. >> good evening, commissioners, my name is aaron cone. i'm here to speak on behalf of the owners of the property at 1000 van ess. we are neighborhood to the proposed cpmc facility at cathedral hill. i'm here to encourage the commission to certify the e.i.r. my client has followed the hospital process with great interest. they made a strategic decision to invest in the neighborhood because of both its dynamic nature and the positive impact of having a major health care facility nearby. i have watched the loss of local businesses in the van ess corridor and the tenderloin over the last several years. it is our firm belief that the hospital's first significant investment from developers, construction of the facilities planned under the e.i.r. will bring 1,500 new construction jobs. these workers and the visitors and employees of the medical complex will bring significant new services into our neighborhood. diverse businesses will be incentivized to relocate near the new cpmc complex to serve hospital patients, visitors, and staff and the com