my name is dr. fong, and dr. basner is our friend who was killed by an uprooted tree on june 11, 2018. we, the neighbors, in the richmond district, do not want another tragedy to happen. we are neither for or against the proposed project at 663 21st avenue but do request commissioners to take d.r. and do not issue the building permit until project sponsor and adjacent neighbor resolve the project excavations to the critical roots for the safety and welfare of our neighbors. thank you. and this is a letter from the neighbor's contractor. my name is david galloway. i am a contractor specializing in trenching, pipes, and tree roots, consulting with terrence mcmann, construction designer at 655 21st avenue. on thursday, june 28, 2018, the neighbors asked if i would measure the distance of excavation from neighboring redwood trees. permission was given to enter 659's back yard. reviewing the site plans for construction at 663, we measured a distance of 15 and 16 feet. excavation at this extent will remove a good quart

fong: yes, i have. >> the item before you is the certification of the final environmental impact report or e.i.r. for the proposed 150 eureka street project. the draft was -- the dr. e.i. -- draft e.i.r. was published on january 17, 2018. the public comment period closed january 30, 2018. and then, the responses to comments document was published on june 28, 2018. the item was continued, as jonas mentioned, from july 12, so that staff could add any qu. >> vice president melgar: thank you. do we have a project sponsor? >> commissioners, andrew junius with reuben, junius and rose on behalf of the project sponsor. plan sets. one of which you did see already in the e-mail, and one that's the 18 unit. and rezoning would be required, and we'd certainly like to avoid that. happy to answer any questions. thanks. >> vice president melgar: thank you. we will now hear public comment. is this the second time we abo units or even four units with a.d.u.s, but a substantial number of housing that is going to help the lgbt community would be preferable. so you've done this before. the city does this upzoning all the time, and i believe this is a perfect site this could happen. t