-- chairperson chu: >> kelly pretzer. office of workforce development. i am here to give background on the parcels and detailed information on the overall sources and uses for the project, as well as a preview of what tasks we have yet to complete. for a brief overview of what i will be covering, octavia boulevard is a complex project which draws on many departments. the mayor's office of housing, and dpw, and planning. this has been divided into a conceptual part -- conceptual pockets. we will begin by looking at contracts, then what is contained in those contracts. then, we will discuss the sale of parcels. we will then extract those items which will be coming before you in the future. not long ago, the central freeway was a double decker structure. it extended across market street, headed north. the central freeway was badly damaged in the 1989 earthquake. the form of its replacements the dish reduced structure took many years and a ballot measures to decide. we will start by discussing the various voter initiatives, ordinances, and contracts which ha