(sounds like) >> good afternoon commissioners, karin woods, member of the mission creek conservancy. you saw a picture of me digging. i think i have given you a copy of vanishing quarters (sounds like), which is a book that -- the rest of the conservancy commission because mission creek was considered useless, wasteful; it should be lined with concrete and turned into a canal. the conservancy, with the support of the port and -- who was at the time drudge manager for mission bay development, supported us, and supported the ecosystem improvements that we thought was important and we do believe that it is a jewel. in the port's crown. we are port tenants; we support what the port wants to do and appreciate what the port gives us. thank you. >> is there any other comment? commissioners any comment? >> -- inds (indiscernible)>> wanted to thank carol bock for her presentation; it was heartening to see the kind of work that we're doing and the stewardship of the port exhibits along our waterfront. i'm struck by the hard work that has gone in by so many people that are still around, people

and i believe you have an e-mail from karin woods in support in your packets. the change in land use, we did prepare an addendum. ~ since this would be a change that's the environmental report that's being used. we did not find any change in the environmental impacts between what was already analyzed and for the proposed project. in addition to the plan and opa amendments, the project proponents began to do the planning, land use plaquev for the site and the commission on community investment infrastructure immediately approved the major phase. ~ planning this is a massing diagram at this stage and it goes into individual projects, you get more detail skin. the photo gives you a sense. we didn't approve all the exterior skin, but it gives you a sense what the project could be going forward. we'll be working further with the developer on the individual buildings. in conclusion, opi found that by allowing residential use in the economically feasible hotel in block 1 that this will allow the full economic use of block 1 and accelerate the [speaker not understood].