. >> good iafternoon. this is sponsored by supervisor cohen. i would like to convey her regrets that she could not be here. both t her staff are automating, i guess it was a shooting in the district and a young-5 year-old child was shot -- a young 5-year-old child was shot. they did prepare a letter for you. i would like to get that letter to the commission secretary. i only have one copy. we received a letter from the previous zoning administrator from the planning commission. you might have gotten this by e- mail already. the ordinance would amend to provide process for the reconstruction of nonconforming uses our buildings damaged or describe it -- destroyed by fire or acts of god, a public enemy as well but not the rap star public enemy. public enemy as defined by the law. it would provide a retroactive date of august 1, 2009. the way it is now, the code has a way for these nonconforming uses that were destroyed in that way to be rebuilt but the current process is specific. it is specific but not very specific. it has led to different inter