and we thank the board for hearing us and the directors and supporters for being here including joe selinski who is from the restaurant who will be sharing the park with us and i should make note that at the may 2 hearing that other avenues representatives came and spoke and there was no one else here and no opposition but the opposition and members of the opposition came later and spoke on their own. and we, you know there was no rebuttal process or rely process. and so i am glad that we have a chance here to have some back and forth. >> i just want to note that kind of through the design and permit process we have received hundreds of signatures in support of this and 80 or so letters of support and a number of them from nearby business owners and civil organizations as well as large organizations such as the sf bike coalition and walk sf. therefore we have come to see and understand why it is spread and public support on the north side of judah and this fueled our continued pursuit of it. and between the support and the studies showing that the parklets are good for the communities and ef