parkland, and, although aware of anticipated increases in traffic and air and noise pollution, did not volunteer those factors because he was not specifically questioned on them, though he would have testified about them if asked.
Hearing conduct: Highlighted improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront to parkland; did not volunteer known traffic, air, and noise pollution factors when not questioned on them
Hasclient: Developer F
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
[facts] "Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Engineer A
  • attributes: {'hearing_conduct': 'Highlighted improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront to parkland; did not volunteer known traffic, air, and noise pollution factors when not questioned on them'}
  • relationships: {'type': 'hasClient', 'target': 'Developer F', 'quote': 'Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.; Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board.; Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland.; Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact.
  • roleClass content: Consultant Engineer Role
  • roleCategory content: provider_client
  • roleKind content: professional
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'presents proposed design to', 'target': 'City Planning Board', 'quote': 'Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Retained by Developer F, presented the proposed waterfront design to the City Planning Board at a public hearing, highlighted the improved environmental effect of the conversion to parkland, and, although aware of anticipated increases in traffic and air and noise pollution, did not volunteer those factors because he was not specifically questioned on them, though he would have testified about them if asked.
  • confidence assessment: 0.95
Other Engineer Witnesses
Expert Witness Role
Linked
Expert Witness Role
C94
Text References:
"Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues."
Confidence: 0.85
Actor: Other Engineer Witnesses
Role Class: Expert Witness Role
Role Kind: professional
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'testifies before', 'target': 'City Planning Board', 'quote': 'Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues.'}
Case Involvement: Witnesses at the public hearing, including other engineers, who testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues associated with the anticipated commercial development.
Testimony subject: Increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues
[facts] "Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Other Engineer Witnesses
  • attributes: {'testimony_subject': 'Increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues.
  • roleClass content: Expert Witness Role
  • roleKind content: professional
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'testifies before', 'target': 'City Planning Board', 'quote': 'Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues.'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Witnesses at the public hearing, including other engineers, who testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues associated with the anticipated commercial development.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
City Planning Board
PublicBodyRole
New C94
Text References:
"Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board."
"Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board."
"Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board."
Confidence: 0.9
Actor: City Planning Board
Role Class: Planning Board
Role Kind: participant
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'conducts public hearing on', 'target': 'Developer F', 'quote': 'As part of the process for approving Developer F\\u2019s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.'}
Case Involvement: Municipal body that holds the public hearing in the approval process for Developer F's waterfront project, receives Engineer A's presentation of the proposed design, and questions Engineer A, without specifically asking about traffic, air, and noise pollution factors.
Jurisdiction: City X
[facts] "Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: City Planning Board
  • attributes: {'jurisdiction': 'City X'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board.; Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.; Engineer A makes a presentation and responds to questions by members of the City Planning Board.
  • roleClass content: Planning Board
  • roleKind content: participant
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'conducts public hearing on', 'target': 'Developer F', 'quote': 'As part of the process for approving Developer F\\u2019s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Municipal body that holds the public hearing in the approval process for Developer F's waterfront project, receives Engineer A's presentation of the proposed design, and questions Engineer A, without specifically asking about traffic, air, and noise pollution factors.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9

S States

States Classes
5
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Selective Reporting State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Linked
Selective Reporting State
C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A disclosure condition in which material information known to the professional is withheld or not volunteered while other information is presented, so the recipients receive an incomplete picture of the matter. Here Engineer A highlights the environmental benefits of the waterfront conversion but does not volunteer the known adverse factors of increased traffic, air, and noise pollution to the City Planning Board.
Inherited from SelectiveReportingState · note
A condition of what information has been disclosed among the parties, here the state in which all available information about both design approaches, including risks and benefits, has been presented to the client's leadership.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland."
"Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact."
Confidence: 0.92
State Category: disclosure
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Professional presents information on a matter while omitting known material adverse information
Termination Conditions: The omitted information is disclosed to the deciding body by the professional or by others
Obligation Activation: Obligation to be objective and truthful in public statements
Action Constraints: Restriction on issuing statements that omit material facts
Principle Transformation: The honesty and objectivity principle becomes concrete as a duty to include all relevant and pertinent information in public reports and testimony.
[facts] "Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland.; Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact.
  • stateCategory content: disclosure
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The honesty and objectivity principle becomes concrete as a duty to include all relevant and pertinent information in public reports and testimony.
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Professional presents information on a matter while omitting known material adverse information
  • terminationConditions: The omitted information is disclosed to the deciding body by the professional or by others
  • obligationActivation: Obligation to be objective and truthful in public statements
  • actionConstraints: Restriction on issuing statements that omit material facts
changed
Material Fact Knowledge State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Linked
Material Fact Knowledge State
C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
An epistemic condition of what an agent knows with respect to facts material to a decision. Here Engineer A knows that the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic as well as air and noise pollution, facts material to the City Planning Board's evaluation of the waterfront project.
