the report does not accurately address the site conditions of 11 gladys street. in particular, i'm concerned that the report does not analyze the condition of the integrity of the gravity wall sitting along the southeast property line. so the wall is about 10 feet high and does not seem to be reinforcing and have red row fitted in the past. based on the current plans, there needs to be upgrade of the foundation footing of the existing building, and this could potentially disturb the wall. if the grassy wall is disturbed, there is a significant risk of failure and collapse. if the wall fails, this would destablize the hillside above 11 gladys street, creating catastrophic impacts. these could create unstable slopes that would damage and destroy the improvements at 11 gladys street and neighboring properties. the project plans do not reflect the complexity of the development and potential environmental impacts to the immediate neighborhood. further, in my review it's crucial to address these impacts. i'm going to pass the baton to pat buskovic, the environmental en

destroy the improvements at 11 gladys street and neighboring properties. the project plans do not reflect the complexity of the development and potential environmental impacts to the immediate neighborhood. further, in my review it's crucial to address these impacts. i'm going to pass the baton to pat buskovic, the environmental engineer [inaudible] >> you're going to have to speak into the mic. >> i'm sorry. this is the gravity wall here, and what they're not showing on the flex floor up, the topography of the hillside, which is really important. they're showing grade is right here, when in fact it's much taller. when it's much taller, when you add an additional story in the code, the building department will require this wall to be upgraded. when you upgrade this wall, you're going to have to match grade, which is going to result in a 20-foot tall retaining wall. to give you an idea of how steep this hillside is, this hillside is 40% slope. if you measure from the base of this excavation, it's 50% under a multimillion gallon reservoir. our concern, when

next the board considered the appeal for is 1 gladys street. the project proposes a modest vertical addition to a small house in vernal heights. one of the neighbors appealed the cadex on the grounds that the geo technical and joe yo technological impacts. it soon became apparent that the main concern was the loss of the apellant's views because of the development. hillary ronan noted in her remarks that her office tried to settle the appeal by getting the affected parties together to discuss potential resolution, but with no success. in the end, the cadex determination was upheld unanimously. the appeal hearings for the cadex on 3637 sacramento street, as well as the c.u. appeal for that project was continued to january 29. and then finally the general plan amendments and the rezoning for 1650 to 1680 mission street passed their first read and that concludes my report. >> thank you. >> there is no report from the board of appeals. the historic preservation commission did meet yesterday and considered the review committee considered the replace