its intended use -- elisabeth lp acquired642 jones in june of 2009. there were very serious problems happening in the alley, all sorts of criminal activities, from prostitution, drug dealing, drug use, people were using it as a toilet. it was a serious safety hazard. our resident manager importance to help her. she was the one who was starting to encounter homeless people, she was accosted at one point. we had several tenants making pleas for help. after consulting with the adjacent building management, we learned these issues have been plaguing the adjacent building since 1999. collectively, the building owners felt the emergency stop- gap measure would be to install the gate. when we learned that ms. utt had access concerns, we provided her with a key to the gate. the solution worked. the criminal activities subsided considerably. the garbage, the health hazards, and the criminal activities subsided. to my knowledge, there are only to tenants that opposed the gate. we have 34 letters that support. the community overwhelmingly supported the gate. fin

protesting the issue went on may 15, 2012, to elisabeth lp. we will start with the appellant. you have seven minutes. >> my name is courtney and my friend is you're helping me. i am a little unstable today. i am here regarding the gate that was installed in the alley of december of 2010. it was installed without permit. it has been through numerous city records a few times. this is the third time i filed the case against the gates. i have a few notes regarding wide the gates is not going to work for me. i was diagnosed last september with terminal brain cancer and i need handicapped access to the building. the rear door has handicapped access and the gates block in the alleys when it is closed people are not able to pull into the alley to pick me up. when this case was filed, it it was noted that the gate would be open from 8:00 until 5:07 days a week. the biggest problem i have had is the date is not being opened at 8:00 a.m., so let me pull out my pictures. i have drivers pick me up at 8:30. the date is remaining closed. -- gate is remaining closed. this is on a sunday where