person is not here today, commissioner burton, who was the chair of the party and everybody knows john burton. so let's give commissioner burton and maybe president brandon to put him to work. so let's use john burton and thank him to open up some doors and make calls that maybe the rest of us can't make. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, board. >> thank you, commissioners. >> call item next please. >> clerk: item 13 is new business. >> i am coming back in no less than six months on piers38 and 40 to review the diversity and equity and inclusion program. any other new business? >> any other new business? if not, commissioner gilman, a motion to adjourn. >> yes, president brandon. but before i make the motion to adjourn i hope that we can adjourn our meeting today in memory of lawrence getti, the first poet laureate of san francisco who came here in 1951, and in 1953 opened up with two other owners city light bookstore. he's been an icon of san francisco and at the ripe age of 101, he passed monday evening. he was particularly to the neighborhood that i love and call home on the northeast

person is not here today, commissioner burton, who was the chair of the party and everybody knows john burton. so let's give commissioner burton and maybe president brandon to put him to work. so let's use john burton and thank him to open up some doors and make calls that maybe the rest of us can't make. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, board. >> thank you, commissioners. >> call item next please. >> clerk: item 13 is new business. >> i am coming back in no less than six months on piers38 and 40 to review the diversity and equity and inclusion program. any other new business? >> any other new business? if not, commissioner gilman, a motion to adjourn. >> yes, president brandon. but before i make the motion to adjourn i hope that we can adjourn our meeting today in memory of lawrence getti, the first poet laureate of san francisco who came here in 1951, and in 1953 opened up with two other owners city light bookstore. he's been an icon of san francisco and at the ripe age of 101, he passed monday evening. he was particularly to the neighborhood that i love and call home on the northeast

we should be ahead of that john burton seth law? why are we this far behind? >> through the chair, i do have a slide that addresses our current progress, which we can pull up, but if the chair prefers, i can just continue at least on the item and the amendment to make sure that these are on the record. >> supervisor peskin: i would defer to the chair. >> supervisor melgar: supervisor peskin, if we could let miss orr proceed and address the issues. >> supervisor peskin: my apologies. >> thank you. supervisor peskin, as you recall, at the last hearing, you raised questions about the shadow impact and how that analysis was done. the project sponsor is here and can address how removing those floors does not make a feasible project, and they can address that with you. nick foster and staff are prepared to answer questions, as well, in how the study was done and any regulations. i'd like to call your attention, though, to amendments -- >> supervisor peskin: if i can interrupt, madam chair, the question that i just posed that miss orr has not answered is not about sh

we should be ahead of that john burton seth law? why are we this far behind? >> through the chair, i do have a slide that addresses our current progress, which we can pull up, but if the chair prefers, i can just continue at least on the item and the amendment to make sure that these are on the record. >> supervisor peskin: i would defer to the chair. >> supervisor melgar: supervisor peskin, if we could let miss orr proceed and address the issues. >> supervisor peskin: my apologies. >> thank you. supervisor peskin, as you recall, at the last hearing, you raised questions about the shadow impact and how that analysis was done. the project sponsor is here and can address how removing those floors does not make a feasible project, and they can address that with you. nick foster and staff are prepared to answer questions, as well, in how the study was done and any regulations. i'd like to call your attention, though, to amendments -- >> supervisor peskin: if i can interrupt, madam chair, the question that i just posed that miss orr has not answered is not about sh

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