. >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is henry chan. i'm the chairman of the canaan lutheran church. our ministry already in here on this location at the corner of ninth avenue and anza street for more than 40 years. in all of these years we have never received any complaints

. >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is henry chan. i'm the chairman of the canaan lutheran church. our ministry already in here on this location at the corner of ninth avenue and anza street for more than 40 years. in all of these years we have never received any complaints from the neighbors about parking, noise or cause any disturbance. all proposed project f. approved, will not cause or increase any of these problems. the conversion of the building next to it will only give us more convenience and allow us more spaces to carry out our various programs. such as class to appear for the citizenship, help in class, math and english class for the stuventes, particularly for the newcomers. these classes are all offered free. and we not only benefit our congregation but the community as well. for the last 15 years we have kept looking for a place to build our spiritual home. we have tried several attempts to purchase a property but all failed. about ten years ago we successfully purchased a property which used to % property which used to be the theater that is located at the corner of