thank you. >> commissioner matsuda: thank you. thank all of you. are there any comments or -- >> sure. all of us dog lovers have to say something. >> commissioner matsuda: commissioner black, is this new? >> commissioner black: yes. when i moved to the city in 1988. i lived on jersey street, around the corner. way as frequent customer at both operations, across the street from each other. and through our inability to say no, we ended up with three very senior dogs, a cat and two birds, that we never had experience with before. but through the two gentlemen that used to run it, gary and victor, we ended up taking on two birds. i live into the part of the neighborhood but i don't know why i haven't come back as a customer. this is exactly the kind of legacy business, both of these, that we should be encouraging, and therefore, i will be supporting the nomination. >> commissioner pearlman: all i can say is that i am so sad that my dog sheds, because i haven't had a need over the last 18 years between two dogs to need grooming services, but certainly i

there's a motion to elect commissioner matsuda as chair for that hearing. on that motion -- [roll call] very good. motion passes unanimously 5-0. places us under general public comment. at this time, the public may address the commission on matters in the jurisdiction of the commission, except agenda items. each member of the public may address the commission for up to 3 minutes. i have no speaker cards. >> is there any member of the public that would like to make general public comment? >> my name is arnold kohn. hello. i want to give you another reason why project 2016-0100719ca, 3620-36-40 and 1595 north point should not be permitted to demolish the park area and garden shop building in the southern portion of the law. recall, i previously provided you copies of historic city official documents about resolution 88 and block 459. the project developer hired page and turnbull consultants to prepare a report showing that no historical significance was identified for the property the project developer then gave a copy of that document to the planning departm