john caldwell, aaron levine. before you start, congratulations. >> same here. commissioners, i am the coordinator of the mayor's six debtholders group. i am delighted to be here today to endorse this great project, which will add to the arts and educational facilities in the city center and franklin street areas. i think this project has been well planned. as you can see from the presentation, i have been concerned about the narrowness of the sidewalks on franklin street. it becomes a problem at the intersection after performances. the sf jazz people have told me they are planning to put a bold in front of their building to avoid that safety hazard that occurs at other corners. no we do need to deal with the franklin street area as more and more institutions come to the area and more and more people walk on the sidewalks. sf jazz wants to be a member of the community. the have indicated an interest in participating in the community benefit district for a civic center which is being planned to the mayor's office. i think this is a great step forward. it is, as w