it was about this third building that fell that day, that larry silverstein -- these six israelis were arrested on that day. and he did not know anything about it. i refer you -- [bell rings] supervisor chiu: thank you very much. any other members of the public which to speak? ok. let's go to the planning department with a presentation on their grounds that this project be exempt. >> good afternoon, members of the board of supervisors. thank you for allowing me to speak. i do need to use the overhead projector today. as you have heard from the appellant, there are a number of different issues regarding the categorical exemption. the first one is built to have an appropriate review of the proposed project. the department did conduct an historic evaluation in 2008. at that time, it was to alter the existing cottage located at the rear of the property. here is the aerial photo of the property. ord street is here. the cottage sits to the rear of the property. due to the age of the building being more than 50 years of age, the department of preservation staff conducted an historic analysis