how we measure height and how we look at hickory alley, whatever. fees are being used for infrastructure improvements, the extension and the completion is in the spirit of using the money. it would -- it is perfectly justified. it is not just a self-serving thing. together with the idea of potentially having an agreement for hickory, at an innovative way which reinforces our market octavia it is developing. i think market octavia is one of the most exciting neighborhoods that is happening and i am really happy that we are -- we continue to support innovative design, good design, and neighborhood associations will support the project. i really do not have anything negative to say. the only thing i would have liked staff to do, look for a -- the reason i'm asking, we want to encourage the architectural design and its detaining express is an attitude towards windows. if you use a very thin board, which might be used on this project, you might get a flatness around the window and the kind of detail and that does not wear very well. we should be encourag

this eliminates a lot of traffic on hickory alley, and i am concern about the narrow end of the street. the access to the fire department. they had some comments in their report about the fire hydrants. and there is the developer of this lot, and how this would affect them if they narrow the street and the fire department cannot get down the street. thank you. >> and is there additional public comment on this item? >> i live in the neighborhood and i have a quick comment about the vegetation removal, this means a removal of residence, that have been there -- this is the time i have been in the community. these are the towering trees that are on the corner of octavia. i did not hear any comments, or mention of the fact that -- to save these community residents have been there for 40 years, and the birds and other animals. they're just not humanoid and just not concrete. and the new architectural designs. >> is there any additional public comment? >> i am a field representative of local 22. we will continue this until the developer puts forth a plan, about four years ago, i was working w

i like the concept for hickory alley and the manner in which they're going about that, exactly what should be done. using three different architects for one building is something we do not always find. the architectural expressions relate to each other and yet the center of the project has a little different feel to it, as do the two bookends. they have the presence of being so in a different iteration. that is very pleasing. i am satisfied with the explanations from moh and economic development. i understand differences and repercussions there. i look forward to the development. i am glad to hear from -- i am glad to hear that it is coming soon. i look forward to seeing that. it will complete what will be, to my knowledge, the largest true in feel -- infill situation that this city is likely to see. in the middle of residential. here is a massive site that is in the middle of a residential area. if it was not for the freeway coming down, we would not even have that. is a very interesting concept, even in the middle of a major city. i am very pleased with it and with that, i would move for