j.d. beltran, acting executive director of the arts commission and is the director of strategic initiatives. >> and we will open it up for public comment. >> and this is an exciting moment for the arts commission and working with the department staff, in particular anmarie rogers and i wanted to congratulate on the success of the downtown gallery with the requirement and there are many outstanding works of art and your staff has done great work. over the past two years in particular, the arts commission has met with san francisco beautiful and the board of san francisco-american institute of architects and the arts club and spoken with the area and working with the mayor's office of economic development and numerous arts organizations and we have gotten a sense they believe there are in ways in addition to permanent public art that a robust and dynamic art environment can activate and enliven the downtown and contribute in the day and in the evening. and the art have been proven as a highly cost effective way of driving economic revitalization in urban areas and also consulted most recently