good afternoon, commissioners my name is lynn valenti and program director of people in plazas, free concert series and i have been doing this for 21 years. we use small musical concerts to activate public plazas all over san francisco, both privately-owned spaces and city-owned public spaces. in my 21-year career and in the beginning i have been brought to tears having to go through all kind of hoops to do a small event in a public space free for the community. i have produced 3,000 small eventeds in san francisco plaza including transamerica park, u.n. plaza. i live across from street the from proposed plaza that will open this summer. this plaza is in mitigation and this amenity- and a couple of others will really turnaround our neighborhood. i have been work on this for ten years. this program is needed to run and manage new and old open spaces. it cut down the permit process for community groups and other activators including 501(c)(3)s, non-profits, and because of this, more groups will engage with the community, if the process can be simplified. >> good afternoon planning comm