appellant and the first the appeale isdwin hardy, and the second appeal is is antonio massa and fred bullock. the substance of both the appeals is an order for a tree removal permit of two trees. >> we will start with mr. harding or his representative and you have seven minutes. please step forward. -- we will start with mr. hardy. >> good evening, commissioners, i am ed hardy. i am appealing the agreement which allows for the removal of two trees to the south of me. last friday morning, the day after i delivered the reply, i went to the street outside of my house and moved it across the street for street cleaning and discovered a heavy gauge nail in my tire. this appeal is not intended as a fight with a neighbor. we encourage and support his request for a new garage. we are seeking a win-win situation. the bureau of urban forestry previously denied the request to remove the trees. and we request a compromise which allows him to build his garage and for the neighborhood to retain both trees plus an additional parking place. a well-known architect through careful study has jointly contributed