the presiding officer is chris fung. commissioner emma lazarus is with us. one seat on the board is currently vacant, and the board may hold a meeting when there is a vacancy. the board may overrule the action of the department by a vote of three members. good four votes are not required. robert bryant will provide the board with any legal advice this evening. i am the board's executive director. we are joined by representatives from some of the city departments that have cases before the board to night. scott sanchez is representing the planning department and planning commission. if you could please go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. but the board requests you turn off on phones and pagers. please carry on conversations in the hallway. good rules are as fol.