. >> my name is patricia handlen. with my husband, i am the owner of 1267, the city adjacent to -- the property up the hill adjacent to fall 69. i read the appeal and the planning response. i was proud to see how carefully and accurately our planning department studied and carefully responded to the appeal. i sincerely hope that after all the years of discussion and review by our neighbors of historic light, height, open space, and other planning issues, that we can now move ahead to successfully complete 1269 lombard street with the responsible proposal we believe will be built professionally by a developer who will continue to respond to legitimate neighborhood concerns. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is carol ann rodgers. i have been a resident of russian hill for more than 40 years. i have been involved with russian help neighbors for almost its entire existence. 25 years ago, i chaired the committee that listed three historic districts and one property on the nation