i have been working with jack knowles for 10 years now. the first project we did was in alameda, an adaption of an entire block. we did such a good job on that that the city recognized that and the mayor complained -- the mayor proclaimed jack knowles day. we received an award in alameda. i was excited when he bought this project. last year, we worked closely with loyila valley to make it handicapped accessible, adding windows to the passat, developing a better -- adding windows to the facade, developing a better relationship to the street. i have some pictures. when this was the college, they had a lot of performances here. they had the irish cultural festival here. this was such a perfect use for this space. and i am available to answer any questions you might have about the plan, the site plan. as far as the outdoor patio goes, we have been working with the neighbors, and we have placed the patio as far away from their residences as possible. and we have somebody from salter's office who can address the work we have done to meet the sou

>> i am jack knowle. with ben jaffee, i am the sponsor. for a little background on me, i am the owner of a restaurant in oakland the past 10 years. and i also spent most of my time remodeling older retail and being involved in the neighborhoods. i have been involved for about 20 years in this, most importantly for the last 10 years over in alameda. i am very involved in working with the community. anyway, i really care about this neighborhood. i really care about the facility. ben and i have a lot of stability. with 10 years with a cote, and then will speak to preservation hall, we feel we are very good for the community with stable operators. we see great things for a long time to come in the mission district. >> my name is ben jaffee. i was born and raised in your lens. my parents founded preservation hall in 1960 one. i have been operating it -- i was born and raised in new orleans. my parents founded preservation hall in 1961. i have been operating it since 1991. you may remember some of our concerts. we will be coming back to perform

we have every effort in working with jack knowles, and hopefully we will come back and say we do not need the review. president miguel: thank you. >> i am jackie mclandrige, also speaking on behalf of my husband's death. i want to thank mr. antonini for attending our meeting the other day. he was very hopeful in facilitating hopefully a great step moving forward. i just want to say on behalf of my husband and myself we are extremely excited about 777 valencia. we think it is going to be a great addition to the neighborhood. that being said, with the agreed conditions as stated, including the conditions agreed upon by mr. knowles, which we are very grateful for, as well as the hours he agreed upon the other evening, as well as ms. jackson's proposed review. i share support as part of the valencia neighborhood association and the hoa, hopefully adding a second 12 months hearing to review concerns including quality of life, security plan implementation, noise mitigation, and hours of operation. we hope to live as one in the neighborhood. but my husband's and my bedroom window is a stone