commissioner chris hwang will be absent this evening. francesca will provide the board with any legal advice this evening. i am the executive director, sent via gold steam. we're joined by the representatives of the department that will be presenting the cases. we have laurence kornfield with the department of building inspection. sitting next to him is the newly named zoning administrator, scott sanchez, and carl short, representing the department of public works bureau of urban forestry. if you could please go over the meeting guidelines and to at the swearing and process. >> the board request that you turn off all electronic devices so do not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the board's rules for presentation are as follows -- appellants, permit holders, and department responders each have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rare bottle. people affiliated with these parties must include their comments within those times. members of the public who are not affiliated with the