. >> thank you, rules committee, for hearing us today, david zimmerman, i'm president of the inner sunset merchant's association as well as a resident of san francisco. getting to know ike the last few years has been a real privilege and pleasure. ike is an incredibly enthusiastic and energetic person, every problem we have tackled from small to large in our neighborhood, whether it's concerning his facility or the neighbors or our business district he's shown just a real humility and an interest in getting to know the problem, getting to know the situation. he's taken an incredible amount of time to immerse himself in our district, coming to our sunday street fairs and just mingling with people and talking to them coming to our events and functions and being a presence has been really important. but that's secondary. ike professionally is an incredible man but personally he's a very likable, energetic, understanding caring person. he really truly wants to get to know a person in front of them and listen to their story and help them if he can and i've seen this in many different avenues a