. >> director hemminger, had a question? >> i want to apologize about this issue which i meant to ask earlier. i want to ask a legal question. are we certain that removing a parking spot here and there and somewhere across town is subject to any kind of ceqa action at all? >> good afternoon, directors, stephanie stuart, city attorney's office. director hemminger to your question, it's something that must be evaluated given the nature of the work that is anticipated. >> well, we can say that it won't be long and thorough but could also lead to litigation that is what ceqa is used for largely in the state is stopping things. if we don't have to expose ourselves to that, you are saying that's a determination you are going to make before we start this project? >> we will undergo the requisite ceqa evaluation to determine whether or not or the extent to which ceqa has to be done. we had used, i think in a similar context about transit and non-motorized projects. i don't know if that comes in handy here or not because we are talki