i am here with mycolleague carl holmes , mark hanna, louis stiles and iris is also on the line. the district will present expert mark hanna and we have procedures to obtain accurate and necessary removal of the subject trees so that the state mandated construction can commence. this has been a long-standing process and we have followed all procedures and guidelines. with that i'mgoing to turn it over to our experts on the material . mark, are you readyto go west and mark . >> thank you. my name is mark hanna, i'm project manager for both the market street renovation contract and the market street canopies contract where installing escalators at each of four downtown stationsin the market and marketer of , montgomery, powell street and civic center and the canopies over the top. as sterling pointed out, but does follow a process for all its projects. you for allowing me to present bart's position on the appeals beingheard . the district understands which hearing as part of the appeals and decisions made by the bureau of import enforcement and we appreciate the opportunity to be a