Inherited from MaterialFactKnowledgeState · note
An epistemic condition of what an agent knows with respect to facts material to a decision, here Engineer A's direct observation that traffic is flowing on the reopened bridge, that the movement of the bridge is frightening, and that heavy vehicles cross it regularly.
Properties
Text References:
"it is also true the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, as well as air and noise pollution"
"Engineer A is aware of these factors"
Confidence: 0.9
State Category: epistemic
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Agent becomes aware of facts material to a pending decision
Termination Conditions: The facts cease to be material or the decision is rendered
Obligation Activation: Obligation to provide complete and objective information when reporting or testifying
Principle Transformation: Knowledge of material adverse facts transforms the general truthfulness principle into a concrete question of whether those facts must be volunteered in public testimony.
[facts] "Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: it is also true the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, as well as air and noise pollution; Engineer A is aware of these factors
  • stateCategory content: epistemic
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: Knowledge of material adverse facts transforms the general truthfulness principle into a concrete question of whether those facts must be volunteered in public testimony.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Agent becomes aware of facts material to a pending decision
  • terminationConditions: The facts cease to be material or the decision is rendered
  • obligationActivation: Obligation to provide complete and objective information when reporting or testifying
changed
Regulatory Requirement State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Regulatory Requirement State
C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A regulatory condition in which a governmental approval process places a requirement in force for a party. Here the process for approving Developer F's project requires Engineer A to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.
Inherited from RegulatoryRequirementState · note
A regulatory condition in which a statute or ordinance places a requirement in force for a class of parties, here a local ordinance governing land development requiring private developers to submit plans to the city for review and approval, to pay the city's expenses for the firm's review of the drawings, and to pay for inspection services provided on the city's behalf, with those inspection services solely for ensuring infrastructure conforms to the city's design standards.
Properties
Text References:
"As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board."
Confidence: 0.85
State Category: regulatory
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Governmental approval process imposes a hearing and presentation requirement on the project
Termination Conditions: The hearing and presentation requirement is satisfied or the approval process concludes
Obligation Activation: Obligation to attend the public hearing and present the proposed design
Principle Transformation: The public approval process converts general professional duties into a concrete requirement to present the design and respond to the Planning Board in a public forum.
[facts] "As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.
  • stateCategory content: regulatory
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The public approval process converts general professional duties into a concrete requirement to present the design and respond to the Planning Board in a public forum.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Governmental approval process imposes a hearing and presentation requirement on the project
  • terminationConditions: The hearing and presentation requirement is satisfied or the approval process concludes
  • obligationActivation: Obligation to attend the public hearing and present the proposed design
changed
Active Client Engagement State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Linked
Active Client Engagement State
C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A condition in which a professional holds an engagement in force with a client, so the duties of that engagement currently apply. Here Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.
Inherited from ActiveClientEngagementState · note
A condition in which a professional firm holds one or more contracts in force with a client, so the engagement duties under those contracts currently apply and the firm stands in an ongoing service relationship with the client.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Confidence: 0.9
State Category: temporal
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Professional is retained by the client for the project
Termination Conditions: The engagement ends or is terminated
Obligation Activation: Faithful agent duties owed to the retaining client
Principle Transformation: The retention makes the faithful agent principle concrete as duties owed to Developer F during the approval process.
[facts] "Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.
  • stateCategory content: temporal
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The retention makes the faithful agent principle concrete as duties owed to Developer F during the approval process.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Professional is retained by the client for the project
  • terminationConditions: The engagement ends or is terminated
  • obligationActivation: Faithful agent duties owed to the retaining client
changed
Pending Decision State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Pending Decision State
C94
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A temporal condition in which a public authority has received a presentation on a matter but has not yet rendered its decision, so testimony and comment occur within the window before the decision. Here the City Planning Board is receiving presentations and testimony as part of the process for approving Developer F's project, and the approval decision has not yet been made.
Inherited from PendingDecisionState · note
A temporal condition in which a public authority has prepared and presented alternatives on a public matter but has not yet chosen among them, so professional comments and route proposals occur before the decision is rendered, here the state highway department having prepared engineering data and cost estimates on alternate by-pass routes and having indicated it favors route B while the route remains unselected.
Properties
Text References:
"As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing"
"Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues."
Confidence: 0.8
State Category: temporal
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Public hearing convened as part of the approval process before a decision is rendered
Termination Conditions: The City Planning Board renders its approval decision
Obligation Activation: Duty of complete and objective presentation to the deciding body
Principle Transformation: Because the approval decision is pending, the objectivity principle bears on how the design and its effects are presented to the deciding body.
[facts] "As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing; Later, other witnesses attending the public hearing (including other engineers) testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues.
  • stateCategory content: temporal
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: Because the approval decision is pending, the objectivity principle bears on how the design and its effects are presented to the deciding body.
