board president frank fung will be with the presiding officer tonight and joined by vice president swig, commissioner honda and we expect commissioner bobby wilson to arrive after items five a and five br heard. will provide the board with any needed legal advice this evening. at the controls is the board's legal assistant. i am julie rosenberg. we will also be joined by representatives from departments that have cases before the board to this evening. we expect the assistant zoning administrator and at representing the planning department and planning commission. building

board president frank fung will be with the presiding officer tonight and joined by vice president swig, commissioner honda and we expect commissioner bobby wilson to arrive after items five

board president frank fung will be the presiding offer. to my left is deputy city attorney who'll provide the board with legal advice. at controls gary. we'll be joined by representatives from the city departments that have cases before the board. acting zoning administrator, joseph duffy, syrian building inspector. we expect him later. and amanda higgins from department of public works. the board meeting guidelines are as follows. we request that you turn off or silence all phones and other electronic devices so they will not disturb the proceedings. carry on conversations in the hallway. the rules of presentation are as follows. a each are given 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated must include their comments within these periods. members of the public are not a failiated and have up to 3 minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. please speak in the microphone to assist the board in the accurate preparation of minutes, you're asked to present a speaker card. cards are available on the lef

board president frank fung will be the presiding offer. to my left is deputy city attorney who'll provide the board with legal advice. at controls gary. we'll be joined by representatives from the city departments that have cases before the board. acting

board president frank fung will be with the presiding officer tonight and joined by vice president swig, commissioner honda and we expect commissioner bobby wilson to arrive after items five a and five br heard. will provide the board with any needed legal advice this evening. at the controls is the board's legal assistant. i am julie rosenberg. we will also be joined by representatives from departments that have cases before the board to this evening. we expect the assistant zoning administrator and at representing the planning department and planning commission. building inspector as well. and we also have amanda higgins from the department of public works and mapping. the board meeting guidelines are as follows. the board request that you turn off or silence all phones and other electronic devices. they will not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations i. the boards rules a presentation are as follows. appellant's, permit holders and department respondents are given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties

and even in 2009, the board of appeals architect, president frank fung, made several of the same comments: build two towers, open space in the middle of the block, open space in harmony with the existing neighborhood. and most recently, my neighbor responded saying the two tower design was good. so we agree that we need housing, and a two tower design should be supported. standing at the corner of main and bryant street, the two courtyards between them is actually the one that complies with the urban design guidelines and bring it into the spirit of the rincon hill plan. >> president hillis: thank you. >> had you very much. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is gustavo leon, and thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. this country is made up of smart people. i i emigrated to this country years ago. and we can do better. commissioner hillis, you said focus on the notch design. okay. focus on the notch design. we can do better. i don't see david winslow here anymore, but he was here earlier. i really ask that you do ask him questions because we have an alternative here in