. >> actually, i thank katherine howard i noted landscape when i was going owe over this last time this critical a particularly with park merced that's an obvious one i thank her for that number of we're hoping about the retention i'm not how you demonstrate it something does or does not improve the overall project one commissioner johns remind me of the 1821 bush where the entire building behind the facade is an unfinished building the project restored the facade to have that wonderful building as a resource i believe it's anothers landmark building so that's the case where it is fairly simple to say the facade retention alone would enhance the overall project i think another one that came up was the 1 on pine street to the east of van ness he forgot the fabulous but on the south side of the street the auto repair and what's that. >> two projects one on. >> to the east where you have a modern building a that's 12 stories and we had that little facade and saving that facade seems odd relative to that building that seems odd but again bout is in the eye of the beholder it's a hard thing

. >> good morning commissioners, katherine howard and i have a handout for you, i'm with sf ocean edge for over five years we fought the beach chalet soccer project and as part of that we were assured over and over again that the existing trees would be protected on the site. first of all for those who have not been out to the fields if you want to see sort of what i call brazilian rainforest rape of the earth, because it's tearing up the toil soil and we have film on youtube at www.sfoceanedge.org to see what happened to parkland. the documents are the constructions and this is the tree protection as a landscape architect every project has this. it's extremely important and should be followed because the department has said they are going to protect the trees that are out there. however, none of these things have been followed. it says "provide protection for existing landscape planting, to remain including, but are not limited to trees shrubs and ground cover." all trees shall be enclosed by fencing on the work site where tree protection zone is located within 10' of the limit of wor

. >> actually, i thank katherine howard i noted landscape when i was going owe over this last time this critical a particularly with park merced that's an obvious one i thank her for that number of we're hoping about the retention i'm not how you demonstrate it something does or does not improve the overall project one commissioner johns remind me of the 1821 bush where the entire building behind the facade is