jointly contributed to the achievement of a detailed solution which achieves the goal by reciting the grosz approximately 7 feet 6 inches to the south. please see the detailed architectural drawings as attachments to the appellants brief and an 11 page report as an attachment to the brief. blñ'z]!i am asking that you ple remove the permanent and enable them to remain as a familiar complement to the proposed rosh -- proposed garage. the bank tthank you. >> i was asked to review this project and to see if there are any primary solutions that we could use to maybe save the trees and come up with a more cost-effective method of producing the garage. this is down here closer to the north. this is mr. hardy's driveway. what we are proposing is to put a garage which is further to the south and moved it so that maybe we can gain an extra parking space. by so doing, we are able to preserve the juniper which sits on top. we are also looking to preserve the two street trees. but the juniper and the one street a tree that was requested to be removed would not be removed. -- both the juniper and the on

over that time, the portsmouth square grosz has been is support not only to chinatown but for local businesses, community groups, and a great supporter of the city with revenues going to the city over decades. i'm struck by the fact of the people of asian heritage on this panel. the pride is not just that patients are receiving the kind of representation that we have sought for so long, this is the fact that the asian community is able to contribute to the city just as this lease is contributing. >> thank you. are there any other matters -- members of the public that wish to speak on this item? item number9. >> i am the executive director of the chinese newcomers' center. i want to think you for all the members who support this as an active member in the community. this is really a win when proposal for the city and for the community. chinese newcomer is a 40-year- old nonprofit. we have to then and longtime partner in serving the community. besides an active partner, they are also one of the best and they run an efficient and effective nonprofit that ic see. what i would like to look for is t

street removal is needed cents there is still ample space between the two street trees to enter his grosz -- garage. i would be delighted to continue to enjoy the view from my living room of both streets with their lovely canopies. in conclusion, this efficient design is not only cost savings but also environmentally sound. there was a project built in that house and there is no way that they could build his house without a removal of the street trees. thank you very much. >> thank you. any other public comment? please step forward. >> i am the designer. >> you can speak under rebuttal. >> thank you. >> is anyone else who would like to speak under public comment? seeing none, we will move into rebuttal. three minutes. >> with regards to -- and there is a walkway entry that comes up at this point. the steps that do come up might have to be demolished under the applicants proposal. i think by moving things to the side where this becomes a retaining wall underneath the proposal to pick up the house, what occurs is that those trees could be saved. i think additional cost savings might be incu

i want to thank all of the committee members who have supported this grosz over the past 50 years -- who have supported this garage over the past 50 years. i know several of you are here to talk about the fact that this is the garage that has had expenses substantially below budget and has done all the operating -- they have done this with the zero pay and zero benefits. with that, could you make a presentation, please? supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon. thank you for the introduction president chiu. the entity is a nonprofit that consists of committee members -- committee members and they have operated it without a fee since 1962 when they build the garage really of their own volition without the approval of the city. during the term of this lease, the community-based nonprofit work very closely with the chinatown community. one of the things that was in the original lease was a small contribution of the portsmouth square -- portsmouth plaza parking corp. to local nonprofits. it escalated to $55,000 in this fiscal year. these are small, chinatown- based nonprofits to stre