. >> you thank you very much for hearing this tonight my name is jay rosenberg the chair of the hayes valley association greening committee and i represent them as the appellant on behalf of the greening committee on the hayes valley association had it appeal is protesting the removal of two tries on hayes there's numerous reasons to not permit the removal the numerous public value their that environmental benefits and economic gins their aesthetic beauty on the block of hayes street the public works and the city and county of san francisco recognize the importance value and the enforcement of street trees the planning department is promoting uttering and the known public value on hayes should not be dismissed they're more in a nundz they provide healthy environment for habitat and removing pollutant and reduce energy accumulation they should not be overlooked san francisco prides itself on a beautiful city and time to uphold those privately held issues they provide the hayes valley neighborhood association has invested and tributed to the overall character and the shaving aesthetic t