he made the application promptly after kate conner asked ike to proceed with it. and he found a temporary location. but it is very difficult to move a business instantaneously, so it took a month or so to find the new location. but he moved promptly. as a small business owner, i think he did the best -- he made the best efforts he could, in terms of solving the issue with regard to the conditional use application. my request to the commission is very simple -- that you not penalize ike for this issue of the delay. i would ask the commission to recognize that he did make his best a efforts to comply with the law, and to make that filing for the conditional use. my recommendation would be that any penalty i do not agree to, by virtue of the fact i stated. if there would be any penalty, it should be imposed on the landlord, who in essence blocked a remedy. thank you the opportunity of making a presentation. >> thank you. we can hear from the property owner or his agent or attorney. >> good evening. i represent dennis drobitch, the property owner where ike's place was

we talked to kate conner at the planning department. that was another violation. there were significant problems with work they were doing on the property, or they submitted plans -- where they submitted plans and the work did not comply with the plans. we could not get him to agree to relocate. i never lead anyone to believe we were born to allow him to stay there. during the course of the eviction action, that is when mr. shiheda made an application for a conditional use permit to match the operation he had there. the asked for our agreement or condition, and naturally we did not want that, because we wanted him to relocate. that is what happened. we had to pursue the eviction action, which cost quite a lot of money. we were eventually successful and got a judgment. that is the story from the landlord's point of view. thank you. commissioner hwang: before we go any further, i should disclose that i believe that i have been involved in a prior case with you, perhaps when you were at a different firm. we have only spoken by phone, so i did not recognize you, but i