. >> supervisors, my name is jennifer norris. i work at the war memorial, and i am also the executive secretary to the war memorial board. i have served on the steering committee for the c.b.d. the war memorial board voted unanimously for the creation of the c.b.d. they polled the constituent organizations, the people to whom we would pass on the expense in the form of increases in their rents. the ballet, opera and symphony all responded in the affirmative that they would like to see the formation of the district, and they ack nothinged there would be a pass-through of approximately a 3% rental increase to them. i think the things that attracted them most to the c.b.d. is that they feel the safety ambassadors in zone two, which is where the performing arts center resides, would just provide more safety more welcoming environment. they hope there will be a chance to improve lighting, to do san joaquin activation. when we are trying to do transit first, there is definitely some well-placed reluctant to travel between van nuys and