to my left is deputy city attorney, and i'm cynthia gold steen, the board's director. chris buck is here in the front row, he's a forester with the department of public works. and at the table in the front corner here is corey tigue, representing the planning department and commission; and senior building instructor who's representing the department of building inspection. if you would please go oefrz the board meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. >> the board requests you turn off all phones and pagers so they will not disturb proceedings. please carry on conversations in the holeway. the board's each has senl minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttals. people affiliated with these parties must conclude their comments within the seven minutes period. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of minutes, members of the public who wish to speak on an item are asked but not required to submit a speaker or business card to board staff when you come to the podium. . speaker cards and pin rs available on the left side of the podi