at the controls is the board legal assistants, victor pacheco, and i am cynthia olstein -- goldstien, the director. scott sanchez is representing the planning department. mr. duffy, representing the department of building inspection, and we also have patrick o'riordan, and john. -- john kwong. if you could, please, mr. pacheco, go over the royals. secretary pacheco please turn off yourself funds -- secretary pacheco: please turn off your cell phones and have conversations in the hall. the comments must be within the seven to three-minute periods, and some not affiliated have up to three minutes each to address the board but no rebuttals. to assist the board in the after preparation of minutes, members who wish to speak on item are asked, but not required, to submit a speaker card or business card to board staff when you come up to the podium. speaker cards and pens are available on the left side of the podium. the board also welcomes your comments and suggestions. there are customer-satisfaction forms on the left side of the podium, as well. if you have questions about requesting a re