i'm lisa gibson, senior virementdal planner in the planning environment. i'm in the environmental plan division and a liaison between the planning and preservation staff. the environmental planning division of the planning department is responsible for administering the california environmental quality act process in san francisco. we recognize the important role that the hpc plays in this process and your role and reviewing draft eir's for projects that result in a sig cent impact on a historical resource. [inaudible] clarify expectations regarding preserveivation alternatives. before i walk you through the resolution, i thought it may be helpful to review the requirements that [inaudible] established for the environmental revoy sknrauss talk about the process that pertains to our discussion. the environmental review process begins with the project sponsor filing the application and we conduct a repreliminary review at the time to stee if the project may result in a environmental effect. if it will, or might, we consider if there are ways to reduce or les