  • confidence assessment: 0.8
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Public hearing convened as part of the approval process before a decision is rendered
  • terminationConditions: The City Planning Board renders its approval decision
  • obligationActivation: Duty of complete and objective presentation to the deciding body
States Individuals
5
changed
Pending Waterfront Project Approval
Pending Decision State
Review
Pending Decision State
C94
Text References:
"As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing"
Confidence: 0.8
State Class: Pending Decision State
Subject: City Planning Board approval of Developer F's waterfront development project
Active Period: From the start of the approval process until the City Planning Board renders its decision
Triggering Event: Developer F's project enters the City X approval process requiring a public hearing
Terminated By: The City Planning Board renders its decision on the project
Affected Parties:
  • City Planning Board
  • Developer F
  • Public of City X
  • Engineer A
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing
  • stateClass content: Pending Decision State
  • subject content: City Planning Board approval of Developer F's waterfront development project
  • activePeriod content: From the start of the approval process until the City Planning Board renders its decision
  • triggeringEvent content: Developer F's project enters the City X approval process requiring a public hearing
  • terminatedBy content: The City Planning Board renders its decision on the project
  • affectedParties content: City Planning Board; Developer F; Public of City X; Engineer A
  • confidence assessment: 0.8
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
changed
Omitted Adverse Impact Testimony
Selective Reporting State
Linked
Selective Reporting State
C94
Text References:
"Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact."
"Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland."
Confidence: 0.92
State Class: Selective Reporting State
Subject: Engineer A's presentation and testimony to the City Planning Board
Active Period: From Engineer A's presentation at the public hearing until other witnesses testify about the omitted issues
Triggering Event: Engineer A makes the presentation highlighting the environmental benefits without volunteering the known traffic, air, and noise pollution factors
Terminated By: Other witnesses attending the public hearing, including other engineers, testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues
Affected Parties:
  • City Planning Board
  • Public of City X
  • Developer F
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is aware of these factors, but was not specifically questioned on these factors and does not volunteer this fact.; Engineer A highlights the improved environmental effect of converting the waterfront from an industrial facility to a parkland.
  • stateClass content: Selective Reporting State
  • subject content: Engineer A's presentation and testimony to the City Planning Board
  • activePeriod content: From Engineer A's presentation at the public hearing until other witnesses testify about the omitted issues
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer A makes the presentation highlighting the environmental benefits without volunteering the known traffic, air, and noise pollution factors
  • terminatedBy content: Other witnesses attending the public hearing, including other engineers, testify about the increased traffic, noise, and air pollution issues
  • affectedParties content: City Planning Board; Public of City X; Developer F
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
changed
Adverse Impact Awareness
Material Fact Knowledge State
Linked
Material Fact Knowledge State
C94
Text References:
"it is also true the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, as well as air and noise pollution"
"Engineer A is aware of these factors"
Confidence: 0.9
State Class: Material Fact Knowledge State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: Throughout the public hearing and the approval process
Triggering Event: Engineer A's work on the waterfront development project makes him aware that the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, air, and noise pollution
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • City Planning Board
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "But it is also true the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, as well as air and noise pollution. Engineer A is aware of these factors"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: it is also true the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, as well as air and noise pollution; Engineer A is aware of these factors
  • stateClass content: Material Fact Knowledge State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: Throughout the public hearing and the approval process
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer A's work on the waterfront development project makes him aware that the anticipated commercial development could increase traffic, air, and noise pollution
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; City Planning Board
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
changed
Hearing Presentation Requirement
Regulatory Requirement State
Review
Regulatory Requirement State
C94
Text References:
"As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board."
Confidence: 0.85
State Class: Regulatory Requirement State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: During the approval process for Developer F's project
Triggering Event: The City X approval process for Developer F's project imposes the public hearing and presentation requirement
Terminated By: Engineer A attends the public hearing and completes the presentation to the City Planning Board
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • Developer F
  • City Planning Board
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: As part of the process for approving Developer F’s project, Engineer A is required to attend a public hearing and present the proposed design for the City X waterfront to the City Planning Board.
  • stateClass content: Regulatory Requirement State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: During the approval process for Developer F's project
  • triggeringEvent content: The City X approval process for Developer F's project imposes the public hearing and presentation requirement
  • terminatedBy content: Engineer A attends the public hearing and completes the presentation to the City Planning Board
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; Developer F; City Planning Board
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
changed
Developer F Retention
Active Client Engagement State
Linked
Active Client Engagement State
C94
Text References:
"Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Confidence: 0.9
State Class: Active Client Engagement State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: From retention by Developer F through the approval process
Triggering Event: Developer F retains Engineer A for the major waterfront development project in City X
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • Developer F
Urgency Level: low
[facts] "Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is retained by Developer F for a major waterfront development project in City X.
  • stateClass content: Active Client Engagement State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: From retention by Developer F through the approval process
  • triggeringEvent content: Developer F retains Engineer A for the major waterfront development project in City X
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; Developer F
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
  • urgencyLevel assessment: low

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