of these kids travelled to russia with us earlier and studied there for a week at the old troy -- bolshoycademy. i am passionate about it and we want to support the art form. this building will be a huge part of that. i thank you all for your time and you're listening. >> president hillis: thank you , very much. next speaker, please. if anybody else would like to speak, line up on the screen side of the room. >> hello. obviously, i am supporting the arts. it is something i believe in very much. having the arts district expand anyway it can to provide more opportunities, especially for our young artists, is something we can get behind. i think that we have an opportunity here to be as creative as possible, as well. when we looked at the building for the housing for the conservatory of music on van ness, they did the most amazing design where, not only did they provide housing and practice based, but they engaged the street beautifully to really make sure that the arts were reaching the public and engaging the sidewalk and enlivening everything in the environment. so the issue here isn't do